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Bug in IE or PC?
When using Internet Explorer, if I want to contact someone and they have a link to press that should open up a new message in Outlook instead the PC goes doo lally and opens up 53 pages of IE all with an error message. Is this likely to be a bug with IE or something wrong with the PC? :confused: And does anyone know how I…
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How do we find out what spec our eMac is ?
Hi Guys My wife has an Apple eMac Power PC G4 that shes's had for a few years and we decided she wants to upgrade to MAC OSX Tiger but she only has 128 mb of ram which is not enough to run tiger, but she doesnt know much about computers and i'm a Windows guy and dont really know the first thing about Apples. The thing is…
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pc speakers and skype phone
Hi Bought a skype phone that plugs into pc via USB cable but since I did that my speakers dont work, any idea what to do. Would prefer to keep phone plugged in as I have family in USA and Turkey and we talk quite a bit. Thanks
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Freeview without scart?
Can this be done, I have a tv in my bedroom without a scart. Can you get a Freeview box without the need of a scart connection?
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Firewall
I have the following security programs on my PC: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0 Spybot Search and Destroy Microsoft Antispyware and Windows Firewall I've been advised that I should use a better firewall than Windows, so I have got a copy of McAfee Personnal Firewall 6.1, which I got free from a magazine. Is this firewall…
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Web/Content filtering
whats a good programme for web filtering and general security for kids I have discovered that my 13 yr old son has been looking at sites thats he shouldn't (oopss naughty boy) I have seen one called netnanny which filters sites and limits time online( a bonus) are there any other similar ones out there, appreciate any…
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Whoops-removed passwords
I was spring cleaning the password manager and accidentally hit remove all---and it did is there anyway i can get them back??--I wont be able to remember a lot of them if i cant fix it!! :o
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Updating a desktop
I have a mesh desktop running win 98, 128 ram, 40 gig hd. Sick of it crashing every few months and would like to update it instead of buying new. Also putting on a new os. How much to completely re vamp and what bits do i need. Cheers.........
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Is it possible to connect an xbox (not 360) to a wifi network?
If so, does anyone know how? Thanks!
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iTunes on my External Hard Drive
I have purchased a 320GB external hard drive today from PC World for £109.99. The reason for the purchase was because I forever found myself passing files from my desktop at work to my laptop then my desktop at home. I wanted a way to put all the information on one hard drive so when I updated it I didn’t have to copy it…
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website building
can anyone advise me which company to choose to build a web site, there are so many, i would really like a free web builder site that i can upgrade if i am happy with the site.
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Admin Password ?
Hi... Can anyone tell me if this method works? http://www.ncsu.edu/resnet/windows/passwords/xp_passwords_admin.php I have a school laptop and they want to give me a limited account, i wanted to see if it works... Thanks Dan
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0 Hotmail emails
I have played with the windows live mail beta and moved back to Hotmail as I prefer it. However, it always says that I have 0 emails and doesn't alert me when I receive new ones. I have tried switching back to the Live mail and back to Hotmail again still no joy! Has anyone else had problems or got any suggestions?
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Maxtor...??
Does anyone know where can i get a circiut board for a maxtor 120G Hd...or a used Hd(same spec)..many thanks..
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setting up router to pc
I know setting up a router wasn't going to be easy for me anyhow but i've got a problem and its not even connected to the pc yet, the thing is i've got a wire (ethernet?) that goes from the router to the pc, but there is no socket on the pc only a usb. Can i buy a wire that will go from the router to the pc, if so what is…
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Best Wireless Router
Guys im looking for a wireless router that is cheap and simple. I would get it from the likes of PC WORLD, Dixons, Currys etc as they will all be in Edinburgh... Any suggestions?? :) Thanks
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FTP for OSX 10.2.8
Hi I have an Apple Ibook running OSX 10.2.8 and need an FTP program/client (whatever the right term is!). I will probably end up buying one but was wondering if there are any freeware ones around. The majority of the freeware ones available seem to be for OSX 10.3 or later. It's only a second computer so I would rather not…
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HELP !! Laptop DVD / CD drive stopped working
Hi Guys Woke up today and turned my laptop on , went to use a DVD in it and it wouldnt read it, tried a couple of others and some regular CD's too and still no joy, so went on the Windows Device manager clicked on my dvd drive and get this message "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be…
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need help to bypass security on slave harddrive
Hi, My computer kept rebooting itself before loading windows, so it was suggested I take out the hard drive and put it in another computer as a slave to retrieve the info thats on it (important A ;level coursework!). This was done and it accepted as a slave but not all the files are showing and it says that one particular…
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Audio CD's Skipping
Another one from me today.... Just wanted some fresh ideas before I try something drastic.. Noticed that my audio cd's (not mp3 format) skip/jump. I'm using Verbatim cd's and I've now tried a paradox and TDK disc. They ALL have the same little anoying skip/jump in the audio at exactly the same point. The skip is tiny, must…
