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Plug and play monitors and Inspiron 1300
I have plugged a number of monitors into the laptop - none of which show anything on their screens. The driver apparantly does not need to be updated and the monitors are ok. and "this device is working properly" is on the Hardware Wizard. My laptop has a crack on the screen and i am thinking about buying a 15"/19" TFT…
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Win 98 and Nvida issues with Directx 9
I'm using an old pentium 3 I just upgraded it to take 384mb memory and put in a Nvdia 16mb graphics card. there is a noticable difference with the graphics on my screen but now I'm having trouble with Direct X I just upgraded to Direct X 9 and since then I have had trouble. Games using Dx9 all seem to come up with error…
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disk check after update?
I just updated windows and left the thing to restart to finish the job. then i noticed that the pc was nearly finished a check for damage or something Is this normal? or have i got a problem? i've never noticed it before:eek:
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MSE Forum - Errors on Page
Hi, Hope someone here can explain or help with this recent problem that's developed. When I come on the forum, and it seems to be only on this site, I frequently get what looks like a draft version of the forum; e.g. no gridlines round the threads or topics, & a different font. It is more difficult to read but I'm more…
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What to do with dig camera on hols in USA
Cd anyone explain SIMPLY (!) what is easiest thing to do with a camera full of shots. At home I just put it in the cradle and transfer it onto the computer. I am travelling for 4+ weeks. Hv heard that poss one can have a saving place on yahoo but do I have to take UK cables adaptor etc. I will be with relatives with…
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Future Email query
Hi all - just a quickie. An email has just plopped into my inbox with a date 24 hrs into the future, by an unknown (to me) sender. Its something that has been forwarded to me - titled "re:fw:another good share" and the sender is stefano ghazzali I've got avg free and its scanned it clean as it came in. Is this as dodgy as…
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watching tv on laptop?
Hi, I've seen my friends watch tv on their laptop, great idea and saves the cost of a tv as well. But what do you need to do it, is there like a plug in device? I don't want to have to open up my laptop and install an internal tv card or anything, thought something on the scale of upgrading RAM is easy enough to do. Also…
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RAM upgrade
Hi....I need to upgrade my RAM from 256 to 512mb or 1gb to allow me to run some software more successfully. Please can some of you advise which is the best option in each catergory (512 and 1gb) and how much I should be paying for each. Also I 'm told there are different types. How do I find out what sort I need for my PC…
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BBC video
Why is it that BBC video is quite often just a series of pictures (not video) for me? http://news.bbc.co.uk/ news front page Mumbai video I use the real player viewer, what do you see video or still pictures? what were you viewing through WinMPlayer or RealPlayer?
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Could someone please look at this log for me
Hi, My computer has gone really weird, the net was really slow so NTL sent a 'signal' which was meant to speed up the connection. They also told me to change the proxy address things under LAN settings. Now the internet pages close when they feel like it. I can't thank anyone on this site (it says page error), when i try…
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300 GB Hard Drive..where's my missing GBs?
Hello techy experts! I'm sure this will be easy for you on here but it's puzzling me :o , I have a 300 GB hard drive, apparently I've used 10.7GB but only have 268GB free space :confused: ? Anybody know why? Thanks!
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Security for a wireless modem router
I have just purchased a Netgear wireless modem router and I have heard about making sure it is secured appropriately. I have changed the password on it and enabled WPA encryption. Is there anything else I need to do or am I set? Cheers!
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Wireless keyboard recommendation's?
Looking for a wireless keyboard so I thought I get some opinions on here before buying. Don't need a mouse with it as I have the Logitech MX900 and am very happy with that. I'd love the Logitech DiNovo but you can't seem to buy that without the mouse. So any recommendations? As long as it doesn't eat batteries I'm happy.…
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whats trixie??? keeps wanting to install itself
any ideas what this is?? every so often my comp says it needs a cd to install trixie... never heard of it loops
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Portable USB Drive, what now?
I have bought one of those "little pen" type portable drives. I have now stored some files in it which I need to transfer to another computer. I am not very knowledgeable about computers, and the packing says it's 256MB. Can I store a lot in it (ie. what's the equivalent in CDs) Can I keep stored files indefinitely? I ask…
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Windows XP Pro Question
I have XP pro and I need all the updates or at least SP2, but I want to download the updates then save to my HDD, so I can then burn to disk so I can install at a later date if I ever perform a fresh install of XP Pro?. any links that would help, as I can only save IE6 and I cant find the links to SP2 I have forgotten…
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spyware detected on my pc
i have a balloon pop up telling me i have 4 active spyware applications on my computer. it says to click to resolve so i download the sortware, it says i have x amount of infected files etc... but i have to pay to fix the problems! i have downloaded ewido anti spyware, followed the instructions from the sticky thread. it's…
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Desktop PC Power Management
Ok fellow techies, I'm looking for a piece of software that will power up my PC at 00:30 and power it down at 07:30. this is so it can carry out downloads in the reduced rate electricity band overnight. I've trawled the net, but not found the bit of software to suit, so here are the requirements: Windows XP Freeware Power…
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iPod repair problem - can anyone help please?
Hi. I'm posting on behalf of a friend of mine. Three months ago she bought an iPod video for her son, from John Lewis. The screen failed, so my friend returned it to John Lewis, who returned it to Apple for servicing, but Apple claim it must have been dropped (which was not the case) and so they refuse to repair it under…
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MS Media Player
Whenever I delete something from the library of MS Media Player, I will be asked if I just want it deleted from the Playlist or from the computer. I always select the former. However, although this will delete stuff from the Playlist, this is only temporary. Whenever I turn the player back on again, there is the material…
