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can't get power to laptop
I am trying to get an old tectra going for my son. It is a p3 700mhz. It has been sitting in a box for the last couple of years at a friend's house. As far as they knowthe hdd was broken, but otherwise ok. I have tried to power it up but nothing. The power led flashes amber but according to the manual it is should be…
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DVD to Ipod Help with Keronsoft
I have installed the keronsoft exe which enables me to convert dvds to MP4 format so that I can get them on my Ipod... or so it claims. However it converts all of the files to MP4, and when it gets to the end it says error:stopped. None of the MP4 files are then on my pc, so I am unable to put them on my Ipod. Does anyone…
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how to play xbox games on xbox360
Hi We have an xbox 360. Is it possible to play xbox games on the 360, is there some kind of patch to apply to the 360, if so where do I get it? Thanks
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Playstation help please
OK OK Ok, don't laugh but I have bought a Playstation ONE with a load of games for £15, it was bought from a friend and it worked fine with him. It did not come with instructions but seems easy enough, it has a RFU adaptor which plugs into the back and then into the coax point on the tele, this end has 2 sockets,…
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Hi resolution mode?? Can you help?
Hi all, Happy Easter to those of you celebrating :beer: I just encountered something strange on my laptop. I've decided to call it "Hi-res mode" but I'm not sure what it is. If you imagine your desktop, and the quality of the resolution, well it was normal, then it suddenly flashed and now everything is sort of, higher…
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Solitaire
Are the any cheats that can be used in Solitaire?
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Setting up own Website for free.
Hi Everyone I am a newbie to this fab forum sorry if this has been already posted. I am looking to set up my own website as cheaply as possible. I want to download pictures and news on what I am doing. Can anyone tell me where to start. I have a blog on myspace.com but I want my own website so people can look me up with a…
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processor upgrade options
I am trying to find out what upgrade options I have but I am having no joy. my spec is: Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-SLI DELUXE 1.XX Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS 2.60 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 FX i have been looking at AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core anybody know if I…
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Plasma, Sky+HD & HDMI leads
Right, just bought the 42 inch Pioneer plasma & we are on order for a Sky+HD box. I'm looking at those HDMI cables but I don't know one from the other:confused: I looked on ebay some cheap some expensive, but I don't know if the more expensive ones are better or just more expensive? Am I right in thinking there will be…
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$sys$drmserver.exe ?
Hi all Could anyone tell me what this program is for please. Thanks MM
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Toshiba latop - SD card reader problem
After buying a 2nd hand laptop of ebay, i decided to format the hard drive to start with a fresh install of XP, Windows picked up most of the hardware, i got the remaining drivers from the Toshiba website, everything in device manager is working properly, but i put my 64mb SD card in the slot, the light flashes, and…
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Can't play xbox live with a friend
Just brought a 360 and am very happy with my purchase. I signed up to Xbox live last night (via an ethernet cable to my router) and got a months free gold membership. Registration went without a hitch, however, I can't seem to be able to play online with one of my friends. The game were trying to play is Crackdown in co-op…
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Problem with a friends Xbox live
A friend of mine wants to connect to Xbox live. He's on Virgin internet and has one of those purple modems. How does he go about conneting it up? The modem doesn't have a space ethernet port for the cable. Any advice would be appreciate.
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xlr file
Hi everyone, could someone tell me how to open an xlr file? I've got Office on MS XP. When I tried to open it I was 'offered' something from the internet to open it but this always maked me nervous. Words of one sylable for a simpleton please. Thanks ........
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Help this computer is knackered
Hi I am over at my dads at the moment and his computer is acting really weird!! The following keeps popping up from messenger service and many others: Messenger Service Message from SECURITY MONITOR to WINDOWS USER on 06/04/2007 11:18:19 Important Windows Security Bulletin Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Allows Remote…
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DTS DVD help please!
I have 2 DVDs (Breakfast club bought from Tesco and Weird Science bought from dvd.co.uk) These DVDs are not giving me any sound and I don't know why, the only thing they have in common is a red DTS logo on the back cover, what is DTS and how can I get the audio to work?! Please help because I'm quite thick when it comes to…
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Need help with email
Hi all, Renewed my AV subscription and now my email has stopped connecting. Error message is: The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'My Account', Server: 'pop.wanadoo.co.uk', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E Any ideas? Thanks
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Advert T9102. Windows reinstall
Hi, I want to sell my old Advert T9102, but since I use it for work I want to change the hard drive for security. I have a new hard drive, and I have the 4 x CD thats the operating system makes as recovery CD's. The old Hard drive is still accessible adn I have copied all the Drivers and software from the C drive I…
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Wireless Router help!!
I think i have installed correctly, but how do i know? also how to i get the second PC to connect to the router? should it automatically connect or do i need to set something?
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help setting up dell vista
Im very new to computers. I have just bought a dell computer with vista operating system. I have installed the free mcaffe software provided. What else do i need. I have just started with virgin broadband but am I right in saying that I cannot use PC Guard Total because I have Vista ?
