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motherboard battery
what does the watch type battery on my m/board supply power to and what problems occur when it runs low??
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Help needed for new moniter
I am looking for a new moniter but have no idea where to start, I want a flatscreen and I think a 17" would be big enough but that's as far as I go, I do not know any of the "techie things" associated in choosing. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. Thanx. Sorry I should have made myself a little clearer I did…
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stop a service prior to shutdown - w2k3?
I want to automatically stop a service before shutting a machine down. I can write a very simple batch file to do it:- "net stop servicename" Thing is, where do I stick the batch file to ensure it gets executed? If anyone knows, or knows a decent site that explains in detail, then I would appreciate it! This is using…
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hard drives are they backward compatible
my motherboard requires a udma 100, can a ata133 be put into it?
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Which DVD rewriter is best please?
I need a DVD rewriter for my pc, considering one of these 2 models, can anyone tell me which one is best or recommend another model? DVD Writers: HP DVD640i Lightscribe DVD±RW Writer Kit + 5 Free HP LighScribe DVD+Rs Get 5 Free HP DVD+R Lightscribe Disc To Try With Every Purchase..Lightscribe lets you burn graphics on to…
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Redundant computer - how to clean the hard drive?
My old computer is about to be retired but is still in working order. I am thinking about donating it to local charity as it will undoubtedly be good for everything except games. I have a lot of financial and work related stuff on it at the moment which I wish to permanently delete. What is the best (and cheapest) way to…
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Divx on DVD-r
Hi - I have downloaded plenty of movies from the net, most of them are sized at 1.37GB, but not sure what format they are in. Most likely Divx. Now running out of disc space. 1) How will i know which format they are in? 2) Can i burn them on DVD+r so that i can watch them on my TV (have a Divx compatable philips dvd…
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Browser problem?
Using either Firefox or IE if I want to go to https://www.valutech.co.uk it gets renamed and I end up at https://www.e-combuilder.com. (a site I've never been to to my knowledge). Is it just me? Other sites seem to be accessing ok. I put Valutech into Google and went to a cached link which was definately valutech but then…
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Looking for one song
Putting together some music for a friend's wedding- got all them want except On The Wings Of Love by Jeffrey Osborne I have not got his album, but likely got it somewhere on a compilation - but my individual songs are not cataloged anyone know if it was included in any of the "love mixes"- I've looked at all my CD's and…
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Cheap computers in Tottenham Court Road...
For those guys acknowledged in London bargains... It is a Market every saturday near TCR to buy/sell computers???? or someone is cheating me...... Thanks in advance.
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Recording radio programmes to listen to on ipod
Is there a way to record radio programmes (say from a streaming audio source) so i can convert them to mp3 or other and then listen to them on my ipod later.
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Napster to go...
Anyone used this service at all? my zen touch is not yet compatible but apparently firmware updates are imminent. I know its £14 a month but how long do you have to keep up the subscription, and if you cancel, can you still play the tracks? its not very clear!
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Problem posting on some boards.
4/5 months ago, I changed ISP which meant notifying message boards etc, that my email address had changed, no problem. A few days ago, I moved from dial-up to broadband which meant another email change. I notifed all concerned. I had success notifying talktalk/18866/1899/net4nowt & MSE and am able to post on the latter…
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Microsoft Outlook
I have two emails linked with ms outlook. When i press send/receive all the emails from each addresses are displayed in the same list. This can be a bit muddled. Is there away to have kinda two inboxes so i can send/receive each email address individually? and view emails from the two addresses in seperate lists? Sorry if…
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Windows Media Player help
Since there are so many of you helping tonight, I am asking this question now I had WMP version 9 when I got my new computer a few weeks ago, but then the computer updated itself to WMP version 10. When I had version 9, I could save stuff to my computer when I downloaded funny video clips etc, but cant seem to do it on…
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Help - how do I get real player ?
Hello, I am looking to get real player so I can listen to Radio 2 live on the web etc, but every link wants to charge me for it ? Is this the case, or can you get a basic version somewhere for free? Thanks in advance
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pc help needed please
hi there looking for some help my pc has just died :confused: iv'e had it for about 2 years now the problem is this now its hard to explain but i will try i formatted after the machine kept turning itself off and trying to restart back up on installing the instalation discs i had to do this a few times before it would…
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Anyone use a rollerball.
I've got a microsoft rollerball, which i much prefer to a mouse, has anyone got any tips on keeping it running as smooth as when it was new or do these things wear out. I have tried cleaning the ball and the three little things that it spins on which made it a bit better, but is there anything else i can try to make it…
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help needed!
hi! can anyone help me? i have the free edition of avg anti virus and i keep getting a balloon saying:- email scanner not fully functional. i don't know what to do to put this right. any suggestions would be appreciated. if you could keep it simple as i'm not very good with all this stuff. thanks jenna
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Microsoft Word formatting problems
My OH has just typed a paper for her course at work. I usually print it out for her. When I look at the document everything looks ok. :j When I look at the print preview, the formatting has changed and the words have been bunched up into a narrow column. :confused: Can't seem to find out what has happened. :confused: Can…
