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Two hard drives running XP pro
I have just upgraded my sisters pc, I have installed a new 80 gb hard drive with windows xp pro, I have also left the original 30 gb hard drive installed, also running xp but only sp1. ( for some reason she couldn't update.) I originally was just going to do a files & settings transfer, but I wondered if there was anyway I…
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Podcast BBC Streaming Audio
Hi there, I'm trying to save/record streaming audio, specifically, the "Listen Again" programs, from the BBC website. I want these programs as a podcast on my mp3 player so I can listen to the ones I've missed at my leisure. I believe the format the BBC use is Real Audio, altho i'm sure somebody can clarify. Any specific…
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How do I record from Sky+ to dvd?
Failing completely to transfer stuff from Sky+ to a Panansonic DMRES10 dvd recorder. Any tips gratefully received.
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Quick dvd player techie question
Looking to buy a cheap dvd player that plays recorded discs on both formats DVD-RW and DVD+RW (also DVD-R and DVD+R) Found a cheap ALBA one that says it plays DVD-RW and DVD+RW - Does this mean it will play DVD-R and DVD+R also?? Its this one…
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Important Information on the Nintendo DS
Don't buy a DS at the moment! A new re-desgined lighter and sleeker version is on the way and will be released in Spring. Details below are from ign.com; "After weeks of rumor and speculation, Nintendo today finally revealed its expected redesign of the Nintendo DS handheld system. Called the DS Lite, this new design will…
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Laptop speakers. help plz!
Right. i trying you use pc speakers with an acer laptop. but the sound is reallly distort. i changed the speaker setting to 'Desktop stereo speakers'. There is only one place to plug the speakers in, and its for headphones. i was wondering if it was because it is plugged into the headphone socket, but there is no other…
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Sky+ Help Please.
Taping a programme recorded on sky+ on to tape via tele/video there is no sound! Vision ok. What have i done wrong?
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MS Money - downloading from BoS - help?
Hi I've just bought Ms Money and am trying to download my bank statements from Bank of Scotland. has anyone else managed this ? I'm signing on with a .NET passport as directed but any file i export seems to be corrupt.
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browser help plz
When you open another browser from one browser, i.e. a competition from the other site, how do I set it so that when the other browser opens it opens to full screen rather than half screen, its doing my head in!!
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Ps2 Games On A Ps1 System
Can anyon answer why a ps2 game cant be played on a ps1 system ? I know you can the other way round ps2 on a ps1. Is it due to the gubbins in the ps2 being better ?
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AVG. Help needed
I have installed and run AVG anti virus. The report shows that my PC has 19 identifiable objects after I scan. Can someone please advise me as to why I am unable to delete these viruses? Could this the reason why my PC constantly freezes? ps, I have tried to update AVG but each time I try I get a message that the update…
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Lap top converted to TV
I have seen a plug in stick for my computer that will allow me to watch TV on my laptop. This is about £60. First, are these things any good, has anyone got one? As I would be using this mostly at my office, it does not have a TV licence, would a have to fork out for another licence, if so, doubt if I would bother!
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Need advice on LCD TV's
I'm thinking about buying a couple of LCD TV's, and would really appreciate some advice as it's all mind blowing. I'm looking for a smaller (15"?) TV for the bedroom, and a larger (not sure of the size, but somewhere between 32" and 42") for the lounge. Am a complete novice and getting confused between 4:3, 16:9, HDTV…
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Lost product key for Windows XP OS
Help!! I've replaced the hard drive in my laptop and planned to install Windows XP Home OS from the original CD, but I've lost the product key. Anyone know any ways around this??
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McAffee software - have I lost ot forever?
Am having a right mare of a day! Have just bought a Dell Inspiron 6000 and am in the process of setting everything up - but seem to have lost McAffee in the process - I'm not very good at this type of thing!! I needed to install the BT Broadband disk but to do so, had to disable the McAffee software - think I may have…
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Help with setting up a wireless router
Have looked in the wireless sticky but cant find an answer - apologies if this should have been posted in there rather than here. Looking for some help in setting up our new laptop and router - not quite sure what goes where and the instructions are nigh on non existent! Am a total non techie so please ignore non techie…
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Mozilla Firefox
Does anyone know if you can set up a parental control on an account for a child to prevent them accessing inappropriate sites? Thanks
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Sky digibox problem - tv guide won't work
Just vented about Sky Customer "Service" on the vent board, but thought I might ask here in case someone here can succeed where the call centre failed! I can view the channels fine if I use the channel up/down buttons or I tap in the channel number I want. But if I try to access the TV Guide to see all the listings, it…
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help.... windows temp files eating my HDD
hiya i wonder if anyone can help i have my operating system on a 10gig hard drive which is almost full while trying to work out what was filling it up i found this out..................... my C:\Documents and Settings\***********\Local Settings\Temp file is a massive 4.4gig with multiple file types i'm not sure if i can…
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Digital Projector Equipment?
I am looking for advice for setting up a digital projector system for my local societies meetings. This is all new to me so would be very grateful for any advice, recommendations on equipment etc. I contacted Dell they recommended their Inspiron 6000 model. I am not sure what interface is required between the pc and the…
