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Being a techno dunce can i...............
buy a portable device to take on holiday to download photos from my digital camera if i run out of space or is it best/cheaper to take an extra memory card with me. hope this makes sense.
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How do I allow active x control ?
Junior frequently uses the Thomas Tank engine website and I presume it uses active x controls on the page because he has click each page before he can use it. If I let the cursor hover over the page, a dialogue box appears and says "click to activate and use this control". How can I allow the website to load and not have…
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Sound Interference TV
Anybody have any idea what could sort my problem out? When I watch TV through my DVD recorder there is background interference (hissing) and you have to have the sound up really loud. I don't get this problem when watching a DVD, or when watching TV through the ariel or the NTL box. many thanks
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Where Can I Get Double Ended Phone Leads?
I have got a surge protector that can protect the phone line as well as the electricity supply. I now need a lead with a connection at one end to go into the BT box on the wall and an identical connection at the other end for the surge protector. Does anyone know where I can get one of these?
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Help for shed installation guide
I've lost my installation guide to put my shed up, i'm expecting my brother over later to help me and i have no instructions. I've tried to download them from the site but i can't open it in my adobe reader :confused: This is the shed, you can see the installtion guide in further information. Can one of you try and if you…
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records to cds
My husband has some records and wants to record them on to cds but how can this be done? Thanks
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Help Hotmail email jumble
Everytime I try and check my hotmail the new messages are all in different place. Like one that I go today may be at the top then the one I goot yesterday may be at the bottom. I have tried to get help from the hotmail website but I don't know what to do. Before all my emails were in order of date but now they are all…
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LCD or Plasma
Ok folks I'm quite technically niave can someone tell me the differences between LCD and Plasma ?, which are more reliable ? and do I need to buy special scart leads as Currys say I do ? I'm looking to purchase a decent quality HD ready TV between 37 and 42 inches and a budget of around £1500 - £1700 anyone got some…
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Picasa2
I have put all my photos onto picasa2,when they were on 'my pictures' i could upload them if i needed to,now they are on picasa2,i can't seem to do this any advice? thanks
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Help.....Trojan Horse!!!!
I have managed tgo get a trojan horse java on my laptop. I have AVG running but its obviously not enough. When I got a trojan on my desktop I managed to clear it but it never run the same after that. Can someone tell me the best thing to do?????? And also the best anti virus to use. AVG was recommended to me when I was…
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Has there been a change?
I haven't been on this site for a week or so and all the chat boards look strange. They are all in italics with no borders. Is this a new thing or have I got a virus :confused:
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problem with IE and spybot
i have downloaded the new version of IE beta 7, however, as soon as i select the IE from my desktop, a window appears saying IE cannot display the webpage. in fact it cannot display any webpage at all, as i have tried various ones. i think spybot may have something to do with it. problem with spybot is that when the spybot…
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iPod to XBOX.... Is there a way?
Hi everybody. Is there a way to transfer MP3 from iPod to the hard drive of the XBOX360??????????????????????????????????
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New Dell power adaptor needed - any ideas where best to find?
My Dell laptop power adaptor has died on me and I'm in desperate need of finding a replacement. My problem however is that I bought the computer whilst at Uni in the US. On Dells US site I am told that this is the correct power adaptor required using 90 watts:…
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Uninstall Blue Frog immediately!
If you have Blue Frog (free anti spam software) installed on your pc, uninstall it, as it has closed due to an angry Russian spammer... http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31783 http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31807 this only applies to you if you have previously installed the Blue Frog free anti spam software on your…
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downloading avg files
i have just changed to dial up from broadband long story of why but have to stay on dial up till december,anyway i have had avg and now when the avg tried to update itself it took 2 and a half hours instead of the usual 1 min,is there anyway of making this faster or imi stuck with waiting? thanks
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outside sockets
HELP... i wanna install a socket on my outside wall in the garden and with all these new regulations i am not sure which cable i have to use... the cable will run along the outside wall off the house for approx 5 meters.. can i use normal pvc cable or do i have to use steel wired protected cable..??? :confused:
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Abort,Retry,Ignore Fail?
Can anyone help:D Got old computer out of loft,and this message keeps coming up The following file is missing or corrupted C:\windows\DBLUFF.SYS C;\>mode con codepage prepare=((850) c:\windows\command\ega.cpi) sector not found reading drive c Abort,Retry, Ignore,Fail? :confused: :confused: Should i give up...is there any…
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Java Aplets
I have just bought a new computer running XP pro. I have amonst other thing installed AVG and Zone Alarm. One of the programs I use PuzzleMaster will not open and in its help pages it says I need Java aplets enabled - How do I do this? Is there anything else causing this?
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Help Needed - Burning Discs!
I have been copying my original cd's onto i-tunes and then burning compilations for the car using the i-tunes burn disc facility. Problem is, although the music is on the cd, my car stereo (and my other 2 stereo's) can't seem to read them - they just say "blank disc" but when I put it back in my pooter - Hey Presto - the…
