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CD > DVD burner newbie! Help please!
Hi there. We are finally making the switch from an internal CD rewriter / DVD player combo to an internal DVD rewriter. We have lots of scanned images and digital camera pictures which we used to back up on CD-Rs (700Mb limit). What we'd like to know is can you use a blank DVD disk and use the 4.7Gb capacity just to store…
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NAS box
Was thinking about getting a NAS box for home to back the PC / laptops onto and maybe store my music. Anyone of have any experiance of Buffalo Linkstation 300GB or recomend something else? Cheers
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laptop
hi i need to buy a laptop no idea where to start has to have 256mb and 40gb for home use only can anyone recommend a make and wot sort of price rang i should be looking at thanks
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Are cheap wireless routers reliable?
I was supposed to buy a Belkins wireless router for £60 - £80 from talktalk., then I came across ebuyer which sells cheap ones for £40-£50 that comes with free USB adapter, which I 'm tempted to buy. Are they reliable? And also whats the difference between ASDL and cable/dsl router? which one do I need as I'm slighty…
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Problem with installing talktalk modem. Not enough ram!
I tried to install talktalk brodaband with my cd connection today, but it wont allow me because I only have 64mb RAM, and it told me to upgrade it to 128mb ram. However, talktalk stated that broadband only required 32mb to get it set up. Can someone explain.
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advice needed re virus
Hi All My mother in law has had problems with her computer. I advised her to download AVG Anti-virus which she did and it has found a virus Agobot BHJ. I have sent her copies of the info found here to tell her exactly what to do with virus vault etc. She is just curious how this virus caught hold. She only accesses the…
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monitor problems...........
hi, i am having problems with my monitor on my pc. every so often the monitor seems to go into standby mode but the computer stays turned on. it does it at random times and not just when the computer is being used on the internet or for playing music. the computer is an athlon 1ghz processor, 1.3 gb RAM. i have tried using…
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Wireless broadband?
I am looking into making my current Supanet ADSL broadband wireless buy getting a wireless router so I cn also use a wireless laptop in the house and connect an xbox 360 upto a wireless network also Is it just a case of plugging a wireless router into my current ADSL modem then does it give me a wireless broadband…
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Laptop power supply
I have an acer 5024 travelmate laptop. I would like a 2nd charger/power supply (so i can have one always in the office). I have seen some universal adapters for sale on ebay for about £11. I am a little cautious to buy one as i am concerned about the saftey of these 'chaper' devices most liekly from the far east. Does…
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karaoke machine
hi i'm on the lookout for a decent karaoke machine i can buy for my local youth club , it must be fairly easy to use , quick to set up , have a screen and pref 2 mikes any ideas ?
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refresh ???
hi all does anyobody know how to get my screen to auto refresh or do i have to keep refreshing manually ??????
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How do I restrict access to games already on the PC?
I would like to be able to restrict access (ie. not at all) the games that are already on the computer, but not take them off, incase we sell it on etc. I thought there might be a way, but I can't find anything. I am looking at restricting the solitaire, spider, freecell etc so that little ones don't distracted from their…
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PDA screen stuck need help to put in password
Hello, My hubby has a pda which is password protected but for some reason he cant access the normal qwerty keyboard so that he can input password which includes capital letters. Can anyone help please as we cannot use our sat nav without passing the password stage. Any help gratefully received (he has already rest at the…
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Wmv File To Avi
Hi Does anyone know a good program that is able to conver MWV Format to AVI or MPG? Thanks Kev
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computer games
I want to start playing a few computer games. Basically I'm not big into games, but wouldn't mind buying and playing a few. I'm not really into consoles though. I used to like games like Comand and Conqueor (sp?) and Sim City, I guess startergy games. My computer is a laptop and has an intergrated graphics card (Intel GMA…
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home plug adapters
This looks like the ideal solution to my requirements--fewer wires, better reception, etc---:j BUT--can you techies tell me about any problems to watch out for?:eek:
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copying media files to CD-R: laptop behaving badly
I have to copy a folder of media files to CD (don't have DVD writer on old laptop) so am using CD-R as want to keep it, not overwrite it. Normally I can do this without any problem but not this time. The folder contains text, saved webpages, photos and videos. I copied it to the CD but it won't work properly. I don't know…
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antispyware etc help needed
my microsoft antispyware has just ran out and i dont want to get defender as im not too keen on the microsoft packages. i have avast antivirus which i have had for ages and am really pleased with, as it updates as soon as you turn your net on instantly, you dont have to do it manually then wait half an hr. anyway, i need a…
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Sticking Keys
I am sorry if the answer to this is embarrassingly easy but how do I stop the keys of my keyboard from sticking? It is happening more and more, what do I need to do?
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Mozilla Firefox
I am using Firefox as my Internet Browser. When I initially turn on my PC and browser opens, it still opens with IE. How can I change settings so that PC automatically uses Firefox ?
