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Help is this normal or not????? start up and shutdown
Hi there Im not sure if this is actually a problem or not. Basically my mother and I both bought laptops at the same time about 2 months ago. We both live seperatly and have different types of routers. A week after mum got hers her start up screen changed and came up with a box asking for a password. We hadnt set one up so…
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How long to burn a dvd?
I am backing up vatious bits and bobs on my hard drive and it seems to be taking about 30 minutes per dvd. These are video DVD's that I am burning. This is with 16x Sony DVD discs, Nero 6 and XP. When I start Nero it tells me there is an issue with XP but I'm not sure what? Should it take this long? Is it longer because…
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Moving to new Webhost - do old host really need my password?
I'm planning on moving my website to a new host but I've just looked at what I need to do to do this and found that my current host will need the following details send as a fax! Full name and address Must contain your username & password and the domain name Clearly state the IPS TAG that you wish to move the domain to The…
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How do I stop quick time player automatically loading
How do I stop quick time player automatically loading in my bottom right had corner everytime I start up? Also an annoying AOL demo loads each time I start up. I've ticked the don't play again option but it keeps doing so, what should I do. Cheers dudes.
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how do i send photo mesages on samsung phone
have got a new phone... its a samsung SGH-X660 and its a camera phone, which i have never had before. i can take photos on it but then when i follow the instructions in the book to send a photo as a message it doesnt work????? instructions tell you to go to my messages and create message then to choose SMS then choose…
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Zone Labs blocking the Internet?
Hi I recently went wireless, using Netgear router etc., and all has been well for a month or so. All of a sudden, I amm finding that with Zone Labs switched on, the free version, I cannot access the Internet. I have tried both IE and Firefox, the latter being my main choice. The connection always times out. When I look at…
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lost sound onw/media player and itunes
I've lost the sound on both and haven't a clue why:confused: Any clues out there??:D
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no sound on pc, images blurred
i recently had to re-install all my xp and from then onwards there was no sound and no microphone icon on the screen.i also cant find microsoft word/excel. i then used windows update to upgrade to to xp2 and now all my fonts and images are blurred. tried playing around with all the dislay settings/resolutions and although…
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Memory upgrade for PC
Hi I'm considering a memory upgrade for my desktop pc. It's over 4 years old, and over the years after putting various programmes on it I keep getting messages saying the virtual memory is low. Firstly is it worth upgrading the memory from the installed 256mb to 512mb. The settings are as follows, OS Name Microsoft Windows…
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how do I delete outlook contacts?
I delete contacts from my outlook however if I type in a new e-mail a simliar or same as name as delted they still appear or even if I have not entered the contact this e-mail address still appears in the lsit. E.g name peter@---- will bring up all peters or petra etc typed in the past. Any ideas how to remove these…
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Running a Microwave in a truck
I am hoping you can help me out. In an effort to help our with moneysaving I am trying to get my hubby a domestic microwave for his truck. He spends a fortune on food out and it's ridiculous. He already has a fridge. I have just phoned Comet and they have been next to useless in helping me. I have seen this microwave;…
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New network alert on trial zone alarm pro query
Is this anything to be concerned about: We have put zone alarm pro on the laptop and to connect it to the net we just unplugged the main pc wire and put it into the laptop weve done it lots of times before on the laptop that as stolen but never got that message (this is different loaned laptop). After connecting t the net…
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8GB SDHC card - will it work in all cameras?
I have been looking at 8GB SDHC cards on ebay. I am tempted by the large storage capacity of these cards but have noticed that they are called 'SDHC' and not just 'SD'. Are these cards compatible in all cameras? Or only some? If so, which ones? I have a Canon S3 IS.
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Requirement for a small ATX case...
Hi guys, I have been trying desperately to look for a small case that will be able to fit my full size atx motherboard. The main requirements are: 1. less than 40cm in height 2. has at least 3 internal 3.5" drive bays 3. 1 external 3.5" drive bay 4. at least 1 5.25" external drive bay Am I asking too much? The only one I…
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Wireless Problems
Hello, I installed my cable and wireless 802.11g wireless lan adsl2+ modem router and I've managed to get it working safely I think, however I'm not 100% sure about how safe it is. I've enabled wpa2-psk, and from time to time it keeps coming up with a bubble saying wireless network connected (but says its insecure, which…
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building high-spec PC vs. buying off the shelf?
Hi, I'm looking to get a couple of new PCs of fairly high-spec (Dual-core, Nvidia 8800s, 4 gig RAM etc). I'm comfortable building PCs from scratch, but I wondered whether these days it's cheaper to buy an off-the-shelf (e.g Dell) model rather than buying components individually. Does anyone have experience of this?
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Keyboard shortcut, what did i do ?
Hi please can anyone advise me as to what to do. This morning I was browsing this site and by accident I clicked the F9 or F10 or one in that area lol key and now my screens a bit funny. The page has become too big for my screen and half of the page I cant see ? Also the toolbar (at top) has gone funny, its moves and now I…
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Mouse driver gone
My daughter has done it again. Her mouse driver has gone. We have managed to download a driver but can't tick the box to accept the terms & conditions without the mouse and without that we can't install the driver. :confused: Any idea anyone? We have worked out how to use the keyboard to scroll up and down but are stuck on…
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Security for xp laptop including spybot?
These things have been put onto an xp professional laptop are they ok? Are there any I need to add or take away? AVG FREE AD AWARE FREE SPYWAREBLASTER CCLEANER TWEAKNOW Windows update and windows office update are on too Haent put spybot on there yet as when I went to download.com to get it it said its hard to reccomend as…
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Which Graphics Card - under £40
Can someone reccomend me a good graphics card. I have an AGP x4 slot on my MB I was thinking 256MB - DVI - and TV out would be good. Also i want to be able to use dual monitor set up. Budget £40 Want to use it now and for it to work well with Vista as i am sure that i will be upgrading to vista at some point in the future.
