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speakers keep packing up
every now and then my speakers wont work on pc when i switch them on they seem ok but just no sound comes out of them i just dont know what to do with them i have looked at trouble shooot but they say they are working fine as i'm not techie minded i dont know what to do next any ideas please:confused:
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Forget About Windows Update
QUOTE Two days ago, we recommended that you get the latest Microsoft patches and to visit https://www.windowsupdate.com. But nowadays it really makes more sense to recommend Microsoft Update instead of Windows Update. Microsoft Update does everything Windows Update does plus, in addition to patching the operating system,…
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NETGEAR DG834G or WGR614
I need a new router before I smash this belkin piece of crap in to pieces, now there are 2 Netgear ones can someone tell me the difference between them. I am on Telewest blueyonder BTW. NETGEAR DG834G (£64.78 inc VAT) http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html? action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52244…
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DVD recorder - with or without HD
Hello everyone! I have tons of video that I need to record to DVD. Some have to be recorded more than once. They have been originally recorded on video as long play 1 - should I invest in a dvd recorder with a HD? 2 - will the fact that the videos are recorded in longplay affect the quality of recording on the dvd? 3 - is…
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Please Help: I've deleted all my work doing a system restore.
I did a system restore last night in an attempt to iron out a few minor problems I'd been having, under the impression that it wouldn't cause me to lose any of my saved excel spreadsheets. After the restore I found that the folder on my desktop containing all my spreadsheets had gone. I then undid the restore only to find…
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Home Networking
can someone help me i have a desktop and a laptop I recently bought a linksys WRT54GSUK with speedbooster wireless router. when i bought it i was told that it can be set up so that i can transfer files from my desktop to my laptop and vice versa. does anyone know how to do this. at the moment all i can do is go online.
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Copying Video8 to PC
I have camcorder clips on my children on video8 tapes. Is there any way I can tranfer them on my PC, with DVD burning next down the line?
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XBOX 360 - cannot get it connected in HD mode?
Hi folks, my LCD tv was delivered last week - 37PF5520D/10 I tried to hook the Xbox360 up to it, to see what it was like in HD mode. The Xbox guide says to put the red/green/blue leads in the back of the TV, and then the red and white in the side (for sound) Only problem is that I dont have any spaces elsewhere for the HD…
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Laptop memory...
My laptop that i got is very very slow! I checked the memory and it is only 6Mb (or GB cant remember) anyways its close to death!! I was just wondering how much memory is sufficient to give me a good speed to load web pages and other programs on the laptop etc... Also cost...what is the costing for the memory these days?…
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Need a freeware SMTP/POP3/Webmail Program
I've decided to move my primary mail away from my ISP onto a local windows 2003 server. Can anyone recommend a (freeware!) server program to provide SMTP/POP3/Webmail services. It'd be nice if it had links to integrate propular anti-virus and anti-spam measures too, and has a plain-looking (not skinned) UI. Thanks.
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Will PS2 games work on a PS1?
My son is filling up my computer with games! Thinking about getting a playstation one off ebay-he is young enough to be happy with it, but will all the playstation games work on it? Also am I right in thinking that they are bringing out a Playstation 3? Thanks
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Can't get DVD door to open
My door seems to be stuck to my DVD writer can anyone help? It seems as if it is trying to open it but nothing is happening. Thanks T
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is this all i need to run smooth & secure
I'm going wireless soon (today if it arrives :eek: ) but want the pc and laptop to run smooth and secure before setting it up, we have on both XP pro (no sp2 PC) xp home sp2 (laptop) AVG free zonealarm free spybot S&D free mircosoft built in firewall (switched on) regisrty mechanic 5.1 Ccleaner NoClone PC Pitstop optimizer…
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colour problem with XP or monitor
Have XP and flat screen monitor about 4 year old. We disconnected all on Thursday to decorate the room and yesterday reconnected. On doing this I found that all Red had gone fron the screen,the monitor settings remain the same and it does its Autoadjust. I can not find anything on XP or settings to try to bring the red…
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I need to hire a Programmer to do an audio project
Hi I need to hire a Programmer to do an audio project for a Website of mine. Basically I'm trying to embed realplayer onto an .html page. It all works fine, but I can't get the shuffle function to work. Can anyone recommend anyone please? Cheers
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Converting .mov files to .mpgs?
Hi guys. :D Have got a couple of files that are currently .mov (uses Quicktime) and I want to convert them to mpegs (Windows Media Player) so I can make a little movie for a mate! Any ideas how I can do this? :confused: Thanks in advance! :beer: SS :)
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Ram upgrade what is CL ...
Hi there im upgrading my RAM and during my sarch for suitable memory I have found many sticks of PC3200 but some with a CL of 2.5 and some with a CL of 3 .... what is the CL and does it matter I have used the crucial memory checker and it says CL 3 ... will CL 2.5 not work?
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kbps Mbps Gpbs MBps etc
Ok so why is Broadband measured in bits per second? I can't understand bits per sec, but I can understand Bytes per second Kilo Bytes and Mega Bytes (especially MB) I understand. Honk Kong has the fastest Broadband at 1Gbps but what is that converted into MBps? We work in KB, MB and GB on our computers so why should it be…
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Telephone conference equipment
I'm looking for something that will allow people to join in a meeting over the telephone. i.e. if we are having a meeting and some people can't make it in person I was hoping to be able to get some sort of device, a bit like a speaker phone, but that could be left in the middle of the table at the face to face conference…
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Epson D68 Printer
Anyone had problems with this printer ? My daughter's PC doesn't seem to like it. It won't print - deleted all the Epson software to load the latest driver from epson web-site - still no go. Everytime you try and do anything that is printer related Windows locks up.