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Kazaa, Brilliant Digital & Altnet
Brilliant digital is one that's kept cropping up with my recent computer problems. This makes interesting reading:- Kazaa/Brilliant Digital/Altnet info
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Networking 3 computers ?
I have tried to understand what I need to do this, but I'm still not sure... How do you get 3 computers to share a broadband connection? I have an adsl modem at the moment. Under device manager one computer has "Realtek RTL8139/810X Family Fast Ethernet NIC" and the 2nd has "Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated controller". The…
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outlook express files
how do i move my saved files in outlook express from my old computer to my new one? :-/
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN HIJACKED!!
Hope this is the right place , and could'nt find anything like this so . How do you know if you have a hacker using your network, the reason I ask if your comp is running slow and your on broadband and obviously it runs faster normally. :-/ Sorry not quite so good at explaining some techie things, but hopefully you might…
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Starting in Safe Mode
Some time ago I needed to start my PC in safe mode. Which I did but now every time I boot it up it starts in safe mode and I have to select normal to get it going. I want to tell it to start in normal every time but don't know how to stop it always starting in safe mode. Any ideas?
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PC freezing up
Hi, have taken on my mum's dodgy pc in the hope that I can fix it as its a much better pc than mine (well, would be if it worked!). She gave up on it and bought a new one. Its an Athlon and there is plenty of memory free. Windows ME is installed plus a lot of unneeded applications that came on the machine when she bought…
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Microsoft software
Can someone help, I need to read a Cd software written inAccess 2000 I have an apple computer so `I cannot use this without buying Virtual PC I want to get a laptop to run a small business .If I get a Windows platform laptop what software will run the above software, and a few tips regarding a laptop whichIwill mostly used…
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Internet Explorer Homepage Default Problem.
I wonder if anyone could help with this please? I used to use a computer for on line gambling and had the homepage set to a gambling site. I now want to give the computer to someone who (guess what) has had a gambling problem in the past so obviously don't want this gambling site as the homepage. I have done the usual…
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What are Run Time Errors & Debugging?
I've just got a nice spanking new computer running XP Home & seem to be getting a lot of Run Time error messages, especially when on the Internet. I'm asked if I want to debug & if I press yes I just generally eventually get a page of what looks like computer speak. This just seems to sit on the screen for ages & when…
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XP anti virus
Hi, hope some one can help,I have just looked at my XP security site and I have, switched on,firewall and automatic updates,I did have anti virus on,but it is now telling me "AVG anti virus 6.0 760 reports that it might be out of date" I have the AVG 6.0 free anti virus installed and it appears to be working,last auto run…
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Putting antivirus on new computer ?
Our community music group has been loaned a computer for a year. We have been told to put AVG antivirus on it. What concerns me is the viruses etc. that could jump straight onto the computer as soon as we go online to put the AVG in place. Is there anyway to stop this or is that just the risk you have to take?
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System Configuration Utility
On the Start Up Menu, How do I delete the options that show which have been deleted from my PC. Also how do I know which options I actually need checked?
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system idle process
i was just checking out the task manager on my windows xp and i just realised that the system idle process on my computer is taking up 97% of my cpu. should i be worried
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Hotmail blocked
For the last 24hrs I haven't been able to access my hotmail account. I can get into other accounts but when I try my main one it just takes ages and comes up with Page Unavailable screen. I've emailed the Hotmail customer services but don't expect it to get me anywhere. Anyone got any experience of this and what is causing…
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Urgent help windows xp
Installed xpsp2. Now windows won't let me open control panel on any XP areas. It opens them and then comes up with an error message saying its had to close it down. On two XP areas i can access the internet but nothing else. Help please.
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Computer keeps turning itself off
Hi I hope someone can help me with this problem as I am getting a bit worried about it. I have just started getting this problem with my computer recently. It usually happens when I am online and either it disconnects from AOL and then tries to reconnect or windows closes down completley and restarts itself and comes up…
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Password security.
Not sure if this has been posted before but it's a handy little program I've been using for some years to keep track of all my passwords, currently around 200 ! http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html It's FREE too. :)
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Post-hijack: Printer won't work
Having removed a lot of stuff I was hijacked with last night, the Search Assistant etc. have gone, but can't get printer to work. I've got a CD and have tried re-installing. Any ideas? :(
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Defragmenting Hard Disc
I'd be grateful for advice on persuading my PC to defragment. It won't progress beyond 0%, even if I restore to a previous date. WindowsME
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Restrict access to your home page
STARTPAGE GUARD Freeware that restricts access to your homepage, preventing browser hijacking. It also releases access to greyed out homepage internet options following a hijack.
