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WindowsXP Courses
Anybody know of any e-mail Question and Answer WindowsXP courses going on? Ain't being serious about it, just wanna develop knowledge bases.
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No Internet Sound In New Pc's
I do not want to blag about my website but I do want to use it as an example here as it contains all the ideal ingredients needed to see if a pc is working properly. My friend and I have both bought brand new pc's but somehow the sound generated from the internet does not always appear to want to work. On my website also…
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Format PC
Probably on here somewhere but can't find it.... Anyway, I changed over from Windows XP Home to XP Professional recently with the intention of not only upgrading but also to format my PC. However, I made a right old pigs ear of it and somehow partitioned my hard drive to NTFS (whatever that is) and intstalled XP…
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Data Backup
I have a problem with my laptop. It takes for ever to boot. I think I need to reformat the hard drive and start again, but I must save what is on the drive before I reformat it. There is about 25Gig to save, so I think an external hard drive would be the answer. Does anyone have any experience as to which is the best and…
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How much protection do I need?
Forgot to mention on my last post I have installed a few security recommendations from this site and recommendations from folk at work. I have installed: Adaware (Lavasoft) Spybot Search and Destroy Hijack This Start up Mechanic Zonealarm Avast (today!) I've also been told to install Symantec (from lads at work) but do I…
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My P.C will not let me log onto a secure server e.g my ebay
I can't get onto my ebay, thought this was the only problem but now realise that it's any secure server.Pc seems to be clean after virus and ad aware scans.Have deleted cookies etc. updated firefox,tryed explorer,browsed internet settings,and drawn a blank.It all worked fine yesterday. Can anyone advise what to do next?
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Firefox seems slower than IE to me...
I've downloaded and installed Firetune, no difference noticed as yet. When I say slower, I mean slower to launch or launch new windows than Internet Explorer. Has anyone else noticed this?
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20" BEKO LCD TV £299
I saw today a BEKO 20" LCD TV for sale at £299 - Good value ? The model was a 20LB450 with the following spec :- 20inch LCD Panel 16,222,216 colours (8 Bits) Built in, Multi System Tuner (PAL/SECAM) 500:1 Contrast Ratio Built in Teletext (124 pages) On Screen Display Low Energy Consumption Automatic Volume Levelling 450…
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problem with digital camera??
A while ago i wiped pics from my digital camera before downloading them to my pc.( YOU MAY REMEMBER ) well some of the guys on this site talked me through uploading them to the camera again which i did...i now find these 40 odd pics are downloaded to my pc along with new pics anytme i now use the camera.they dont show on…
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Webcams
Hi I'm looking to buy a webcam to talk to some relatives abroad. Can anyone give me any pointers on some decent models to go for. Ideally I don't want to pay more than £50 if possible. I would like something which will work in artificial light (i.e at night) as well as daylight. Also a built in decent quality microphone…
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How to download MP3 files onto MP3 player
Can anyone help? I've bought an MP3 player today for my son's birthday (3 weeks time) and thought I'd give it a wee test and see if it works ok. I have windows XP. The PC is recognising the MP3 player as 'F' Drive which is fine. However, I cannot seem to get my head around how on earth I start downloading my MP3 files from…
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Windows XP Professional - how do I uninstall it?
I think the fact that it has SP2 inbuilt, prevents me from removing it from the Hard Drive. Does anyone know how it can be uninstalled?
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Dimage Z10 drivers needed
Ive lost my drivers to my Konica Minolta Dimage Z10 :( and I now can't upload any of my photos :( :( Does any one know where I can get the driver from, ive gone to the konicaminolta web site but with no luck. Help!
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How to build a new pc? advice welcome!
Hello everyone, I want to buy a new pc but not from one of the High Street "fantastic package deal" type of retailers Tiny/PC World etc...as I made that mistake when I bought my first pc from Time! :o Although I am not an advanced techie..I do feel sufficiently confident enough to assemble/build my own PC as I've made…
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Please help, computer not starting and freezing
I would be extremely grateful for any help or advice. My computer operating system windows will not load properly and is freezing. I have recently (yesterday) downloaded Ad-adware, Spybot search and destroy, a-squared and ewido and these have been installed and run and found various nasties which have been locked in…
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Firefox 1.0.4 out now
My red update icon just appeared http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
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Photo Editing
I have a photograph which i want to edit. I have never done this before but im sure basic tweeks and the like cant be too difficult. I would like to be able to add a speech bubble onto the picture and then write words inside it. Can anyone recommend a free programme that i can download that will meet my needs. Any advice /…
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Work laptop, which one?
Dear fellow chat forum users I am after your help. One of our (as in the place I work) client's is after a new work laptop. My boss said he would give the client some advice, and naturally, via the art of delegation has asked me to look into it (I should point out he will be taking all the credit). The client has said she…
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Dell
I have the following brand new Dell system Dimension 8400 P4 processor 640 (3.20GHz,800FSB,2MB cache) 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 400MHz Memory (2x512) 3.5" Floppy Drive 320GB SATA RAID 0 Stripe (1st (2x) 160GB 7200rpm) Hard Drive 2nd 160GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive RAID Only 16x max. DVD+/-RW and 16x DVD FP/MG - UK/Irish -…
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Getting ripped-off on new computers.
I know that this has been going on for a while, but I'm going to comment on it now. Christmas comes. Kids want a new computer so you get hooked on one of these PcWorld deals. You're really looking at the price and that it will match or improve the decor of the living room. Brill! So your having it. Specification seems…
