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Renaming Files
I have a panasonic DVD recorder that can play still images from an SD Card My camera names images in the format nnn-nnnn_img.jpg In order to read the pictures on the SD card the DVD recorder needs images named in the format aaannn.jpg Where aaa is an alphabetical letter and nnn is numeric Is there any easy way of renaming…
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No print from printer - cleaning printer head
Having not used my Espon inkjet for a few months I now need to do quite a bit of printing, however nothing is being printed on the paper as it feeds through the printer. I suspect that this may be due to clogged printer nozzles (especially given the fact I have not used the printer for a while). The printer itself has a…
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Problems with playing tracks on Samsung YP U1Q 2GM MP3 Player - Any advice please?
I got one of these and although I put loads of tracks on it, some files won't play for some reason, showed a couple of my techie friends who were unsure aswell as to what's going wrong - does anyone know what might be going wrong please?…
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Build a media center pc
Hi I would like to build a media center pc that would be capable of having freeview built in with the ability to record. I would also want to be able to use this as a server on a wireless network so that i can view the files held on the MC on any other pc in the house. I have seen the Aopen X-Cube Socket 478 for £105. at…
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Equal column lengths & CSS
I previously had a few good examples of how to create a page which has 3 columns all of which display as being the same length but cant seem to find the one I had that worked and all the others I have found arent working :( Anyone point me in the right direction?
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Help please with DVD R/W on Inspiron 1300
Hope someone can help me please. I have a Dell Inspiron 1300 Laptop. I have a problem with copying DVDs. I can play DVDs fine and have no problem copying CDs but when I try and copy DVDs it reads the source OK but then does not like the blank DVD to write to. Both the source and destination DVD are the same size and type…
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Deleting Temporary Internet Files
Hi, Hoping someone here can help me! Have been deleting a load of the temporary internet files however it keeps coming up with a thing saying that the file 'desktop' is a system file and if you remove it a program may not work - does anyone know what this file is and what would happen if I did delete it?
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MSN Messenger Problem
Hello, This is an outside chance that anyone will be able to help me on with this issue. It looks as if i have been banned by MSN Messenger (and cant even access it on other PC's). The message below comes up: The Reference Problem number is 80004005. I have had this problem for the past 2 years. I can acess my hotmail but…
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upgrading a motherboard?
this is my first post, so hi everyone! I thought I might have a go at replacing my old MB, which has a 850Mhz processor, and 512MB ram, with something a bit more zippy. I am looking to buy the MB second hand on ebay to save money. I am wondering how I would know if the new MB would be compatible with my machine? I am…
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Need Techie Help Please.....
My mum has recently bought a brand new laptop, usual stuff, Windows XP, etc. However, when we try to get on certain sites the status bar says "Done", but lo and behold, nothing appears on the screen. With other sites the site loads incorrectly with graphical errors or links errors. 99% of sites work perfectly I must say,…
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More memory
Hi...I have a computer that is a few years old...and like us all it's getting slower. I have been told to add some more memory which should help.I only have 256meg at the moment...but have a free slot. How can i find out what type of memory to fit ...and does anyone know any good places to buy. Cheers
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USB freeview stick
I've just had a USB freeview stick for my birthday. It works fine outside (tried it with the laptop) with the tiny antenna provided. Not a thing indoors though. Bought one of those Wilko antennas for a fiver, but still no good (will go back). If I move the aerial to different parts of the room I can get a few channels, but…
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Windows XP start up problems
Hoping someone can help! Since yesterday I have been having problems starting windows on my Toshiba A60 laptop. Whilst online, it shut me out and came up with the usual error message. I then tried to log back in and it the error message was 'system32, error' please install windows again with the original set up cd (which I…
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Bluetooth Headest w/ USB Charger (like Jabra JX-10)?
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System Restore Problem
I was using system restore last night due to errors. half way through the pc switched off, might have been power cut, now i cannot load the pc because it doesnt seem to have restored everything. I have tried going back into system restore to undo last restore but it wont load up at all. I just get a white box with a title…
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Couple of questions about budget pc
I am very interested in buying a Pc from meshcomputers http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODCATEGORYVIEWPAGE&USG=APPLICATION&ENT=APPLICATION&KEY=71608 The first two on this page are the ones Im looking at. Firstly are they good value? and is that the best deal for a computer of that spec? (I would have…
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alternative to zone alarm
I can no longer update zone alarm because im on win 98se (it says on their website), so would be grateful for a suggestion of an alternative programme please :j I currently have other protection, spyware blaster, AVG and ad-aware if thats any help :D
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Malware in startup won't go
Hi Any advice on the following will be most welcome - I'm getting nervous! I have NvCpl and nwiz.exe in startup (from msconfig) and can't get rid of them. I've followed the steps in the thread above, but the only thing that came up was the adserver that my isp constantly leaves. I already had avg, spygate, spybot, spyware…
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pdf to word
Hi all, Does anybody know of a free, but relaiable, program that can convert pdf documents to word? I want to be able to make changes to a pdf document and I believe that the only way to do it is to convert it first to word. Any help/advice appreciated. Regards, Julian
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i need a specific type of audio splitter..
what i'm after is a free programme which can seperate a song into its various tracks-for example, seperating the guitar parts from the drum parts, or seperating layers of guitar parts so i can pick and choose which instrument on the track i can listen to. i need it to work with mainly mp3 and audio cd, and to be simple…
