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Sky Broadband trouble
Afternoon guys I've had Sky BB for about 6 weeks and have been using it wirelessly on my desktop and once or twice on my laptop. Sunday night the connection began cut out and to get it back I just did a repair from the Network connections box. Since night however I can't get them to connect at all. It won't get past…
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Spam Filters for AOL email?
Anyone know of a workable Spam filter for 'AOL email' users (one of many 'webmail' services like Hotmail, etc) which will work in the following circumstances:- I already use AOL's own Spam Filtering option, which works OK for MOST of the time (for "Viagra" messages, etc) BUT I get a shedload of incoming 'message…
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no sound on pc
when i try to play a music file or any sound this message appears in windows player 'Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly.' In…
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psp memory-do I need adaptor?
I've just boght my son a psp for christmas.I'm now on the lookout for some memory. I know I need a memory stick pro duo. Looking on e-bay,some come with an adaptor and some don't. Do I need it?
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Free firewalls and anti-virus software
Good to see Martin showing everyone that you can have good quality security software for nowt. I used to work in the computer industry, and so picked up a bit of knowledge over the years. To save people getting stressed, they could take note that there have been many instances of incompatibility problems when running AVG…
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no disk in drive please insert. HELP
:confused: When i switch my pc on it comes up with a box saying APVXCWIN.Exe. In the box it says no disk in drive please insert disk.How can i get this to stop as it keeps poping up. Thanks
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giveawayoftheday.com
Giveaway of the Day is a site that gives something away every day, and that something is commercial software. The plan at Giveaway of the Day is to work with software publishers to offer fully-licensed versions of their software for free for one day as a promotional tool. Publishers gain the word of mouth advertising that…
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A plea on behalf of the little guys (and not so little!)
I welcome Martin's latest update on free software for protecting one's PC -- but at risk of being unpopular here, could I make a plea on behalf of the little guys (and the not-so-little)? I've never "bought" any protection or any other kind of software since an expensive disaster with Norton some years ago, so my home…
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CAD Freeware
Anyone know of any decent free CAD programs that preferrably support dwg format? Legal note: it would be for commercial purposes, but as I'm starting out self employed, can't really afford Autocad etc :)
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Printer Help?
Have a Epson C66 and since changing ink cartridges it wont display any print on pages. It has seperate black megenta yellow cyan cartridges. I have to admit the replacement carts are not genuine but are Pro-Jet. Does this printer only work with genuine (if so why are they selling others) or am I doing something wrong? Have…
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Flat Screen for Chavs
Got this email forward (i know, viral emails, but it was amusing). Hopefully the techies will appreciate the humour of this.
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Can anyone recommend a lcd hdtv for bedroom ?
I'm looking to buy a lcd hdtv for the bedroom, anyone suggest any good models/deals around this week? anyhelp I will be thankful for, as seems so many to choose from and surely some have got to be better than others!
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Sky Broadband help
Hi all, Ive ordered sky broadband and it has now come to my attention that i do not have an Ethernet connection on the back of my PC and it is not Wireless, if i buy one of these http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6768243.htm will i not need to fit a Ethernet adaptor in my PC or will i still need to…
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Do not open life is beautiful file [Merged]
dont know were to post this but am sure someone will move it to the best place VERY IMPORTANT WARNING Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has…
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Ipod lost songs
I've got an old 3rd gen 20GB IPOD that has worked well for years. The other day the battery ran out in the middle of playing a song. Since then the unit hasn't worked right. (even after a menu/play reset attempt) Although the display shows 18.3gb of the 20gb is being used, the songs are no longer listed on the IPOD, making…
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Video to DVD on my PC
Is there any way I can plug my video recorder into my PC and record onto DVD all my pre recorded VHS tape?
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● AVG Anti-Virus will still be available FREE
As it says here. A popup saying that support for 7.1 will soon end isn't making it clear enough that 7.5 is free and now available for download. You can download AVG 7.5 here (Sorry about the sticky with a "●" in the title - but there are soooo many posts and threads all over the place asking about what to replace AVG…
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which router for ISP?
Hi In my last place i had NTL and got a wireless router that was compatible. Can't remember the name off hand but just signed up with Virgin Bundle 2 and was wondering if this would be compatible as i remember there being 2 types when i went to get the other one. Ps - I know the one i've got isn't Netgear!!! Cheers
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compatible with Word
A few weeks ago on here there was a link for a download which was similar to Word, can anyone help. thanks
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*PHBB board, how to stop spamming*
Can anyone help? :confused: I'm looking into making the board approved members only, so I can decide whether to accept someone or not before they get a chance to post. I'm sick of all the spam. Any ideas, most grateful.
