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Archives for June 2007

we always seem to get viruses even though we
scan the machine regularly with AVG, adware and spy/search (or something along those lines). we have cleared everything up this evening again but every time i find somethign in a search in google my link from there seems to take me to monster somethign which is a site with other links. any tips appreciated as really…
LG 42PX5D plasma any good??
I am looking to buy a 42" plasma. Was holding off for a panasonic TH42PX600, but have come across this LG one 42PX5D, anyone know if this is any good?? Have found it for £599 compared to the £998 panasonic :beer:
Wirless network help
Hi all, Need some advice, I went to London to set up wireless network for my cousin I did my own network and that works fine but had a few problems with his. I am using the same router as I did with mine but with his I am also using a bt 1040 pci card for some reason it just wont see the router. On the few times it did…
Unable to remove Photoshop using Add/Remove in Windows
I installed Adobe Photoshop a few days ago and have today tried to uninstall the program as no longer required but am unable to remove it from the sytem. i have used the Add/Remove programs from the Control panel and although it loads the unistalling program and dispalys a message that it has been succesfully remove from…
Setting up Outlook Express
Sorry if this has been asked before but I'm fick when it comes to computers :o I'm trying to set up Outlook Express so that I can divert my yahoo emails to it. I previously used it with yahoo no problems but I've got a new email address now. I followed the step by step instructions on the yahoo help page but it still wont…
Dell C521 PC
Hi, I have looked at DMXDimension website and found the following PC:- AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+ 97541 [210-17764] Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic - English 82466 Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only 73615 Dell™ 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP) - UK/Irish 78525 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM…
Memory stick pro duo?
DD could do with a large capacity one for her phone music (she has a K750i). I know nothing about these... does it have to be a genuine sony one, or do others make them now? Where would be the best price for say 1-2GB? Thanks
windows 98 install to 2nd hard drive - help
Trying to help a friend's parents. They had win 98 1st edition but need at least 2nd edition for their printer driver to work. Had to format their hard disk in an attempt to install an old legal copy of win 98 2nd edition but it kept failing on their pc.:mad: Decided to plug their hard drive into mine as 2nd master drive,…
Norton Auto protect keeps switching off.
The Auto Protect on my Norton security keeps switching off. I have installed and run the auto fix tool from Symantec but nothing changed. It then advised uninstalling and reinstalling the Norton which I did. It worked fine for a while but is now switching off again. Can anyone help please?
YouTube Videos To Mp3/Mp4 Portable Player?
YouTube Videos To Mp3/Mp4 Portable Player? Whats the best brand of Mp4 Player to buy with excellent telephone customer support? Flash Live Streaming Video to Avi Format? Is it possible to download www.musicbrigade.com too? Music Videos? Too Pc and Mp4 Player any Free OR whats best software to buy? Heidy
Can't enter info in expenses form I copied from work comp?
I'm not very techi and I have copied my expense forms and time sheets that I need to fill in on the my memory stick and put them on my home computer, however it won't let me enter anything in any of the fields?? I don't have excel on my comp, my son did down load a trial but it has run out now do you think that could be…
W Media Player skipping?
I have a new machine with Vista. When I play any music through WMP all songs whether from CD or HDD skip 6 times a few seconds from the end! I have all available updates. Any suggestions?
Removing Norton Toolbar
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flash chat
a friend of mine uses chat and its not working properly now. anyone know how to sort it out? they have asked the chat provider and they say they have no problems at their end
New Digital Camera
Hi I am looking to buy a new digital camera, I need something that is easy to use and is good in dark conditions and indoors. The one I have now is very poor in dull conditions. I would be looking to spend £100 max, can anyone suggest a make and model Many thanks Alison
Help! 'lost' photos on digital camera
Hi guys, my daughter is in Thailand at the moment - 6 weeks into her backpacking - and has a problem with her digital camera. She tried to download photos in an internet cafe and it didn't work - she assumed it was a software problem with the computer in the cafe.. She has sent me this .. "When I turned my camera on to…
Windows Firewall
Hi - Windows Firewall has suddenly turned itself off and I can't get it to restart. I've tried following the 'Recommended' instructions - it tells me I need to start the Windows Firewall/Internet Sharing Service then gives me an error message saying it can't start the service. I tried one of the alternatives (Comodo) but…
Stopping Gmail auto saving contacts I mail whom I don't want in my contacts list?
how do i stop gmail auto saving contacts I write to - who I dont want in my contacts list? thanks for any help
Msn messanger
I cant sign into msn messanger, it says the gateway is offline, is it a problem my end or is msn just not working
I want music on my mp4 player please....How ?
Me thick non-techie I'm afraid. ( 60+ ) Daughter has given me an mp4 player and gone abroad for a few months, so I'd like to put a compilation of my cds onto it. There are no instructions with it, I can just about figure out how to turn it on........So you see my limitations. I've got my cds I've got a computer with xp…

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