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Advice re home wireless set up
This was posted earlier in the middle of another thread...but has disappeared off the radar screens! So starting again..... I am considering setting up a wireless network at home for a system comprising a pc, which is located near my ntl cable modem, and 2 laptops - ordered but not yet arrived - both of which are wifi…
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dvd to mpeg
Hi all, I have a camcorder ( tape type) but can easily burn to dvd using my dvd recorder . So now I have a dvd movie and I want to email part of it or put it on my website but its obviously too big in file size and too long ( in time) How do I 1. just cut out a section of the footage? 2. then, change that from DVD to…
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i neeeed more ram
talking of RAM. erm..i have a fairly new..ish Packard Bell IMedia comp, Its got 256RAM but i'm beginnin to realise its not enough I'd like to take it upto 512, how much do you lot think it would cost ?
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Bitmap To Jpeg
Bitmap to jpeg Can any one please help me to turn a bitmap image to jpeg on my pc, I have got ulead on my pc but still cannot work it out, any help would be greatly appreciated
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Creative Zen Micro probs. anyone ?
6 months ago, I bought one of these as a present for someone. I was so impressed by the reports of its performance that 3 months ago I bought one for myself. Just recently, I noticed that one channel was cutting out and to rectify the problem the headphone jack had to be wiggled about in the socket. Last week, I learned…
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XviD DVD Player
I'm looking for a good, inexpensive DVD player that will play DVD-Rs with XviD files on. Can anyone suggest a good model to me and the price of it? Many thanks.
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DVD Screengrabber
Can anyone reccomend one prefferably a freebie... Just so that when im watching a DVD fullscreen on lappy I can grab a shot by using a keystroke so I can make some wallpapers etc.... Thanks Peeps :confused: :beer: :j :o :D :money: :mad: :rolleyes: :p :eek: :cool: ;) :rotfl: :T :A
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Components for building new computer
Hi, I am building a computer for my grandparents, who haven't had a computer before. I have gathered together from eBuyer the following components. Could you tell me whether they will all be compatable and if you have any differnet recommendations? The total is around £250 included a monitor. Monitor Samsung SM793S 17" FST…
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mp3 compression software
Hi I recently got a 128mb mp3 player as a b'day prezzie. Now normally u can on average about 20 tracks on, however, using DbPowerAmp i've managed to get almost 50 tracks on and the quality is still good and you cant tell. The problem is, the software has run out. Question is..... could anyone recommend any good mp3…
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How do I know what kind of RAM I need?
G/friend's pc is running really poorly, and only has 128mb ram. Considering either getting a new pc off ebay or upgrading ram, but how do I possibly identify what sort of ram the motherboard will take? I don't know the motherboard model or the type of ram that's in it (one stick of 128mb) - there are two slots available.…
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Silly q about widescreen telly
Sorry about this but I'm baffled. We got a new widescreen telly the other day (nothing fancy, just a bog standard CRT 28 from Asda) I thought we'd finally see things like all the credits on Lost (they were always cut off half way along) And in films etc. But................ not only are the credits of Lost STILL halfway…
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help neeeded with headset
i have a headset, when i try to use them i can hear through them but people cant hear me, this may be dumb, but i have speakers connected in the back of the computer, and i just plugged my headset in the front of the computer, did i need to unplug my speakers in the back for the headset to work? getting annoyed with it…
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Mozzila Firefox
Hi all, Mozzilla Firefox is in Safe mode, what does this mean and why would it happen?? Thank-You Suzanne
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changing users without losing web connection
I have a broadband connection using an alcatel modem and we have three users on the PC. Whenever we change users (without logging off the original user) we lose the broadband connection and have to re-connect. Obviously this is a nuisance if the original user is downloading something. Any ideas how I can change users and…
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How do I stop unwanted email
Please help!! I am being bombared with !!!!!! and buy V1agra emails and all sorts. I made the mistake of opening one a while ago and clicking on the unsubscribe button. They did stop for a while but now they are about 20 or so a day :mad: They are always from a combination of letter such as ixixwdxcds. I don't want to…
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Build a PC
Hi, I am going to build a pretty basic Pc, with a budget of about £200, maybe a bit more. Doesanyone have any recommendations for good decent components at a cheap price? Firstly I am looking for a case and a motherboard and then a processor. Thanks Jonathan
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Laptop Problem! Need help
Hey Guys - wondering if anyone techie here can help. Got a laptop to fix - has a windows stop fault which causes it to restart - so it sits in a restarting loop. Now i can easily reinstall windows, i was plannign on doing that anyway after formatting. But, it has no floppy drive, or internal CD drive, only a USB external…
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Can't Open/Find Pictures From CD
A friend has sent me a CD with some pictures they have taken. I can open the thumbnail J-peg's (20KB read only) but can't when I try to open the J-pegs (1KB read only) there is nothing there. Also, this happens when I try to open various TIFF images. Hopefully it something to do with my lack of technical know how! Is there…
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HELP with Internet Explorer
OK guys & girls please help me out here.... My brothers PC...he's on pay as you go dial up with wanadoo as he hardly uses the thing. He's had the set up for a few months with no problems. Problem is he clicks wanadoo icon and it connects to the internet succesfully but all he gets is a page saying "unable to connect to the…
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Where's the Mac Love? (Was: Re: Advice on Purchasing home PC - TESCO or DELL??)
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