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Laptop help please
Hi my mom is having problems with her lartop she is on AOL which was already on it and had some antivirus program on there whitch was about to run out so she installed one that aol recomended and you pay to aol. This was on sunday and since then all she can do is switch it on and windows xp loads up but it then takes 30…
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Save up to £100.00.
Instead of buying an expensive MP3 player for your car costing anything from £125.00 upwards,go into Lidl,purchase a Welltech MP3 for £24.99 and you can play it by using the lead which goes directly into your cassette,or the other lead which goes into the cigarette lighter part. Best thing is,you don't have to worry about…
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Personal message for Fran
Hello Fran I've tried to send you a private message but your inbox is full.;)
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what's a COM port ?? pleaseeeeeeeee
evening, trying to connect a lg phone to my pc to transfer pics and keep getting this message Initialize connection with LG Desktop. Synchronisation failed. Fail to connect to the mobile phone, Please check the COM port and connect in idle screen. Time : 00:01 Sec any ideas what the COM port is??
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Outlook Express compacted folders....
And deleted all emails in first 6 folders! How? :confused: Why? :mad: Last night I right-clicked on the toolbar, on OE to shut it down. I assumed I clicked on "close" but a little grey box came up saying "Compacting folders" with a blue progress bar. I watched it for a few seconds (as it sped through several folders)…
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Firefox Download Problems
Hi there, I have tried to install Firefox this evening, but after I went through the downloading procedure an error mesaage appears when I go to use the browser. Th error message is as follows "The proxy server you have configured can not be recognised. Please check your proxy settings and try again." I previously used…
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Countdown timer software
Hi I want to make/customise a countdown timer for the desktop on my pc or as a screen saver. Does anyone know any programmes whihc are reasonably easy to use/customise. I've had a quick 'google' but haven't found anything that looks as if it would do or is simple enough. All I really want is to use my own photos as a…
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Gmail and Webspace
Er does Gmail have webspace aswell, just wandering as I aint seen any info on this......... Also if not does anyone know of any free webspace and email combined. Thank You Lords Ladies and Gentlemen.
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Voice recognition - anyone got it to work?
Recently, I have been suffering from RSI in my right hand (probably a combination of this forum, plus working and studying) and my interim solution has been to type and control my mouse with my left. However, unless I want to develop RSI in that hand too I need a better solution. I have tried voice recognition software…
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Music downloads
Want to download some mp3 music, confused as to what site would be best. Some say download for free and it's legal but not sure what the catch is. Can anyone recommend any sites that doesn't charge too much or are there any free legal ones? thanks
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Which Laptop Help!
Hi, can anybody help me, my daughter needs a laptop for college, she has a £600 limit but I think I can get her to go to £650 if really necassary she needs, 512 ram, wireless and dvd writer. She would like it to be quite light in weight if possible. Some friends have advised us against the Celeron range, so she is trying…
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Desktop wireless card, advice please
My daughter is at university and shares a house. They have a wireless network for their broadband internet. Last year my daughter used a laptop and had a slot-in network card. This year she is using her desktop and needs to get a new card. I know that the norm with a desktop is to fit a card into one of the expansion slots…
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Switching to Linux
After having to reformat my hard drive due to the incompetence of Bill Gates and his cronies, I am thinking of trying out Linux. This will be on dual boot, and I will be buying a commercial distro for (hopefully) relative ease of install etc. A few questions:- 1) Can anyone recommend which of the commercial distros is…
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Would this work?
Hi techie folks, hoping for some feedback. Unfortunately the content of the weekly tip is very similar to that of much spam (except its not unsolicited and is proper unbiased info obviously) ie it mentioned mortgages, freebies, etc all the time. I'm considering sending a plaint text email saying something like "Hi. Many…
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photos
What is the easiest way of copying photos you have taken with your digi camera ,downloaded to your pc then burning the photos to dvd disc so you can view on your pc or dvd player on your tv, thanks
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Linux
Following a week spent trying to sort out XP, followed by a couple of days reformatting the drive and restoring the horrible thing, I have decided to give linux a go. I'll probably do this on dual boot and with a commercial distro for ease of install, drivers etc. A couple of questions 1) Recommendations for the…
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.mso extension file
got a offical e-mail with an attatchment .mso but I cant open it anyone any idea what program to use?
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Connecting Dvd Player To Old Tv
Hi there As the title suggests, Iam trying to connect a dvd player to a televison so I can watch it in my bedroom. The problem is that the tv is very old and only has a space for a normal tv arial. I have searched all over the tv and that is definately the only place where I would be able to connect it to. On the back of…
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Which Ipod?
Hi I wanted to buy a pressie for my husband and know he wants a ipod. Im confused which one to get as I was waiting for the nano but have read that it scratches easily. Is there any difference (except from the size) between the nano and the original? Is the original better value? He mainly wants it to play in the car, also…
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WANTED: Data link mens watch.
Hello, Hope someone out there can help me. My partner has a watch that stores telephone numbers etc, but it is coming to the end of its days and I wish to purchase him a new one for christmas. As he is an IT technician, I would like him to be able to transfer the data between his watch and computer - for easy updates. Do…
