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Lifespan of a Printer
Hello, I have a 4 yo Lexmark Z55 which suddenly won't print envelope in portrait nor colour printing. The colour cartridge is low but since they're expensive, I'm thinking it might be better to buy a new printer instead. However, I'm on a tight budget and unsure if this would be the best decision :undecided . Can anyone…
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Wireless WEP Help Advanced users only Please
Hi Guys bit of a strange one for you,Ive Passed My A+ and N+ so im quite with it lol , bin out on a job this week, this company brought a router years ago which being tight want to use again instead of buying a new one which is my problem ,when the router was last used it was WEP encryped , theres no reset swictch and they…
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The bells, the bells!!!
OK, this is such a stupid question and I feel really embarrassed asking it but... I'm trying to get my mum's computer onto the net. I've bought a telephone socket adaptor which I want to plug into an existing (extension) phone socket to enable both phone and computer to be plugged in at the same time, rather than…
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ipod/ipod nano vs sony 20gb mp3 player
I am still at the stage of do i want to buy one of these or not and i would like your opinions on a few things/tell me if they will work on these two players please, then i would like to make a decision :confused: *btw i have a simple 1gb mp3 player at the momment* 1) i want to be able to download from a legal site mp3…
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Produce still shots from a DVD with Windows media centre
I'm appealling for help with a technical issue. I have some film taken with a digital camcorder and now transferred to DVD. I want to select some of the individual frames/stills to use as images (ie photos). I have windows media centre and cannot see a way to do this, and have been trawling the web for hours trying to…
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wrong laptop?
Last week I ordered a Toshiba laptop -the satellite a100- from ccl computers. The invoice and website specified 256mb ram. It has been so slow, so I have been checking the spec and find it has 192mb ram. Is this an error? The manual says an upgrade to 256 is available.
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file sharing and firewall problem
Hi all have set up wireless laptop to pc with netgear router. print and file sharing has been enabled and works but only if firewall is disabled, internet access will work on laptop regardless of firewall settings. I am only using windows firewall at the moment which is set on both pc's to allow sharing. I've been through…
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Laser Printer Woes
Ok its an Epson AcuLaser C900, it prints black fine but wont print colours, some are worse than others. When you look at diagnostics although the colour toners are lowish, so is the black. The photoconductor unit is showing as running low as well, so I'm wondering if this is at fault? There is also the tranfer unit which…
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Laptop that won't switch on
Anyone had to deal with a laptop that won't switch on? It is not mine, some I know was using their Dell Inspiron and it just switched off and won't turn on. No lights are showing when the power cable is in. Even without the cable it won't switch on and the battery has charge in it. Any ideas what problem is?
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Webcam problem
I have just bought a Logitech Quickcam pro 5000. I have installed all software and drivers etc. When i try to use the camera, on the box where you can take a snapshot of something, there are just lines of colour rolling instead of the object :confused: Any ideas whats up? :confused:
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Word or alternatives?
I have bought a new laptop. It has come without microsoft word. Someone has told me to use an alternative such as 'open office' (?) which can be downloaded free. Can anyone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? I use word for home use only such as writing letters, dd doing essays etc.
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Can not uninstall several programs!!
hi, recently i had to restore my computers registry to a previous date due a registry bug. anywayz since then i can not uninstall several programs, like Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Alcohol 120% and sum others. when i go to 'Add or Remove Programs' and select 'Remove' on Adobe it shows the small Windows Installer box saying…
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Intermittent loss of wifi
I would appreciate any suggestions to solve the following problem. I have a couple of computers connecting through wifi to a netgear router. This has worked almost perfectly well for two years. However recently people in the local area have set up wifis and one of the computers looses its connection on a regular basis.…
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Zen Nomad xtra drivers needed
Can anyone help me locate drivers for xp for the above jukebox, I bought it second hand, it was working at the time but with no discs or cables included, I thought it would be a simple case of hitting their website and downloading but the only download for it that I can find is for win2000, I have tried plugging it in to…
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Laptop dead aaahh!!!
I've been having problems for last week, Compaq Armada M700, now it will not fire up at all, it kept shutting down, but now when it's plugged into the mains with and without the battery attached, nothing happens, just a black screen, not wurring sound, nothing, so can't even try to start it up in safe mode.Is it officially…
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new laptop very slow on aol
Can anyone give me some advise please. I have just loaded aol dial up onto my new laptop and its is so slow. It is not a phone line problem as fine on daughter's laptop, which is a lower spec.
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Using audio bluetooth headphones with a laptop
Hi I'm thinking of buying a pair of Creative bluetooth audio headphones to use with my Vaio A215z Laptop (with built-in bluetooth), however i read somewhere that the bluetooth device has to be 'A2DP compliant' to use with audio bluetooth headphones. So is the bluetooth built-in on my laptop A2DP compliant? (whatever that…
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TV on PC without aerial?
Does anyone know how I can watch TV on my PC without an aerial connection (ie through broadband)? Saw this but you still need an aerial http://www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=755531 Preferably free but would be happy to pay a small monthly fee or one off payment. There is no-way I can connect my Telewest box to my PC as…
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Wireless problems!
I have read various theads on this, but can't find the answer (or don't know what I'm looking for!!) I have TalkTalk broadband and bought a Linksys WAG54GS to link to my wife's laptop. When I try to connect it, the correct lights come on except for the Internet, which is either 'red' or not illuminated at all, so I can't…
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Nintendo Ds- compatible games
Thinking of getting my eldest ds a ds for his birthday, but also getting something for his little brother 4 to play around with. Have seen a Gameboy advance on ebay, but do they use the same game cartitridges? They could then `share` games Thanks Or would a gameboysp be a better bet?
