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XP SP2 uninstall?
Hi, I somehow managed to infect my laptop with two worms. System restore won't work because it was infected before i saved a restore point. I want to use my system recovery disk but since i have installed SP2 it will not let me the message i keep getting is - the version of XP you are trying to install is older than your…
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File backup software required...
Hello. I have recently purchased a new HP PC which came with an integrated removable hard drive. I purchased it primarily for this reason as I wanted the ability to do instant backup onto a drive that I can take with me to other PC's. Now to my problem, the provided software only allows for scheduled backup or one offs. I…
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My IPOD VIDEO battery only lasts 6hours!!!
i bought an ipod video only 2 months ago (the think4 deal for £149 as was mentioned on here) But i can only manage 6hours MAX.... and thats just listening to mp3 music files.... is this normal??.... and what should i do??!!!!:confused:
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Internet cutting out.
I've a problem with the internet connect cutting out, it's happening two or three times a day. For instance on this site I might want to go to a new thread but it come up with ...'cannot be found'. I then have to shut the computer down and re-start, sometime it will come back other time it will show connection not made, or…
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Download AVG virus checker to CD?
I have a friend who wants to install AVG but is on a dial up connection so it will take ages downloading. Can I download it on my broadband connection and burn it onto a CD which she could install it from? If so can anyone give me an idiot's guide on how to go about it? Could Zone Alarm be done in the same way? I'm on…
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USB Freeview tuners
Evening, Looking to buy a USB Freeview tuner so I can watch TV on my laptop, which should come in handy during the world cup. Currenlty dithering between the Freecom DVB-T TV USB Stick at approx £35 and the Terratec Cinergy Hybrid T which is about £70. The terratec has the benefit of being able to receive analogue TV as…
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Recent degradation in Sky signal quality - coincidence?
Sky have deliberately decreased the picture quality of some of their channels (most noticably Sky Sports 1 and Sky One) to coincide with their promotion of HD. Discuss.
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Confused SD cards
Hi all, sorry in advance if this has been asked before, if it has please point me in the right direction. I have no idea about SD cards. All i know is that i have one in my camera and one in my phone but they are both different sizes (not the memory but the actually size). I want to buy one of those Pure Bug radios and it…
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Help New External Drive Causing Problems
Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help. I have a 54Mbps Wirwless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G and today I plugged in a Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 250Gb. I can see the new external hard drive and managed to store things on it. However I discovered I couldnt get onto the internet anymore or MSN ! When I unplugged the…
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Recording Freeview
Hello Can anyone help this dimbo work out how to record programmes from freeview on my vcr ? I have followed the installation and get a good pic but how do i tune the video in to record Freeview? Cheers Steve
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HDMI interconnects
Just about to get my new hd ready tv. Apart from the price, is there any point in spending £50 for a cable to connect to the HD cable box or am I just as well going for a £5 one off ebay??
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Uninstall problems.
Hope someone can help. Sometimes when I try to uninstall software (seems random, doesn't do it every time) I get a box saying 'please wait while windows configures bluetooth software' then it asks me to run setup.exe, I click cancel then I box comes up asking for BTW.msi, with the usual option to browse the hard drive for…
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Wireless Laser Mouse at Aldi
Just found this at Aldi - looks pretty good to me but what do you all think? http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/product_1919.html ps how do condense a link into a single word?
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Laptop won't read my SD cards
Hi I Have a Gateway laptop that has a Multi format Memory card reader located in the front, Have been using it to read my SD cards from my Digital camera for ages without a problem. Recovered it and restored my computer to its factory settings recently and now when i try to use an SD card it wont read the pictures, they…
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Acquired new computer; help please?
Hi, I have just been given a computer because my one got infected with trojans and other cr*p. Can someone please tell me which one has better specs because obviously (if possible) i would like to keep the best of both computers without infecting the new one. The old one specs are: Intel Celeron Processer 18.99 GB Local…
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Disc Clean-up Question
How long should this take? It says minutes but it has been going for an hour but no movement beyond the 3rd click. Ok it is my first time of running it and the computer is 2 years old, it has been running slow this last few weeks and i wondered if this might speed it up? Have gone into task manager and it says that it is…
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"Out of Office" on Outlook Express
Does Outlook Express 6 have an "Out of Office" function, and if so, how do I activate it? WoA
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Panasonic DVD recorder. Disc compatability problem.
I have the panasonic dvd recorder model No: DMR-ES20DEB. I have been using a Sony DVD-RW with no problems. I bought a spindle of Maxell DVD-RW the only ones the shop had. The DVD Recorder says they are uncompatable. A costly mistake as once opened they cannot be returned. Does anyone know why this is and is there a way I…
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Hardware analysis tool needed (mobo + gfx) freeware
Hi folks, i have just reinstalled win xp and I am still having problems with stuttering running a game called GTR. I have already played around with settings like AGP aperature, PCI latency etc as well as messing with the config.ini file in the GTR game. Latest drivers installed. I have installed a new PSU, extra memory…
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Connect multifunctioner to wireless connection?
I have 1 desktop, 1 laptop and 1 multifunctioner. The 2 computers are connected wirelessly but if I want to print I have to connect the computer to the multifunctioner with a USB lead. Is there any way round this? The multifunctioner is a HP7210. Any suggestions?
