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My New Laptop is sooo slow ...why?
Basically have a new Acer laptop and its really slow. It seems something is hogging the memory. When I click ctrl alt del it says my cpu usage is at 100%! Is there a way of me shutting down the software that is causing this as its really bugging me!
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windows xp themes
I'm getting bored with the look of windows and wondered if anybody had any advice on how to go about changing the theme of xp. I've messed about with colours etc but ideally I'd like to download a completely new look but I am wary of installing anything dodgy so just wondered if anybody had any advice for a safe and hassle…
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downloaded videos from 3
hi download music videos from 3 ,now anyone know how to get them to play on a computer (tryed getting the codec but found nothing),all so how to get them to play on other phones when you transfer them over, even to an other 3 video phone they just wont play,have three ,3 phones so dont want to pay 3 times for the same…
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Very basic cheap laptop for internet?
Not bothered about high specs or technically advanced. I want a laptop for my old man as his Dell has just given up the ghost and its heading for laptop heaven. He is missing his daily dose of surfing as he now does everything on there (banking, shopping etc) Anyone know where I can get a used bargain basement laptop to…
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itunes m4p converting
did a little search on this but couldnt find the right stuff. Have got some itunes songs and i want them on my phone, trouble is they are pretected (.m4p files) and i cannot for the life of me find a program to do it, can anyone shed some light on this.
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Using Google Mail in the Bat! email client
Hi I'm trying to download my googlemail emails through the Bat email client (pop3), but i cannot receive/send any emails. POP3 IS enabled on the settings page on gmail webmail and i tried putting in the config settings below into bat but without any success. Has anyone managed to successfully use the Bat! with gmail?…
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How do I set up a wireless printer?
I have wireless broadband etc at home and would like to be able to send things to the printer wirelessly from a laptop or another PC. How do I do this? Does it need a special printer or can I use the old one I have already? Do I need to leave the computer on that is attached to the printer? So many questions - I really…
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Free Organisational Chart Software Needed Please
Hi I've been asked to do an Organisational Chart for work. Thought it would be a piece of cake using PowerPoint’s Organisational Chart feature but I got within adding the last two members of staff and a warning dialogue appeared stating that the limited version free with Powerpoint only accommodates charts up to a certain…
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How can i eliminate a "user"
Nothing to do with drugs, lol...just a minor problem with MS .NET. When i used to boot up, nothing would appear on the screen. After installing .NET, i have to click the "user" icon. This messed up my firewall settings (& net access) for a while, but that's sorted now. I'd like to get rid of the "user" button, as i'm the…
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Excel Spreadsheet forms...
Hello again lol I'm trying to make an Excel spreadsheet form for my pet shops animal book. I've spent three hours ( my g.f. fallen asleep - I'm in trouble when she wakes up ) on copying this magazines walk thru. I just get to DEBUG moaning about Private Sub Workbook_Open() UserForm1.Show End Sub I need a form that will…
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What's Next?
Hi there I've got an interview coming up soon and I am really just scouting for a few ideas and suggestions. I think I will be asked the question... "What will the next step/trend in I.T be?" I've got a few ideas - please feel free to comment on them. Which of the ideas are more likely to develop/grow? Which of them will…
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Time Computers
I am not sure whether this is already discussed. I am about to buy a desk top pc TIME MACHINE 4200 19"WIN.it looks very impressive.I was quite happy to go for that until I heard about their quality and company finance situation(going under receivership)They are even offering 12 months interest free credit.…
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Tech help please with ethernet/linksys
Hi, have been trying to set up new Linksys cable router with my Desktop PC, have followed the instructions, right up to the point where it instructs me to remove the cable (connecting modem to PC) from my PC & plug into the Router. It doesn't fit! The cable is a standard USB and there isn't a USB plug on the router. I…
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broadband on wireless internet
my daughter has a laptop with lan card enclosed,she has gone to uni and now has a broadband with wire,how can she alter this to use internet again,they can provide cable in accommodation office but needs set up and dont know what else is needed,is it another card inserted into laptop or something easier than that?
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Transfer VHS Videos to DVD
I am having a clear out and want to transfer about 50hrs of VHS home video to DVD, can anyone recommend a good machine to buy to do this. I see that Argos have a Funai HDR-B2735 machine on sale for £199, but I have never heard of this make, are they any good ? Has anyone any advice or tips as the best / most productive way…
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What is "Service Executable" any ideas??
Hello :) I keep getting a popup on my ZoneAlarm (my 3 months of McAfee from dell have now expired :wall: ) to say that "Service Executable" wants to access the internet but as I have never heard or come across this program before I click deny. Does anyone know what this is or is there a way I can find out? If it's…
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laptop problems!
I have tried portforward but that did not help. Basically, I have had loads of help last night and have fixed all the problems except 1, I need someone to help me access secure servers and log on 2 msn. When I troubleshoot on msn the problem it finds is with the key ports and says it could be due to improper proxy or…
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Want to buy a second hand computer advice needed.
Hi, At the moment i have got windows ME, i don't really know what that means my son has explained it to me but i have forgotten what he meant, The computer is playing up and i can't use it for sending reports etc to my computer at work as we use windows XP there. I cannot afford to buy a new computer so have decided to get…
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Ipod problems
I've just got myself an ipod nano and installed itunes on my PC. Somehow during this the Nano has decided to call itself the D Drive and my DVD burner/CD Rom drive has disappeared. Any idea's on how to resolve this issue? I can't upload anything to my pod until i can sort this out :(
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mobile phone pics to computer help!
:confused: i am trying to install samsung pc 3 onto my computer and have installed studio 3 which is on my desktop - i am now trying to connect the phone to the pc via the usb cable and it says it should take a few minutes - io have tried x2 now and getting close to ten minutes each time - is this normal? i have never used…
