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Dvd-rw/Cd-rw drive bust?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have a Toshiba Equium Satellite A60 laptop. Since last week I have been having a problems burning onto a cd-rw disk and even a dvd-rw disk. The drive I have is a Pioneer dvr-k13a which is a combined cd-rw also. I used to use windows media player put now that will not burn. Now…
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Wireless router
Hi Am finally up and running with the old tinterweb and apparently I need a wireless router for wi-fi. My laptop is wi-fi enabled so is the router the only other thing that I need? Would I then not need at all my router that came with the broadband? Where's the best place to get said wireless thingy majiggy from? If it…
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M4a to mp3 converter
Hi I'm looking for free software to convert my music files from m4a to mp3. Does anybody have any ideas? Many Thanks
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Digital TV
Does anyone know whether there are any subsidies expected for the elderly to convert to digital. Is Freesat the best and is the cheapest deal £150 ?
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NEO MP3 player from maplins
Hi I bought the above item from maplins yesterday and tried to get some videos on to it. I believe I have to convert them first by loading a prog off the disk. However, the user manual is written is such poor english I am not sure what I am supposed to do, can anyone help? Thanks
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Help - hack required for Durabrand DVD-1005!
Have tried all the usual places, and found following codes: Stop 9 7 3 5 Stop 2 3 7 9 Stop 7 3 4 4 6 6 Some people say they work, others say they don't Nothing works for me, and now getting very frustrated Would be grateful for any advice (don't wish to use paying service, due to bad experience!) Many thanks B.
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Netgear Print Server Problems
Hi, I'm using a NETGEAR Mini Print Server PS121, which I installed onto every computer in the house using Add Printer Port Wizard. My Printer is Brother HL2030 laser printer The network gateway is Linksys WAG364G ADSL Home Gateway The printer/print server remain on 24/7, Anyways after some time the printer chnages its port…
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Limited or No Connectivity
Hi I am with AOL (I know but I have my reasons!). I tried to use another modem to no avail and when using the existing AOL modem and its software, I have hit a wall in the connection status. I keep getting an error mesage stating:- "Limited or No Connectivity" I then proceeded to try and repair this and then got a message…
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Help!!! Dvd Editing Questions
Hello All I Am Trying To Arrange For Someone To Film Our Wedding Using Our Video Camera. I Have Played About Transferring A Sample Video From The Video Camera Directly To A Dvd Recorder & Also From The Video Camera To The Computer. The Transfer To The Dvd Recorder Is Excellent Quality But When I Transfer From Vid Cam To…
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Help -Installing Tomtom on ipaq H3640
I am thinking of buying ipaq H3640. Does anyone know whether Tomtom will work on this PDa. It has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & acts as a mobile phone. Thanks Yogin
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Belkin Router problem
Once again I am asking advice from the knowledgable Techies. I arrived home last night and switched on the computer, but then noticed that the lights of the belkin wireless modem router were not lit. So I thought that the electricty had gone off (as the lights go off when this happens) I took out the power cable and…
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Satnav for PDA
Hey guys, bought my gf a Palm tungsten E2 PDA for xmas, now i want to put satnav on it, whats the best way to do this, is there a seperate reciever and software i could buy or is it better to get a package, checked ebay but couldnt make any sense of it. Hope you can help
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Windows 2000 on Laptop. Help URGENTLY needed.
Hi all. I was wondering if any tech people could help me out on this one, beacause i just cant figure it out or dont understand it at all! I work with computers all the time. I will try to explain this as well as i can. I basically was given an IBM 570e laptop. Yes old, but needed for on Windows 2000. As some may or may…
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Print screen function...blank page?
I always used to press the 'print screen' button to save something then right click and paste into a word doc. When I did that this morning..all I got was a blank page, but the cursor moved down as though to the end of the stuff that should have been there. Also, when I click on the area where the print screen image should…
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Tom Tom Go Users
Hi, Just to let you know there is a new update now out. http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?Language=1&FID=1750 SS
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Coverting music files to MP3
I've got some music files on my laptop and wanted to put them on my PSP but they need to be in MP3 format, under properties they're showing as a 'MP3 Format Sound' file but don't seem to be recognised on my PSP when I put them on. Help!
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Back-up my photos
I would like to back up my entire 'my pictures' folder. I want to burn the photos onto CD. There are too many photos to fit onto one CD. I would like to be able to simply put a CD in the drive, burn the photos to it and when that CD is full be prompted to enter another and then continue from the previous point. Is there a…
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help with speakers
tried 2 search 2 see if any1 else has had this problem but couldn't find any. right well i must admitt that i brought 2 sets of very cheap speakers yet both only lasted all of 2 days and then nothing. no power so i checked the fuse and still nothing. the last set i had were only 220v would this b the problem and if so as…
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Disposing of old PC - Advice on clearing HD Needed
I'm about to dispose of an old PC and want to clear the Hard Drive so that no data is recoverable. I have used Paragon Disc Wiper 5.5 (1 pass, mask 00, 100% check) and then Reformatted drive. Is this sufficient to prevent recovery of data or do I need to do more? Any advice/tales of past experience would be appreciated.…
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boot device wrongness
When I start my pc I have to press f8 so a list of 4 options pops up for me too boot from the one that workd is via master or somthing, how can I make it do this automatically? I have managed to get spyfalcon which I cant remove untill i can start in safe mode which I cant do cos of this problem. I hate computers :)
