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homepage locked to google
Hiya I'm trying to fix my friends son's Fujitsu Siemens Laptop which was running really slow. It's running windows xp home edition with service pack 2 installed and I've made sure that all updates are up to date. It's running on an intel celeron processor 1.5mhz, 40 gig hard drive with approximately 6.5 gig used and is…
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Error Installing Win XP on Dell Dimension 9100
Hi all Hope some one can help me with my problem. I have just purchased a dell Dimension 9100 without an operating system installed & have tried to install Windows XP Pro (retail) on it, without any success. It fails with the error message below during the text part of the install (basically before copying any files to the…
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Digital Photo Editing and Storage
Can any of you recommend, good and easy to use digital photo editing software. I have a trial version of Corel and not sure that this is too good. Any tips would be greatly received. Are there any decent free downloads, Im not a professional photographer just a happy snapper. Cheers
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yes i know another wireless problem
Well iv had a good look at all the topics on the sticky and had a go at setting it up... I obviously want a secure network i have a netgear wgr614 v4 router and a belkin wireless g notebook network card. After following all the instructions it keeps connecting then disconnecting every few seconds HELP!
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Dell Battery Replacement
Hey :D I've got the code number (F5132) on my battery back but when I went to enter the full code to get a new one it then said I didn't need a replacement :confused: If the F5132 matches the problem batch then surely it's due for recall but apparently not! Any ideas? :o Crabman :D
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Music takes up so much space!!
I'm a little concerned that now I've put my 7Gb of music onto my ipod via my computer, my computer is all full up. The last time I had an mp3 player I dropped it in the river (duh) and had to spend all that time putting my music back onto my computer AGAIN when I had my new one. This takes me weeks in all (doing it when…
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cine film to dvd?
I have a cine film of our wedding in 1970 that I've never seen and would like to get it transferred on to dvd. It's Kodak on a 3" reel, I guess standard or super 8mm. Can anyone recommend a company that will do this at a reasonable price? There are loads that come up when I search and don't know which one to choose! Thanks.
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Broadband isn't as fast as it should be...
I've finally got myself onto Broadband and whilst I'm with Orange on their up to 8mb package, I understood that my connection could never be more than 2mb as my local exchange isn't capable. However, I've checked the speed several times and it always shows as 100mbs. Is it possible to egt 2mb or is the giveaway in the…
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Live webcam help please
I would like to set up a web cam in my house that I can view online in work, to check on the dog etc. I would only really need one cam but if I could do it with two so that I could have one veiwing the garden aswell that would be great. Trouble is I have no idea where to start! I wouldn't want other people to be able to…
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VHS to DVD - again!
Hi folks I have been reading previous threads about this but can't find the answer I want. I am planning to buy a DVD recorder and do away with all my old VHS tapes. I want to keep the pc and possibly the telly out of the equation, so I think I am right in saying that I just connect VCR directly to DVD recorder and record…
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Mac or PC for large image files
Hope I can tap into the font of knowledge on this website! I've recently graduated and I am in the process of setting up my own business as a photographer. I've won a large commision which has given me a small amount of money to live on but no money for equipment upgrades. However my pc is on its last legs and I need a new…
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downloading free clips from Big Brother
I am trying to download some free video clips from the Big brother website. However a box appears saying: Internet explorer cannot download from Openplayer (initialClip Idz 2140) no such interface supported. Does anyone know what this means and how I can resolve it? Thanks.
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Any Decent Cheap Desktops + Screens around???
Please Help if you can, Im finally looking to trade in my Dell Laptop and get a decent Desktop. My current laptop now takes about 5 secs to load everyweb page, and crashes when over 3 web pages are open at the same time!! Are there any decent desktops and screens around ( will buy separately if that makes for a better…
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Setting up broadband access
I'm just switching from dial-up to broadband. I've set up the Netgear DG834G ADSL wireless router (although it's through the cable; I'll try to figure out the wireless bit later…), and everything lights up OK. I've registered with Madasafish and the connection icon on my laptop says I'm connected OK. (I've even 'pinged'…
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Does my computer store the conversations
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XP Re-install
I did not want to hijack the thread about XP install but can someone help me about a re-install. I have found this: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp about how to re-install but it goes back to 2001. I have read people have problems reinstalling SP1 & SP2 and with updating the drivers. Is there an…
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AVG free update
When I try to update my avg free I get a message saying that my update server connection has failed. My firewall is not blocking avginet.exe. I have even tried it with the firewall turned off. I am using Firefox if that makes a difference. Anybody got any ideas Thanks
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Deleting e-mails
Helpppp I have 14000 yahoo e-mails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how the hell can I delete the lot:confused: I cant see a button to 'select all' I am having to delete them one by one:confused:
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Any alternatives to a modem protector.
Hi peeps. Does anyone know of a free programme out there to stop computer dialouts other than buying something like MMtel's modem protector.Thanks in advance.
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Where's the cheapest place for digital cameras?
I'm looking for a digital camera cheaper than retail prices. Is there any online stores that have cheap prices for decent cameras?
