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P.C. on or off?
I was told that keeping your computer on all day and night can cost up to £2.00 per day. I do not know if it is true, but if it is i will be turning it off from now on. What i need to know is, when i turn it off, should i turn it off completley or just standby? Does anyone else keep their computer on 24-7? Any advice or…
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Internet connection just failed, Netgear DG834G
Trying to help my dad out here. Internet connection suddenly gone down. Everything was fine. Then one by one the connections failed (2 PCs + 1 laptop). All are connected through a Netgear DG834G v2 router. Had no problems until today. The LAN is working fine and I've checked internet connection with an ADSL modem - that…
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HELP - TFT Screen Flashing !!!
Help! For the past two weeks, when I start up my PC, my TFT screen has been flashing. You see the normal desktop, icons etc for a millisecond, before the screen flashes back to black, then within 2 seconds, you see desktop again, then it flashes. Very strange. I have now unplugged this screen and plugged in my kids TFT…
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Deleting a windows setup for XP
I'm currently using Windows XP and re-installed it to get rid of the junk. I noticed i still had files left so tried to re-install again to delete any files that was still there and format it properly. Realized i couldn't format so quit the setup to just stick with what i have. Now when i restart or switch on my computer i…
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IE v FireFox tooltip text question
I view this forum at work using IE, and at home using FireFox In IE if you hover over the "post subject" on the initial list screen the text of the first post is displayed as tooltip text (hopefully this is the correct phrase?). This is a nice feature as you do not have to go into the post to read it. In FireFox it…
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phone point help please
I can only access my new broadband connection from the telephone point in my hall. I have a laptop and was previously able to access dial up internet in my bedroom. The hall is not too handy, as its tiny and nowhere to sit. Is there some way my other sockets can be upgraded to accept broadband?
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Help..need new laserjet for office
Help...I've been left in charge of office while boss is out for day. Our printer has just decided to give up and let out a puff of smoke :confused: Ok, Boss says order new printer..where do I start? I need: monocrome, not v.high number of prints, able to share on network. Do I need a specific network printer or can any…
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MIL wants to buy laptop to use internet -no PC in her home -wireless connection??
My MIL has decided she would like to buy a laptop. Mostly for internet usage. She has recently had a stroke and is hoping to regain a bit of independance by being able to do an online shop etc. She has never had a pc in her home before. Will she be able to access the internet from all laptops??? Or is there a certain kind…
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Lidl microwave - any good?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060803.p.Combination_Microwave_and_Grill.ar6
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A thicko question about outlook express
I get an awful lot of junk mail in my junk mail account. Occasionally, when i am clearing out the junk a little window pops up and says: Error A Runtime error has occured Do you want to Debug? Line: Error: The Line number varies and so does the error code, today its happened and its line number 36 and the error is 'Object…
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iPods - I'm taking the plunge!
After putting it off for ages, I've decided to join the rest of my friends and get an iPod. Which one is the best (and best value)? I'm torn between the Nano 4GB and the Regular 30GB. The price difference is only about £40 I think so should I get the big regular one? Plus, any tips on the best place to purchase would be…
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Lidl Laption from Thurs
Seems quite a good deal to me, what do you lot reckon? Not as cheap as a dell inspiron laptop but think this is higher spec, apart from the screen size. £499 Link: http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060810.p.TARGA_Traveller_Notebook_812_MT30.ar7 TARGA Traveller Notebook 812 MT30 * Specifications: * ATI…
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looking for a thread, quick reply needed,
there was a thread made by someone who was doing some work for people and had made a list of programmes with stuff like, (free) virus software spyware firewall browsers, cleaners, and so on, but i cannot find it anywhere, i will keep looking but if anyone can find it that would be great, thankyou :beer: :beer: :beer:
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orange wireless and talk
I have had the wireless and talk for about 8 months, only had it connected to my OLD laptop.....works fine!! bit slow but ok. my mum gave me her newish desk top pc this week so thought i would add that to the wireless connection as it is in the dining room where the is no phone socket to use the ethernet cable. before…
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security experts
hi all looking for a bit of advice i want learn all about security and hacking and everythink anyone got any good idears where to start i must stat at this point i dont want learn this to hack computer and be a meance but to learn the art how to protect myself networks and so on any help or advice be very nice
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My memory is too good
Oh this is just typical really :-) I bought a new motherboard and processor. An Asrock board that takes DDR and DDR2 memory (not simultaneously) and have now discovered that Asrock boards don'r support ECC memory. No mention of this anywhere in their literature and all my memory (4 x 1Gb modules) is ECC and brand new I…
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hd ready tv samsung good deal??
hi i'm in thailand at the momentand looking at some hd ready tvs. thereis one which i think the price is reasonable. its a samsung 29in hd ready tv. its not lcd or plasma but flat screen and slim fit. its got 1080i the price is about 250 pound. is there anything i should look for and is this a bargain although its not lcd…
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grrrrr help me jebus
hi wondered if anybody has any smarts about why my printer wont work, i am down to my last handful of hair !!!!!! heres the deal .. bought a printer in asda for much cheapness ( lexmark 730 series), got it home set up as required via usb all went fine then every time i try to print i get a printer unable to communicate…
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TFT monitor, resonse time?
HI Looking to upgrade my old 17" crt with a tft monitor. Thinking of getting 1 from ebuyer the MJ7C 17" this has a response time of 12ms or Dabs value 17" which has a response time of 8 ms which is trhe better of the 2? the price is about the same and both come with 3 year warranty. Just use for web surfing and home stuff.…
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Paper Feed Problem Kyocera FS-1750 Laser Printer
I've just acquired this printer. When I go to print it usually prints the first copy fine but then it beeps with the message 'Load MP Tray' (which is the hand feed tray). I can then make it print from the main paper cassette by pressing 'Feed' then 'Enter'. I have to repeat this for each sheet. Have I got something wrong…
