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help with fujitsu laptop
the wife has just got hold of a second hand laptop for work, but im struggling to turn it on haha i know that sound pathetic but ive tried everything to my knowledge, its fully charged etc the power button has been depressed for several seconds etc etc still confused why its not powering up any ideas please:confused:
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Why do I have to keep logging on?
Hopefully this will be an easy one for you techie people. Why is it that I have to constantly log on to this site? If I go off for a few moments to make a cup of tea, when I get back I have to log on again (regardless of whether I have ticked the 'remember me' box). It's driving me bonkers!
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Which online backup service?
Although I use Acronis TrueImage, I'd like to use an online backup service to keep My Documents secure in case of a sudden disk failure. Tried Carbonite - don't like it's 'features' - would prefer something with much more user control. Carbonite tries to 'simplify' things but actually ends up fooling you that is working…
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Zoom wireless modem
Hi Installed a wireless modem, but use the main computer via the hard-wired connection. The problem I have is, there are many sites that I just cannot access now, and these are ones that should not be a problem at all, for example I cannot get to halifax.co.uk - at any time night or day, the page will time out. On the…
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wireless internet-is someone using my connection?
I am using a linksys wireless modem router at home with wep security enabled,my daughters computer and my PDA also share connection. when i go into the settings on router and go to "wireless clients connected" i can see another computer connected. there is no computer name or IP address but there is a MAC address. does…
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AMD Turion 64 ML-34 / 1.8 GHz - processor any good?
hi there is a lappy over on the grabbit board with this processor in i want to know what it is equivalent to and is it any good before i order
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plagued by pop-ups.
hi all, the norton s/ware is supposed to stop these, but for some reason doesn't. does anyone know what a non-geek like me can do? many thanks.
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Help starting Security Centre service
I have recently got a new HP desktop. Using Windows XP media centre edition. When I go to the Security Centre in XP it shows: Security Essentials The Security Centre is currently unavailable because the Security Centre service has not started or was stopped. Close the SC window and restart the computer (or start the…
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divx player
:D afternoon peeps, wondering if anyone can recomend a fairly decent divx player for around 40-50 squid. I got a jvc one but it seems to stutter and go out of sync on some of my divx movies so i need one that can play movies smoothly, aslo does anyone know about any good harddrive divx players where you just upload your…
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123reg website builder problems
hi don't know whehter it should be this board or the vent board, but basically we manage a small village pub and have bought a domain name and also last week bought their site builder to develop a website it cost us £60. any way the front page of the website that we can develop on has got headers which aren't really…
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new TV
Im looking for a new 20" lcd TV , anyone got any info on the best place to get one or if any are on offer , many thanks
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Windows startup error
when turning on my computer i get this message: windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \windows\system32\config\system you can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd rom select 'r' at the first screen to start repair. all i have is an emachines…
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Trouble opening some websites
Hi, I recently had a guy install wireless and everything worked fine. He came back the other day to network files, printers etc, and again this works fine. The problem is since the networking, I now can't open some websites i.e. MSN and others on either the desktop or laptop. Other sites i.e. this one, open up normally.…
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can i develop this normal 35mm camera...
i have this disposable carmera that i have taken pictures on but on the back it states develop before 9/2005.. will i be a) allowed to develop it? and b) will the pitcures come out? thanks in advance :A
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Help accessing wireless network
We have a wireless network set up at home. We have broadband via NTL and a network which was professioanlly set up and encrypted using Netgear components. We have 2 PCs and a laptop connected to this network. My daughter has just been given a secondhand Samsung V25 laptop for doing coursework etc. for her A levels and…
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scanning document
Hi New to this forum, - new to computers (well, we all have to start sometime!!). Can anyone help with a simple scanning question? I want to scan a document that I will want to print off from time to time. How do I scan the document and then save it to a word document that I can access when I need to print it off? Need…
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My Page Rank with Google is 0/10!
I have just created a new website, and I made sure I included lots of meta tags to start off, intending to add more shortly. The site is still under construction, but I have a basic layout. It's only been up and running since the 13th, so I know I might have to wait a bit to appear on Google, however; I've had a basic look…
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Can anyone advise on a camcorder?
Hi My son is after a camcorder for his birthday (he's saved up his pocket money and we'll do the rest). He wants to do animation with it, Wallace and Gromitt type stop-motion animation. Can anyone advise on the type of camcorder or specs we should be looking at? Cheers QQ
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Can I swap a SKY+ box with a Sky digi box?
Hi Guys please help me as I know I will get baffled if I try to phone Sky to ask them this questions. We have Sky multi rooms with a Sky+ box upstairs and the old sky Digital box downstairs and I now want to swap them. I thought this would be easy by the Sky cable that feeds the Sky+ box has two connections Dish input 1…
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Help with lcd tv and dvd recorder.
I recently purchased a bush lcd tv with built in freeview, when it came to setting it up it worked fine with a great signal. I put the ariel straight into the tv. Now i have a dvd recorder and the ariel needs to go into that so therefore the signal is not so strong and i lose some of the channels. Does anyone know how to…
