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virus protection
My McAfee is about to run out.What are the best free ones to use instead? Thanks. Also a very quick one, anyone know how to put french symbols on when using Word.Daughter has to make some posters in French and needs to add accents, teacher told her to press alt and 140 but it doesn't seem to work when we do it? Thanks!
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Excel spreadsheet for Windows
I'm after a copy of Excel - any hints at getting it at the lowest price? I've searched a few places but best so far is around £160.
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Laptop Power Adaptor - Needed ASAP!
Hi all, Just a quick question. My laptops power adaptor has just died :mad: and i need a new one cheap and quick! Can anyone tell me where to get one thats decent & good priced please?? BTW. My laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L7300 if thats any help! All posters will be thanked! Cheers :D Jake :D
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Keyboard Problem on Dell Laptop
A friend of mine has just purchased a new Dell laptop which has the following keyboard problem. When he types the @ symbol he gets something else so he has to go to <Shift> + 2 I am not sure where his " symbol is located. I presume this is a setting in the keyboard somewhere but could not find it under Keyboard in the…
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Connect Laptop to LCD TV
Hello all, Im trying to connect my HP laptop to my Acer LCD TV, I have tried to connect a wire from the VGA port of the TV directly to the vga port on the laptop but nothing comes up on the tv any suggestions??
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TV needs to rotate
A friend of mine has an elderly mum (over 100!) in a home. The mum needs something to put her TV on which will allow it to swivel, so she can watch it from either end of a long room. A wall bracket is NOT what she wants, and wouldn't be allowed by the home in any case. What she needs is something like a strong 'lazy susan'…
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Xbox, Playstation or Nintendo?
I posted this on another thread but thought i would post it here too for a wider perspective I am debating wether to buy an Xbox 360, wait a short while for the new Nintendo wii or wait till next year for the Playstation 3. I already have the Playstation 2. What are your views on these consoles? Any ideas on the best place…
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Can't Get My Creative Zen Jukebox To Charge!
I have a creative zen 40gb jukebox. The mains adapter is supposed to charge the battery also but it's not. When you plug it in, the jukebox is only running from the mains and as soon as you take the adaptor out it switches off. ANyone any idea why it is not charging?
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my parents live in the sticks, which broadband?
hiya you guys wondered if you could help, have just been to my parents house they live out in a very small village in gloucestershire, my dad wants to get broadband as he is on a dial up at the mo and its infuriatingly slow:mad: anybody got any good suggestions on which one to go for? he is in the gl11 area, cheers
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Tech help req'd re Blueyonder(wirefree)
Hi, I've had the same Packard Bell computer now for 6 years & am currently on broadband through Telewest I am looking at placing the computer into my son's bedroom & getting myself a laptop Firstly, does anyone know whether it would be possible to do this without having to get Telewest to send someone around, I've heard…
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MSN messenger
My ISP is via AOL 9. I did have IE5.5 (I think!) and I downloaded update to IE6 so DD can have MSN messenger. I have had hotmail for years and access this through Outlook Express. Anyway download seemed fine and it asked me to restart computer. When I did this I had the error message: updating files unable to update files…
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How upgradable are laptops?
hi, i was thinking of buying a laptop but am just wondering whether laptops can be upgraded with Ram or new graphics cards without affecting the warranty thanks
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Publishing Manuals on the net
I am looking at writing a manual and having it accessible to clients on the internet. Can anyone advise what would be the best software to do something like this in. I have previously used MS Word and incorporated screen shots etc but would like to get a bit more fancy with 'sensitive areas' you can hover over that give…
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is it possible to reduce cpu useage on one program?
hi i have installed camfrog chat program and it keeps freezing all the time. i had a look in task manager and it was up to 85 alone just on that program. is it possible to reduce cpu usage have installed extra ram etx but seems to be worse. thanks
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Who runs that website?
Hi Just a little tip if you ever need to find out who is behind a website, lets say if there is no contact details on the website. Use the whois record to view the registrants contact information, this usually includes a name, email address, their postal address and telephone/fax number.…
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Microsoft Money- HiSave ICICI
My bank offers the download facility however it is saying that the date format does not match my money file. I have gone into control panelk to ensure that the date format is correct and matches the banks format and it does showing e.g 09/09/2006 9 September 2006 All my other downlaodable accounts are fine only this one is…
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RAM DVD PLAYERS(standalone)
Hi All, Anyone know of any DVD Player that plays -RAM other than Panasonic and Samsung. Cheers.
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Dedicated Linux Server in UK
I didn't really want to hijack Doublespresso's thread on 'Dedicated Windows Server in UK for hosting' so I'm setting up a sister thread to run alongside :) Can anyone help in my search for a Dedicated Linux Server, based in the UK? I am upgrading from shared hosting due to speed and uptime issues with my current host. The…
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your opinions, please
any thoughts or comments on the following; acer aspire t135 vs the HP pavillion truth be told, its not an exact head for head... tescos are selling the HP as a package, with keyboard, mouse, some basic MS office software and 17" tft monitor for £600. to get the acer to a similar spec we would buy some extra memory and a…
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Missing DLL< FILES
HI is there anybody thay can help with these files, i have been playing a game on my computer when it just shuts down when i play this game the screen froze or shut the computer off, ran directx and it says that these file are corrupt or missing, dpnmodem.dll dpnmodemx.dll dpnwsock.dll dpnsockx.dll is there anyway to get…
