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Archives for May 2007

Corrupted jpegs
As a continuation of my previous thread - thank you to the person who posted those programs - I believe you've saved me! I now have the files that I accidently deleted from my phone - I think. I say i think because they say they are corrupted, but they are the correct size for what I lost. Is there any way to fix corrupted…
Mouse taking me back to previous screen
When I use the roller on my mouse to navigate down a page it goes down a bit then click back to the page a viewed previously. Why has it started doing this???
Cheapest place to buy a twin dvd player - help
I'm looking for a twin DVD player to be used in the car. Have heard about an Acoustic Solutions model that allows you to play 2 DVD's at once allowing 2 people to watch different DVD's - anyone know anything about this, and/or where I could buy it the cheapest with codes / cashback etc. Help much appreciated.
How do I stop spam
Someone Please Help! I get upto 80 spam mailings a day - content is either viagra pills or loans and mortgages. I have a spamguard on my emails but how do I stop them permanently? Getting really annoyed with them
Unlocking and relocking WEP
After being a slack !!! for months and leaving my connectipon I finally got round to securing my network. I followed some instructions and it was really simple. Unfortunately they didn't tell me that the 10 numbers I put in were the password and I needed to keep these. Obvious looking back and I'm clearly a numpty…
Wii - Any good?
Hello I'm fancying to get a wii... I was wondering if anyone had one and could tell me if they are any good, and if they are easy to set up.... also if there is anything I should know if I'm getting one..... thanks
avi file unknown format
friends pc has gone apeshit due to malware and needs formatting , he tried to use nero to save some avi movie files onto cd-r , he couldn't do this so he used the back up facility , this burned the file but unfortunately its in a weird "NC" (tried googling but no sucess)format(thanks nero great f***** help) and it wont…
Hide other peoples addresses in contact group
Hi I have a large-ish contact group in Windows Mail and when I send the whole group an email everyones address is visible in the sent to field. One of my customers has complained about this saying it is an invasion of privacy! Is there any way to hide other peoples email addresses when sending a batch of emails to a group.…
Sky+ deception
My sky+ box recently needed replacing. I soon noticed that the replacement box had a lower storage capacity than my old one. I spoke to Sky, and they said they'd send an engineer to check. I then did some research, and it turns out that they replaced my old PVR3 box with a PVR2 box, thus halving the capacity I had…
Post-it notes for websites.
Hi, Anyone know of a post-it type note software package that will attach to a website, and will display as soon as that website opens in your browser. thanks Martin57
network assistant
Hi - I have two pcs linked by a wireless router. one runs on vista and the other on xp both are desktops. I have today tried using Dell network assistant and although they can see each other ( I think), they will not see printerss that are linked to the other machine - even though I have shared them - any thoughts or…
550 relay not permitted - what does this mean?
Help - I keep getting this message and am unable to send e-mails although I can receive them..... any thoughts thanks
Brand New Computer - What do i do!!!
Bought a brand new computer from dell its on windows xp pro anyone recommend first things i do to it straight away things i'm thinking of: firefox avg antivirus avg anti spyware paint.net windows xp powertoy (resize pictures) obviously drivers for my scanner and printer anyone any thoughts? thanks
Router Halp Needed
I hope I can explain this so someone else can understand what I am getting at. Right here goes I have broadband via ntl/virgin...I currently have a wired router which serves 3 pc's in my house which all work fine.My Daughter has just purchased a laptop which she asked can I get a wirless router for so she can use anywhere…
sky disappeared
all channels on my sky have disappeared (all on technical fault) anyone else having problems or is it my box thanks
Broadband Speeds
Hello I am wondering if a faster BB speed ie Virgin Media 20MB will surf the web any faster? Ie download pages any faster? Or is a 2MB/4MB service with Virgin Media would be just as good for just surfing and sending the odd photo and maybe watching online TV now and again. I dont download a huge amount only patches and…
good spec laptop for £500-£600
any ideas of any offers at the mo ? want core2 duo T5300 or better 2gb RAM at least 120gb HD wifi bluetooth graphics card built-in cam if poss card reader tall order i know but watching the pennies and would like something half decent. thanks in advance:beer:
Probelm with ebay turbo lister
Just finished loading up 52 items to put on ebay today for the cheap listing day and they wont load up i high light them all them press up load then nothing and when i right click on an individual one it comes up with an error box saying this Turbo Lister EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for…
Calling all LINUX experts!
Ok, here it is. I have converted my old PC to Ubuntu 7.04 with Beryl and all is sweet except for one little problem! I have a NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A drive which refuses to recognise or burn to a blank DVD. When I put in a Verbatim DVD+RW disc the drive just click's a couple of times and then nothing? It will burn to CD-R no…
how do i transfer my cd's onto my ipod please?
can anyone tell me in 'easy terms' please.. and in basic steps.. thank you

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