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PC won't boot up or run recovery!
Hi, My brothers PC seems to have died. The PC won't boot up and the recovery CD doesn't run either. The recovery program begins OK but when the status bar to start it up is full, the whole thing just stops. I think it might be a problem with the hard drive - I've got a basic program that seems to let me see that the files…
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DVD to MPEG/AVI..... Movies backup question
I have many home made movies that I've transferred over the years onto recordable DVDs using various DVD recorders and DVD formats. What I am trying to do now is to copy these DVDs into my hard drive for back up but finding it extremely difficult to get the various formats into one that I can save onto the HD (like .iso)…
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I've downloaded Spyware Blaster, Advice please
I've just installed Spyware Blaster and I set it to protect against tracking cookies, but don't I need them for Quidco?
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Need new speakers how do i choose ???
Recently i have managed to break two speakers (somehow) both were the basic type. me and the oh have recently been using the pc for more and more music and videos so maybe time for an upgrade. So people the question really is .... how cheap can i get a decent set of speakers for ??? Are things like sub woofers really…
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Someone is sending bogus e-mails from my address - how can I stop it?
I'd really appreciate some advice please. I keep getting e-mails returned to me, I've listed some of the return messages below because there are lots of different ones! Delivery Status Notification (failure) content violation Returned Mail: see transcript for details Mail Delivery Failed - message returned to sender The…
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writing a article for wikipedia
Hello. I want to write an article for a site for wikipedia. I want it to be a suprise and i do have permission for images etc... Thankyou
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Graphics card
I have just had a new graphics card installed in my comp. It is a Nvidia 7600. However it keeps crashing when playing games. I have d/l the latest drivers and latest active x, reinstalled the games.It alsi takes ages for the games to load. Anyone got any suggestions what might be wrong? It has a Pentium 4 2.53 gh chip
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Help fixing Time PC
i am trying to do my boss a favore and fix his Time PC which will only start in safe mode. Normally when i fix my own PCs i just reinstall XP on them. However my boss doesn't have an XP disc so i am not easily able to do so. Is it possible for me to extract the XP key from his machine and then use it when i put a new copy…
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laptop wont connect until it feels like it
Hi please help me somebody I am going mad with this problem. I have a Toshiba satillite laptop, a Belkin wireless modem router and a PC, wire connected to the router. I am running XP home. I have just set up WPA security but the problem has been here even before doing this so I dont think the security makes a difference. I…
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Recording Freeview?
Hi, i bought my son a TV for christmas with intergrated freeview. I just got him a DVD recorder today for his birthday thinking he would be able to record freeview but it seems he still needs a set top box for that.....does anyone know of anything else we can do without me having to fork out for another set top…
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MSN Messenger sign-in problem
Hi, Yesterday I tried to log into Messenger and it said my username or password was invalid. I then went through the security section and reset my password to what I thought it was originally (though I definately got it right before I reset them!). Just got in tonight and the exact same thing is happening again! What is…
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itunes m4a to wmp help
i have a heap of cds stored in itunes. they show as m4a files in folders on my computer. i now have a non ipod mp3 player. is it possible to covert these m4a files to wma or mp3 so they will work on my mp3 player? windows media player says it cant play them :S
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Google earth question
Does anyone know how to create a link to a landmark or place in google earth. I want to send a link that will open up google earth program and go directly to the point in question. I can give co-ordinates to a place, but everyone else seems to just give a complete link and I cant find out how its done :confused: anyone…
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Where to find FREE Art Deco fonts?
Can anyone suggest where I can download free Art Deco style fonts? Thanks
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a new wave of spam
please be aware of the new spam During the last 48hrs virus writers have been taking advantage of the winter storms in Europe to launch a new wave of attacks on computers around the globe. This particular attack trys to get the user to "execute" a malicious file attached to an email that contains a Trojan horse. The email…
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IE 7 Problems
HI All, I am having serious problems with IE7. I can't link to any websites by typing their url in the url locator window. Has any had the same problem? I get an error window each time which says: "The required lookup key was not found in any active activation context." I have tried looking in the control panel to try and…
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pc boots only on the 2nd attempt
a relative of mine has a pc that boots only on the 2nd attempt , the first time it just freezes any ideas , its just had new ram , motherboard and a video card no post beeps , just the one for a successful boot thanks in advance
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Dummies Guide to HD TVs/HD READY
I am buying my parents a new TV. I intend to get a flat screen (LCD I THINK) approx 28" screen but when it comes to HD ready and HD i am confused. Now the parents have SKY, but not the few HD channels that are on SKY. I doubt they will subscribe to be honest. My dad thinks he is better to get the HD TV just now incase in a…
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Personal Firewall that allows user to configure access for individual programs
I'm currently using an out of date Personal Firewall (Norton 2003). The main problem I have with this firewall is that everytime a program is updated (for example if windows update provides a security update for Outlook) I have to reconfigure the settings for that program to access the Internet. I have several programs…
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Voice/speech recognition software
I'm in need of a voice/speech recognition software but I don't know which to buy. I don't want to spend a fortune on something I won't be happy with. Can anyone recommend one they use and are happy with? Thank you. I have my eye on one on email thats Dragon viavoice naturally speaking 8 with dictaphone and software, but…
