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recovery from camera
my brother has a digital camera which he accidently deleted a photo from.... he doesn't have a memory card (yet) so all pics are stored on the camera ... i got him to download pc inspector thinking it might have worked in finding the deleted pic, but it never.... all it found was the pics already on the camera , does the…
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Gnuplot
I am hoping that someone on here knows how to use gnuplot properly. There are a couple of things I am not sure about. I have some data points from an experiment and I have plotted them using gnuplot. I have also defined a function with 4 parameters (a,b,c,x0) and have used the fit function to fit the function to my data.…
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Monitor on the blink?
Hi, I have a 5 year old 17" monitor which has developed the most annoying habbit of blinking whilst switched on. It seems to be a random problem where the entire screen goes black for a split second then comes back again, with a faint clicking sound, this can be repeated at various intervals. I have never had a monitor die…
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operating system not found
This appered on my acer laptop this morning the make is travel mate 230 any one have any ideas?
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internet crashes everytime i close a window
Not sure if any one can help. I have bought a new laptop which has wireless connection to internet. Everytime I am on the internet and close a window the connection is lost and i get amessage saying - sorry for the inconvenience - a problem has occured - the programme needs Can anyone give any advice as to how to stop this…
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Windows XP Log in users
When you log into the computer with multi users on windows xp version i was just wondering i have logged into one of the users and it has left a message on the front saying i have 162 emails and my email address which i dont want to be on there any longer as dont want people to see thta email address is there any chance of…
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Windows XP Log in users
When you log into the computer with multi users on windows xp version i was just wondering i have logged into one of the users and it has left a message on the front saying i have 162 emails and my email address which i dont want to be on there any longer as dont want people to see thta email address is there any chance of…
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19" TFT monitors
I am still looking for a new monitor but each time I think I have found one I find an element I want is missing. Is there a site where I can infill my requirements. Or can someone recommend a good monitor not too expensive that they have good experience of. Thanks.
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is it possible to get Sky Digital cheaper ie by not buying it through Sky?
ok so I have now worked out that we cannot get sky hd so are going for sky+ multiroom. costs: CURRENT COSTS WITH NTL Broadband £17.99 per month = £215.88 annually (1MB unlimited usage) £215.88 Telephone Line rental (hidden in TV package) = £11 per month = £132 annually Phone itemised billing = £1 per month = £12 annually…
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Smoke = bad right?
First post in Techie Right, trying to fix an old computer, power goes into tower unit, fans come on but then nothing further, screen shows No Input (or smething to that effect) I decide it could be the RAM stick, so move it along to the next hole, turn on again and this time smoke! Smoke coming from the RAM stick, so I cut…
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Greasypalm and quidco
As I am no techie, could anybody explain to me why 2 of my purchases made thru' quidco have also tracked thru' greasypalm? I have a/c's with both but used quidco as it was a larger cashback........any ideas anybody????:confused:
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LPs to CD?
Flicking through the gash that comes with the Sunday paper, I've just seen a 'Record Player' that you can use to record onto a USB memory stick, and then use it on your PC to download onto a CD. It's £120. I've loads of Albums from the 70s & 80s, in particular, that I'd LOVE on CD :j - never thought it was worth buying…
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Ntl Broadband Plus - Help
Can anyone help me get my free prints through Broadband Plus - when I go into the carphone warehouse site, it says I have no credits. Cheers.
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£399.97 Acer L100 Desktop PC and 19" Widescreen
What does everyone think of this PC? http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-5243.aspx I'm not too familiar with slimline machines, how easy are they to upgrade? As it has onboard graphics, would I be able to add an additional graphics card? it doesn't mention if it has a free PCI express slot....
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Shutdown during xp Bootup
For quite a while i've had problems during the startup. Recently it forced me to revert back to the factory setting as it just wouldnt get through to windows. Now i have a firewall, anti virus and XP SP2 it still occurs on the factory restored pc. During the start up it loads as usual then more often that not it stops, the…
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Imaging a PC
Hi I have just spend saturday rebuilding my pc. I was wondering if there is any software where I could take an image for my pc and use this to re-image my pc in the future when a need arises. Please advise. I would probably only need to use the software once as I don't like twiddling with my pc until my little lad totally…
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Problem with laptop
Can anyone Help! My daughters laptop which she had for xmas will not work properly, when you switch it on it comes up with "Checking system files" and then it seems like it is about to start up but then a blue screen comes up full of writing but is only there for a split second so am unable to read what it says but did see…
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Sky Plus - Copying to DVD (via DVD recorder or Laptop) - how do I do it?
Hello all, I have a growing collection of things on my Sky plus box that I want to copy to DVD to permanently store and clear up space on the box. Does anyone have an easy to follow way to do this via a laptop or DVD recorder? My Sky plus box has no USB port but a TV Scart, S-Video and Rs332 "slots" at the back. Would be…
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How do I know what connection speed I have??
Hi Everyone I am confused about my connection speed to the internet. I use a wireless livebox 1378 with Orange as my service provider. When I set it up in November, Orange said that my area would only support speeds of 1 meg and they promised to upgrade my speed automatically as and when the area could support it. Despite…
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xbox Live with Zone Alarm
Probably a bit of a long dhot but here it goes: Im connecting to xbox live through ICS with my Pc, it works fine. However if i have Zone Alarm switched on i cant connect to xbox live. I have added the ports 3074,88 and 54 but it is still blocking it, im also using a static Ip and i have this as trusted but still no luck. I…
