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Cd drive
Im after an external cd drive, can anyone recommend one,
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Advent Laptop 7240 Battery Help
Morning all, I've googled this problem but getting nowhere with it, I hope someone on here with laptop experience can help. I've ben asked by a family member to take a look at her laptop, its a old Advent L7200. The laptop works with the AC adaptor but will not work with just the battery. The laptop can see there is a…
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No sound with Media Player
I'm trying to use Media Player and there is no sound. Speakers plugged in and turned on. Volume control shows as on and up. How do I check that Windows Media Player is set as the default player?
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Microsoft Private Folder
Newly released free software from Microsoft - Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 is a useful tool for you to protect your private data when your friends, colleagues, kids or other people share your PC or account. With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called 'My Private Folder' in your account to save your…
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Please help - PC won't behave
I run zonealarm, nortan systemworks with norton AV, ad-aware and spyware doctor. I do very regular scans and also do a daily check that all security programmes are up to date with latest releases. I also defrag regularly and use Norton windoctor and one button check up to keep the system running smoothly. My PC is running…
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Digital lag
I have an Olympus C750 Ultrazoom digi-camera, that uses xs cards. I find taking action shots quite difficult because of the shutter lag. I alwys use Olympus cards. Is the amount of lag influenced by the size of card or its type- I notice through looking tr ads, there may be more than one type; some are called "M" for…
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Should I install Java on my XP Laptop - Any Tweaks?
Hello. I was wondering if anyone here had problems with Java on my laptop? My only reason for installing it as some of the software I occasionally use requires it, and also my online mail client works best with it, but I've heard that it can really slow down your machine, but also that there are some tweaks that can speed…
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Cute PDF writer
As is always happening I found this item somewhere on MSE and now I can't find it again! I've downloaded CuteWriter and Converter as suggested by somebody but I don't know where to go from here! I often get files sent to me with e-mails (photos and jokey things usually) and I often get the the message that the file name is…
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::: Looking For A New Laptop / Desktop? Look Here :::
Okay, every week several people on the techie board will ask "what desktop/laptop should i buy?" or "wheres the cheapest place to buy a desktop/laptop" ... these questions CANNOT be answered, unless you help the techies on this board to help you. These questions are fine, but there is no said rule for best / cheapest…
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Animated Avatars
I've just uploaded a new avatar which is supposed to be animated. However it's not animated when I view it :confused: I have uploaded it to MSE from my computer, what am I doing wrong?
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Help!!!!
I was removing some programs on my laptop and by mistake i removed 2 files called ATI (i think) Anyway it then asked me to restart which i did. Now the font is really large and its really slow when scrolling down on pages. Ive checked the fonts in the control panel and its set to Normal. Any ideas?
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Fan not working
The big fan where the power cable goes in has stopped working. This machine kept eating fuses and so I took the cover off and found thick filth. The little fan in the middle (is that the C drive?) was completely choked - everything is very clean now thanks to the soft brush on the end of my vacuum nozzle. But I think the…
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Help with picking DVD burner
Hey ho :) Our dell on haas a CDR burner and would like to change it to a DVD burner, and it seems that the internal ones are cheaper than external (unless someone can find me a cheap one) I have found this one and wondered if: 1) it will fit in my dell demesnsion 3100? 2) Is it had to fit or will I be giving dad a ring? 3)…
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Optimizing, installing & imaging Windows - XP tweak.
http://www.optimizingpc.com This site contains a mass of information on tweaking, installing & imaging Windows. If you would like to make changes in order to optimize Windows, but feel unsure about doing so, I would suggest making a couple of changes at a time & noting down, what you have done, as that way you can easily…
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Tech board stickies
Following on from this thread... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=225891 I was wondering if maybe the stickies could be adjusted or edited to more accurately reflect common questions on the board. For example: Help I've got a virus! Paid for Vs Free Virus Scanners? Best Web Browser? Which PC should I…
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Screws required for Samsung LE32R51BD?
Hi, What screws do i need to attach my wall bracket to the back of my Samsung LE32R51BD? Thanks
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Help eyetoy play 2 change language
Help wanted please, My daughter has received a sony eyetoy play 2, an interactive camera game for her PS2. However, on loading no language option screen appears - and the default language appears to be greek !! Any clues as to how to change language ? Any help much appreciated Kerry (AKA Stavros Giannakopolis)
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Please help - lost data
Please help me, I said that I'd copy some pictures from the memory card of my friends camera to a CD for them. They were really important pictures. I started to copy them (everything was working fine and a few minutes earlier I successfully copied my own pictures from a different memory card). There were about 70 pictures…
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Connecting loft aerial direct to tv...
Hi, Is there any danger of connecting my high gain loft aerial directly to my tv as opposed to connecting first to an aerial wall outlet? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=958&doy=15m7&C=SEO&U=strat15 The reason i ask is because there is normally a small circuit on the back of aerial wall outlets and not sure if…
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Setting up BT broadband on new PC
I'm having problems doing this as it doesn't seem to complete the installation process, they are sending me out a new software CD but did tell me where I could get the drivers for the modem in the meantime, they aren't there and I can't seem to find them on their website. Can anyone help? Seems to be working fine on my old…
