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Problems copying to CD-R but not to CD-RW
I wonder if anyone can help with this problem please. Using XP to copy files from the hard drive to a CD R disk gives this message: "Windows encountered a problem when trying to copy this file. What do you want Windows to do? " It works fine with a CD-RW. I have tried several CD-R disks of different makes and it happens…
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Connecting using usb/ethernet
Getting bt broadband soon and am a bit concerned whether I could install and get it going without any problems. PC is dell dimension 5150. I have read the instructions for installing on the website and it says type of connection should be either usb/ethernet. Which one do I choose and what do I look at the back of…
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KeyBoard Shortcuts
Thought I would add them. If you have some which are not listed please add. CTRL and A Selects all the items in the active window. CTRL and C Copies the item or items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V. CTRL and F Displays the Find all files dialog box. CTRL and G Displays the Go to folder dialog box. CTRL…
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Acer Aspire 5612WLMi is it any good?
I would like to buy a new laptop costing up-to £800 inc VAT so I need some professional opinions, please. I have a laptop already but it's at least 4 years old. I mainly use it for the internet and for the programmes on MS Office, I never play games, I occasionally download music, watch dvds, store my pictures, that's…
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Problem retrieving MMS on D500
Can anyone help? I've been sent a Multi Media message but am having trouble retrieving it. Phone keeps trying but then flashes up saying unknown subscriber, any ideas??
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Hard drive replaced cannot install modem
Problems with recently repaired Dell, just got it back and cannot get onto net, my ntl will not load I get to the point where I plug in the modem and it says the modem is not there, have tried removing modem from hardware but still no joy, modem is working fine on this lappy and I can hear it kicking in but no installation…
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tv and headphones
we took delivery of a new tv today. my husband has a hearing problem and often listens to tv with headphones. the new tv cuts to mute when he attatches his headphones so noone else can hear. how can we connect other than through the headphone jack...someone has suggested an amplifier....any suggestions?
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Satnav 12v power lead
The in car power lead on my satnav is not charging the p.d.a. and after a couple of hours the p.d.a. battery is on its last legs. When I waggle the lead about in the socket, power gets through for a while until the lead moves about half a micron due to vibration/gravity and charging stops. Can anyone tell me if in car…
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Picasa problem
Photos are set to open in Picasa on my laptop. Thats fine usually, except when opening them from an email in outlook. Whenever I click to open the attached photo, all that comes up is the outlook symbol. Any ideas? Thanks
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Laptop newbie, non techie - HELP!
My normal home PC died the other day, and after taking advice and trying all sorts of restore processes, it appeared to be beyond recovery. I decided to get a laptop instead of a new fixed PC, and was encouraged by the sales person in PC World to get a Wireless Router so that I can use it anywhere in the house. She took…
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Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
What is this, my computer has gone haywire. I've downloaded Zone Alarm, then a major problem occured Windows kept shutting down as I was opening it, It won't let me do a system restore I've deleted Zone Alarm and my programmes except Office have disappeared from the Add/Remove list on the Control Panel I haven't got aclue…
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All in one printer scanner copier help!!!!
Hi i really need help to find a good cheap all in one printer which takes 6 individual ink tanks :confused: thanks for any help
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Trying to recover data from my old hard drive
I'm trying to recover data from my old hard drive, so I bought an external hard drive enclosure for it. i can't see any data when i click on local disk (E) which is what it comes up as, but when defragging the drive, it says correctly capacity 37.25GB, free space 13.67GB, 36% free space. i am currently defragging the drive…
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Do US PSP games work on UK PSP consoles??
Hi there, It's my first time posting on this forum and I just need some advice. I recently got a UK PSP console and as some of you will know the games in the UK are really expensive. I'm going on holiday to the US in a months time and I want to buy PSP games, which are quite cheap compared to UK prices but the formats are…
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how to transfer info from one computer to another
hi- is it possible to transfer all of your programmes and files to another computer? my current computer is old and slow- i have been given a newer one but how would i get all my files etc onto the new one? i havent even got my original micorsoft office disc as i lent it to my brother- would i be able to transfer this too?…
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DNS error
I'm getting a "cannot connect to DNS server..see your network team support". Can connect to Tiscali on this sole computer, but can't connect to the internet. Can anyone tell me what to do. Am using library machine at the mo...
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tv or monitor?
hi all im thinking off buying a new tv,but wondered if i would be better off buying a 32 inch monitor instead ,i know dell do one for about £700 ,looking ahead with hd coming and all that are they as good as these flash ones advetised on the tellybox like the sony bravia etc etc ..whats the main difference apart from it…
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no surprises here then
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/30/allofmp3_illegal/
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Wanadoo / orange email problem
I have gone into my outlook express today which is setup with a wanadoo email account which has been working fine for months but is now not working! I went into the orange website to check the account from there and its basically saying the account could be locked? Has this happened to anyone else, is it because they have…
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ipod phones
My 15 year old DD wants an ipod for her birthday, but she also wants a mobile phone as her current one is really old. I am not very up on stuff like this and think I saw an advert on TV the other night for an ipod phone which holds 3000 tunes - is this right and can anyone tell me what it is and how much I should expect to…
