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Help internet sharing gone kaput!
Please help me someone! My computer crashed and I took it in for repair, they managed not to wipe my files and stuff but when I got it home I can't get my sons laptop to connect with the internet anymore. I am on tiscali broadband and use a 5 port switch to connect his laptop to my main internet connection. I have checked…
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AVG antivirus help needed!!!
now I'm no dumdum when it comes to computers but this one has stumped me a bit.... me AVG has gone kaput on my desktop, I'm running with no antivirus and nowt I do will change it.....says my internal virus database is out of date, but its saying I don't have any downloads available to me no matter what I try to do to…
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Unwanted satellite dish
BF and I have just moved into our first house, and it has a satellite dish. We have never had Sky or anything other than terrestrial channels, and I don't really want it there. BF would like to get digital one day but we won't be doing this yet. What do you advise I do about the dish? Is it worth hanging onto it? If not,…
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Firewall
I have the sygate firewall and want to change it to another free firewall. What do you recommend? :confused:
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Prassi Primo DVD
My PC came with this copying software, but for some reason it keeps freezing when I try to use it. I know it used to work as I used it some time ago. I have been looking for a way of 'repairing' it but as I don't have the original CD as it was already on my PC I seem to be a bit stuck. Does anyone have any ideas on how I…
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REALTEC AC 97 itegrated sound card drivers
I am purchasing from Ebyer a Creative Labs Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers System I saw in the reviews was someone said they had problems running the speakers with their REALTEC AC 97 integrated sound card.until they updated the drivers - I have that soundcard. Where would I get the updated drivers from?
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Deleting from USB pen drive
Hi folks, wondering if anyone can help me with this: I've just got a USB pen drive to store documents and photos etc. on (the first time I've used one). I was experimenting with it, saving and deleting files to see how much it would hold, but now I'm trying to delete what's on it and getting the following error message:…
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HP Compaq nx6125 under £330
Posted this on 'great laptop hunt' but thought any feedback may be of use to others as well as me. I did post a thread on the subject about 6 weeks ago and I've now got to pull my finger out & buy one and I can't get hold of an Acer from Tesco or Comet coz they're always sold out ! Any feedback on this would be greatly…
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The Spycar Project, Test Your Security Apps
According to PC World: QUOTE Spycar "is a suite of utilities that probe how your antispyware or antivirus app reacts to the behaviors spyware engages in: Changing the Windows Hosts file (which could redirect your browser to malicious sites), adding favorites to the Internet Explorer menu, or changing parts of the Windows…
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My Space bars gone !
Hope that's what it is called ?...the small space at the top of my screen that i will type a websites address into has disapeared ? think its called a space bar...can anyone tell me how to get it back......i am not to techie minded
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Is broadband suppose to be this slow?
My new broadband is with talktalk, but its not as fast as I thought it would be. I can watch videos and download faster than usual but can take up to 5 seconds to load up some web pages. Should it be like this? I’m using a Pentium 3, 256mb ram laptop. Does it have anything to do with the usb modem I’m using? If I opt for a…
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Which GPS Receiver?
Hi, I've just upgraded mobile phone to an SPV M600, and I plan to put TomTom SatNav software on there. I'll need a GPS receiver for my phone but have no idea which one to get. Any recommendations? I don't want to spend loads, but I want a decent one that won't keep losing reception etc. Thanks!
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I want a different email address - can you help?
I'm currently with AOL and want to change my ISP but, before I do, I want to get an email address that I'll never have to change regardless of who my ISP is. I've no idea where to get one or what it costs. What happens to the email address that you are given by the ISP, do you never use it? Any advice would be much…
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Laptop Screen Not Working Sometimes
Hello, I started my laptop this evening, and the screen stayed dark – long after the computer fully booted. I pressed the microswitch (the little spring lever that springs up when the laptop is opened a few times) and then the screen came back to life. Then, after 2 minutes of sitting idle, the computer went into sleep…
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asp:sqldatasource - getting more out
I have an asp.net (2.0) website which has a sqldatasource bound to a viewgrid Outside of the grid though I have 2 things that I want to do: 1) conditionally show another message depending on if a particular item exists in the grid (ie if item=1 is in the returned records then I dont want to display a link) 2) show the…
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error?
Trying to access the go shopping on https://www.lush.co.uk but it comes up with 1016 Can't open file: 'zen_whos_online.MYI' (errno: 145) in: [delete from zen_whos_online where time_last_click < '1156106567'] Anyone else have this or is it my computer playing up?
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Picture Quality of SKY+ vs FREEVIEW vs DVD
Hi folks, I am just curious after setting up my new media PC on what the difference in picture quality is between sky/freeview and dvd are. Just that my FREEVIEW (on media PC) seems to be nowhere near as good in quality as SKY. Fast moving scenes (eg panning shots over detailed landscapes) seem to shudder/stutter a bit on…
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How do I create a partion on my primary HDD?
Let me briefly explain my situation, 2xHDD, 160GB and 40GB. 160GB contains all data and OS, 40GB lying dormant. System getting sluggish, so have decided to create clean install of OS on 40GB. All fairly simple. However, I want to partition the 160GB HDD, and put all the data on the partiton, create the clean install on the…
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Thanks
I seem to have lost the ability to say thanks?? I can't even use the searc h facility? I am logged in and can send and reply? Any suggestions? Thanks :smiley:
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MSN Messenger tonight?
Anyone else having trouble signing in? Wont connect and the service shows all is well.
