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DVD drive not recognising blank CD's. HELP!
My DVD/CD drive is playing up. I can put in movies, music or any CD with anything on it and it will work, I can view and use files. However, when I try put a blank CD in an error comes up saying ' D: \ is not accessible' ' Incorrct function'. What on earth does that mean? It used to work, for about a week or so its gone…
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DVD Player Question
Was looking around this site and saw DVD players with Divx. Just some Q's Can someone answer a couple of Q's for technologically inept Sylvester? 1. Is there a DVD player that will play AVI's/WMV's and Mpegs ? 2. If yes, do these AVI's/WMV's and Mpegs (and DivX) have to be burnt to DVD, or can you burn to CD-R's and then…
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Windows XP
Hello everyone, does anyone know how I can reinstall windows xp? Many thanks Carmen x
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Home Page
I want to set Googlemail as my new homepage I use IE. Whenever I set the page as my new homepage it will remain for a couple of days then for some mysterious reason will revert to my previous homepage which was the BTInternet homepage Can anybody help or explain why this is happening
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lcd monitor
with a lcd monitor which is the best response time 5ms , 8ms, 12ms? I would only be using it for the internet general computing etc. Is there anything else I should consider when looking at the specs? I am looking at the lower priced monitors some have good customer reviews.
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PS2 wireless adaptor
Hey all anyone know of a good PS2 wireless adaptor so i can play online? Thanx in advance
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copy and paste multiple items...
you know when you copy a word, say, from the internet and paste it into msword - how do you overcome the clipboard limitation of having to copy and paste each text or whetever every single time. sometimes i need to copy several items from the internet, for example i might want to copy the words 'post new thread' above and…
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Netgear DG834G and laptop problem
Have used the search function but unable to find solution to the following problem: Recently my Router died on me , no power at all. Checked connections etc , nothing doing. My neighbour happened to have an identical router going spare which he kindly offered me. Previously the router was running wired to my PC and…
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Bt phoneline for Sky+
We are about to order sky+, however the person we spoke to on the phone seemed to waffle when we asked if we needed a bt phoneline. We are currently with NTL. So surprise surprise my question is do we need a BT phonline to have sky+?
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can you get publisher free..?
is there anywhere on te internet where you can get publisher for free......or is it the type of software you got to buy.. as i want template for letter heads etc.... thanks....
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4D Stunts Game - No Sound
Hello. I'm not sure if anyone remembers the old 4D Stunts driving game - the website for it is https://www.kalpen.de Anyway I decided to download and play the Mindscape 1.1 version of the game this evening to help relieve a bit of stress, but I can't get any sound from within the game. After loading Setup.exe, the only…
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Before i buy from Dell..
I am intrested in getting a Dell Inspirion 9200 from dell uk. Should i try to ringing up to beat the on screen price. By the time i have customised the spec it comes to just over 1K. What can i try to ask for to get a better deal, or any tips i should know. thanks... ps.. i am intrested in the dell because you can spec it…
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Download problems
I'm trying to download a large file from the internet via a wireless network. However the download gets to a certain random point and then stops downloading. Even if I leave it the download does not continue. I originally thought the firewall or my anti virus was causing problems but disabling them does not solve the…
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Free Broadband monitor needed!
Hi All I have recently changed from a USB modem to a wireless connection (as TalkTalk modem kept disconnecting!) Whilst I had the modem I was able to analyse each broken connection (and reonnection as I had set up IE to reconnect in 40 seconds) using the Event Viewer by looking for "Remote Access" events and 20159…
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What Laptop?
Not sure if this is right section but anyway here goes :) I've been looking into buying a laptop for under £500 with mid-range dedicated graphics/dual core etc but i'm undecided on the following ones, each has the nVidia 7600 256mb and dual core: http://becaboelectronics.com/product_info.php?cPath=36_37_46&products_id=1175…
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Toshiba L30 laptop
Hi just wondered if anyone had one of these laptops? Are they any good? Looking at getting one for surfing the net, usuing word and playing games - only basic games like solitaire. Ebuyer have a 512mb for £299.00. Thanks
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System Sounds & IE Missing Sound Problem
Hi all, I've spent ages trying to sort this out for myself, but despite several troubleshooters, probing through the Control Panel Settings and pulling out my hair I still cannot rectify it myself and knew from previous experience that one of you boffins would definitely know where I was going wrong.... ...well, here…
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Help Needed with Slow Laptop
Hi, Hoping some kind person can help me out. Over the past couple of weeks my laptop has been slowing down. At the moment it is really bad. I have run a hijack this log and was hoping one of you could have a look for me to ensure that I haven't got any nasties on my system. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at…
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Free VISTA drivers
Don't waste your time searching dozens of vendor websites every month for the driver updates you need. Just bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a new driver. This FREE page lists the latest Windows Vista drivers and provides direct links to the files for downloads. We're offering this as a free service to…
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Printer for printing photos at home
Hi all sorry if this isn't the right place on the boards but if anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be a big help. I need a new printer/ scanner / copier as mine is playing up and I'd like to buy one that is good enough to print decent quality photos at home instead of having to take them to a retailer/…
