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HELP!! please
everytime someone sends an attachment to my email or my hubbys it always wants to open up with windows media player:confused: :confused: and then when i try to open it up with word by right clicking and using the 'open with' then choosing word, its all gobble de gook made up of loads of letters i have a feeling one of my…
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Rotten T-Mobile signal all of a sudden
Folks :- Apologies if this is in the wrong forum... Four of us in my house use T-Mobile. The signal has got dramatically worse in the past couple of months to the point where it is unusable downstairs. Evidently 'something' has changed. Before I do battle with the call centre is there anything I can check first? I have a…
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Hobby..
Hi all, im sorry this isn't qutie a techie quesiton but its the best place I thought. Im desperately looking for a website that has things to make on it. Like https://www.instructables.com does anyone know any? Thanks laurie
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Help with non-Sky Satellite TV recievers and setups
Hi all, I'm interested in getting a non-sky Satellite TV setup so that I can watch Premiership footie. I've been recommended the following system: Card: http://www.mantesat.com/product_detail2.asp?ID=948&CatID=143 System: http://www.mantesat.com/product_detail.asp?ID=303&CatID=40 Total £315 + appx £80 installation (I'm…
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blocked senders on outlook express question
Does anyone know what happens to the email when you have blocked a sender on outlook express? Does it get returned to the recipient or just lost in cyberspace? cheers
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Viewpoint
I have just deleted Viewpoint (still in the recycling bin). Reg Cleaner shows it as software, but nothing in Add/Remove or Program list (may have already removed it). Found the details in 'search'. Axmetastream is a component and Viewpoint is mentioned as a media player. Also in the Reg Cleaner software list is…
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Satellite to tv in other room
I recently bought one of these devices which allows you to watch Sky in another room, in my case my bedroom. It looked simple enough (and was when my parents tried the same thing) but it doesn't work for me!! I have plugged the scart lead into the back of my sky box, and the scart lead for the receiver into the back of the…
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Laptop question
Hi all you Techies out there... My nephew at the moment watches ice hockey matches on the Laptop from off the internet. What he's asked now is it is possible to connect the laptop to the tv so he can watch it through the tv instead..!!!!!! screen and maybe have the option of recording it on to vhs. Any ideas?? Thanks…
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Got a PACE freeview thingy...
I have got a PACE freeview top box thingy, shaped like a half moon. I have it working i think its all set up as it needs to be, as per manual, i did the search for all the stations and saved them, however, there isn't ITV2 on it! - the very one I need so I can tape coro omnibus. Does this PACE have ITV2? should it? there…
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Disabling CapsLock?
It frequently annoys me when I accidently hit capslock then have to re write an entire email or message. Before we reinstalled windows I had downloaded a command that I entered into the windows log which switched capslock to a shift button, which is obviously not still on the system, but have no idea what it was. I have…
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Application terminology for dummies
Perhaps not technically money saving for me, but would be for my company! Bit of backstory which might help to explain what I'm trying to do first: My client asked me to produce a CD to include an interactive flowchart type thing, where the "How to" flowchart linked to all the relevant info, whether another page within the…
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PDA Advice
Hi I am looking for some advice for buying a PDA as my girlfriends dad has decided he 'needs' one , i know quite abit about Desktops and such things but not about PDAs as i have never really needed to use them. I get the idea that he will be using it for general computing but has asked that it has a car navigation system.…
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BT Freestyle 2500 answering machine problem
Hiya, I've used the 2500 phone at work for some time now and found it pretty reliable. We finally got around to replacing our home phones with digital cordless ones so I suggested the same model. We got a reasonable price in The Link for the base unit and 2 extra handsets (sold one on ebay ;) ) The problem is the answering…
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vga connection
i have a 360 with a vga cable which i wish to plug into my pc monitor. The pc monitor does not have a port for vga but a lead coming out of it with vga on the end which plugs into the pc. So how to i connect to vga cales together. I gather i need some kind of box which will accept both wires but what is it called?
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Windows Genuine Advantage Again?
My PC was fried by a power surge several weeks ago and is currently at a repairers. I borrowed an old PC from work so that I could check my banking and ebay. I had to install my copy of XP on the PC but now I have the incredibly annoying WGA tool popping up everyday. I did a search here for the WGA removal tool but all the…
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Not able to find Freefivers
Very often i cannot log onto freefivers website and i mean lots of times, daily, as it is returned page cannot be displayed or i am re routed to uk.com search page, i have checked for all viruses , trojans etc, and am 'clean ' . my ISP is TALKTALK BROADBAND, i would apprecite if anyone had any ideas to help. thanks
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Possible Browser Hijack?
Hi all, I have a possible nasty running on my computer, that nether pest patrol, Spy bot or Avast seems to mind. I am using Sygates personal firewall. The problem is when using Picassa (photo software free from google). If I export my photos to a web page, Picassa does this with out a problem, then launches my web browser…
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IE sites within Firefox
For those of us who use firefox, there are sites out there which still do not display properly. Unsurprisingly Microsoft sites are notorious for this. For example, windowsupdate or the new "live" version of hotmail. I came across this useful extension this morning and thought I'd tell everyone about it. Before anyone asks,…
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Wheres the cheapest place to register for a .com domain
I understand that 1&1 is the cheapest for co.uk domains, so does anyone know where is the cheapest for .com domain names. Thanks.
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I want a wireless Laptop type thingy?
Hello all, I want to buy a laptop and be able to connect to the internet anywhere in the house. I havnt a clue what Im looking for or what I need to buy. I currently have my desktop connected to broadband. can I use the same service(blueyonder) or do i need to switch providers? i also want a slot to put my memory stick duo…
