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how to update the kids pc's
Both my lads have oldish pc's ,one with w2000, and one withXP Pro. Neither are connected to the internet. I want to update all their programs etc and fix any problems. I'm using a wireless connection --what's the best and simplest way to do the updating??:confused: Can I just switch the base units over and use my…
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Newsgroup Help Required please
Hi all I was wondering whether anyone had any information as to how to set up my newsgroup up I am with an ISP which gives me 10 gig allowance each month but I dont know how I go about setting it up. The provider did give instructions and I did manage to set it up. But since then, I have had to format my pc and now cannot…
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Internet Explorer related problem
Ever since I updated Internet Explorer a few weeks ago (Version 7 or 8, don't know which), the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen 'drifts' when I am scrolling through a page using my mouse scroll button. Often the view drifts past what I want to look at and if I then change page, the drift will even continue…
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Boot problem
I have been given a pc to sort out (sigh) with what looks like a boot problem. It will not go past the second black screen during bootup reporting that NTLDR is missing. This has come about after a friend tried to fit a secondary HDD as a slave to this (his) pc. Any advice on this missing file, and solution regards O/S XP…
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Thinking of getting a digital receiver for laptop
I want one of these and I've seen the second one listed here mentioned on this board as a good buy. Scan have them on Today Only this weekend and I don't have to pay delivery as I'm local. KWorld DVB-T 355U USB2 Dongle Digital TV Tuner System with Antenna £18.21 KWorld DVBT-USB 2 Digital Box TV BOX *Promo Exclusive* £15.26…
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i've damaged my laptop but not sure how? any ideas please?
I thought i had broken my screen so hooked up my laptop to a monitor but nothing comes up - the monitor stays blank, how do i check if its the monitor thats faulty? With my laptop - I can't see anything on the screen but windows starts fine etc. i just can't see anthing, so i thought connecting to a monitor would work, but…
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Freeview,DVDR,TV connection problem
Having spent the last 2 days trying to sort this out I hope someone can help. TU-CT 41 STB, 2 Scarts marked AV1 Av2 Panasonic TX32 PMI TV 2 scarts marked AV1 AV2 Liteon HD A760 DVDR 2 scarts marked Scart in (AUX) Scart Out (TV). Connected as follows STB (AV1) to DVDR Scart In (aux) STB (AV2) to TV (AV2) DVDR (Scart Out) to…
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Representing Excel data with custom graphics
Hello, I have an Excel spreadsheet, with data that I am looking to represent graphically. I’m not looking for a pie chart of bar graph though. I want to make a custom graphic. Specifically: There is a target of money to reach. Several people are going for this target. I want to represent the ‘journey’ as the surface of the…
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Sky TV codes
I have just bought a PANASONIC TH-42PX60B TV & can't find the SKY code to use the remote with SKY. Can anyone help me please? Many thanks Nicks
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RAM Any experts out there please
ive just taken the ram from my dell inspiron it clearly states 256 ddr 333mhz on it yet when i check in the os it reports 512 , less a few B for video i presume. the laptop only takes 1 stick ....odd i also need to add a stick to my wifes laptop , she has an acer 2414 wlmi with 256 of ram (os reports 256) its a celeron and…
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No Wan Light
Hi Hope that some one might be able to help I have N T L broadband and daughter has just got a laptop for her bedroom. We bought a D-Link D1-524 Router and followed the instructions but we do not manage to get the Wan Light to light up. We went through their tech help desk and spoke to lady with a foreign accent and after…
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Wii & pictures
how do i get pictures onto the Wii to view on the tv,i've got a 1GB mmc card in there thanks
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media center 360
Hi, I'm trying to setup my laptop so it can link with my 360 on media center, but it says my firewall is blocking it from opening certain ports, so I closed my firewall down but the same error came up.. I guess it means the router is blocking the ports, can anyone explain to me how I can open up the ports needed for my…
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TFT monitor interference/wireless internet
Hi, I am getting interference on my tft monitor recently since i have moved my hub closer to pc. At first I thought monitor was on way out until I reformatted a friends pc using it. My friends pc had a modem only so i linked it to my broadband via a usb connection on hub........using my monitor there was no interference .…
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Thumbnail, Filmstrip, Icons
Hi all, I have loads of files on my Hard Disk. Without me doing anything, it often switches between Thumbnails, Filmstrip, Icons etc! But I don't like it to do this - i'd rather Icons for everything on my L: Drive! How can this be done, and prevent any autiomatic changes? Many Thanks, Matt.
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Document contains no data ?
My puter is sometimes very very slow at loading web pages and sometimes displays either a box with the message:- Document contains no data Or, says cannot find site when ie it's the google site ( entered correctly as it's on my tabs) This does not happen all the time. Sometimes searches are displayed quickly etc. The…
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Technika mp3 trouble getting songs to play.
I have a cheapy Technika mp3 player.When i plug it into computer it thinks its a lexmark product but after hours of trying i have finally worked out how to get songs on it...i drag them from my itunes playlist(from my cds) and put it into the mp3(which is described as a MSCN according to my computer.Now the songs are in it…
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Looking for a memory card reader/writer, not sure what's best?
I'm after a usb multi card reader but there are so many on the market. Are they all much and such or are some brands more efficient/reliable for data transfer than others? It will likely be used a fair bit, what do you techies use? TIA
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Last chaos error
i just installed my new graphics card a radeon 9550 with 256mb and now last chaos always encounters an error and ask me to send error report every time i load up the game.It can run all my other games except from last chaos.
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Firewall enabled?
Hi guys and gals, I've recently jumped into the 21st century and set up a wireless network at home (well, if you can call a desktop and a laptop a 'network' that is!), using a micra digital (Belkin) F5D7630 ec4A-E router. All's working well, but I'm a little concerned that the routers firewall isn't enabled. I've set it to…
