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Save 00's off HP products by buying through Ebay
I have bought a new laptop from a company that trade on ebay, Axion Solutions. They are completely genuine; their website is https://www.axionsolutions.co.uk. I've bought stuff from tehm before, and it arrived quickly and perfectly. I recommend this to you because you can buy good quality branded pcs and laptops and…
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Website grants and assisted areas
Certain areas in the UK benefit from grants for websites but need to be located in what is called "assisted areas" . I am told that Surrey / London / South East in general does not qualify for this. Is this the case & does anyone know the areas in the UK which are covered?
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I want/need a new computer and advice please
My old windows 95 (Mesh 8 yrs old) is making a lot of noise and on it's last legs I fear. I'm not techie minded just do emails/letterwriting simple things on pc. I do store a lot of pictures on pc that people send me. I want broadband and be able to connect a digital camera. Which I can't do now. Have a Epson C60 printer…
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help with picture cd
hi, i have just had a picture cd sent to me and im trying to look at it on my pc, the cd is from jessops and it says if you put it in then it should just run, but mine isnt. it does reconise there is something because the little cd thingy flashes up on screen but then nothing else happens, it does say i ca run it manually,…
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Cable tv without a box?
Hi, I used to live in a student house and hooked the tv up to the old ntl connection to get unscrambled channels such as sky one and eurosport. I've got a flat and need to know what second hand tv to get to be sure to receive these channels, what frequencies does my new tv need to be able to receive?
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UK2.net - what's my alternatives?
I've currently a couple of domains with UK2.net but their customer service is so appalling I'll take the hit & dump them. No email, no fax no phone. Ok until your email forwarding goes up the swanny and there's no one to complain to. All I need is single domain and email forwarding, no multiple email addresses, no…
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Whatis AcroRd32.exe file?
I have tried a few times to open documents (usually vouchers for a PDF file I want to download ie instruction book) but a lot of them I can't because I get the message "Cannot find AcroRd32.exe file" Does anyone know what this is and how I can get it free. I run Win98 and have no discs. Or is there another way I can open…
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MS Creative Writer query XP compatible?
Asking on behalf of a friend who works as a teaching assistant - does anyone know if this product can run on XP? If not, is there something similar that does? Apparently it's a very good product, but was released for Win95/NT and having searched the net, I don't think any later versions have been released for XP. In fact,…
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180 search assistant
My son must have downloaded some game or other and we got this heap of c**p with it. Have removed the program through the Control Panel, but every time I turn the computer on, IT'S BACK! Have been running Ad-Aware every day since this happened, why is it still returning?
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aol companion xml file
i have been unable to access many sites especially ones which i have to log on to. i.e. msn hotmail, ebay, greasypalm, bank and others when i wish to make a purchase. i think this may be because i deleted and emptied recycle bin of aol companion. now, each time i start my computer, i get a window saying error occured…
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Anyone recommend a DAB Radio
I'm after buying a Dab Radio for around a £1oo or less.
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Toshiba Satellite M30X
My new laptop has a LAN wireless connection.......PC World didnt explain, but is this an alternative way to access my Broadband connection & what do I need to make it work?? Browsing through the booklet it mentions 'Toshiba strongly recommends that you enable the WEP encryption function otherwise your computer may be…
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tomtom go 300 halfords £329.99
.. on show at £369.99.. but in the back of their Ripspeed catalogues are vouchers for £40 off car technology purchases of over £200.. other internet prices around can shave a little more off the price.. but many are showing no stock and this way you don't have to wait in for the post.. I wish I could claim I found it…
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Where sells older CPU (~1500mhz) & motherboard bundles?
Are there any online retailers (apart from ebay) that sell older/cheaper cpus and motherboards? i'm after something in the 1000-2000Mhz range and a duron or celeron as i'm on a budget. Thanks in advance...
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Ethernet modem with BT Basic
I gave BT braodband basic at my Dad's house and wish to use an ethernet modem on his XP dell machine. It does not work. Any advice on how to get connected as it seems to me that BT broadband only works with the BY voyager 105 modem and BT software. Any tips?
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Keyboard problem
1st post to site, although have been a regular visitor for some time (at work.) Just got PC at home and need help! How do I change keyboard setting? I think i've set it to an American setting - can't use pound sign and @ is in wrong place!! Have searched 'help and support' in Windows XP but can't work out how to change…
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Emails all have a phantom Attachment
Hoping someone might know why 90% of the emails I receive in Outlook Express have the little paperclip to show an attachment but as you'd expect most of them don't have any attachments at all - why is the paperclip showing ? Any advice would be much appreciated
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No Sound On PC
I have just had my hard drive and Mother Board replaced but after tattoing the PC and recovering, I have no sound. I have an engineer booked as I am having CD Rom replaced and he will also look at this then. In the meantime, any idea what I can do? I'm using Windows ME and my Motherboard is MSI 6340 Florida if that helps…
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Board/CPU/Memory upgrade choices - what do you think?
Hi. I've spent many a confusing hour trying to understand cpu's and motherboards so I could find a good value upgrade for my system. I really don't want to spend much but would like something reasonably state-of-the-art. The following is what I think is the best option so far. Any comments? Could I do better? Athlon 64 bit…
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Cheap DVD Recorder
Advice Please. Anyone in the know tell me if it's worth getting a cheapo DVD recorder? What do you get with a more expensive one (Apart from name) and what things are considered to be important when choosing a DVD recorder. Riz
