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another dvd drive problem
My computer has seperate dvd and cd drives (E & F respectively) Cd drive is ok but the dvd drive won't play. The dvd spins for a few seconds, light flashes and then nothing. Computer came with InterVideo WindDVD pre-loaded. When I open it and click the on screen eject button the dvd tray opens and closes. But when I insert…
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Recording from TV with Freeview
Recently bought 32" hd samsung tv with built in Freeview, the only problem is i cant seem to use my DVD recorder to record the freeview channels if the tv is in standby. It will record the program if the tv is on but if you set the timer and put the tv on standby you then get a blank recording anyone any suggestions or…
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Help. Slow laptop after playing CD.
I have done a search on this forum but can't find an answer to this one. My daughters laptop has suddenly started going realy slow after she played a Sony CD in it. For instance I have just run the antivirus check and it took nearly 3 hours to run whereas it use to take about 30 minutes max. Also, it now takes ages to boot…
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Generic Host Process For Win32
After i boot up my computer and log in after about 1-5 mins i get an error message saying Generuc Host Process For Win32 and need to close ect.it Stops my sound working until i reboot my computer. szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180 szModName : ntdll.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset : 0000300a…
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Ssiefr.ex
Every time i boot my computer i get Ssiefr.ex come on on a blue screen saying something like auto check cannot be complete i have had it for awhile but have not done anything about it. Thanks thomas
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how to get my Wii online Wi-fi
Hi Guys I have been looking at the different options of getting my WII connected to use online. Any advice which is best? I don't have a wireless connection, have broadband, and my PC is over 6ft away from where my Wii and TV are (totally different rooms) so is my only option the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector? which creates…
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Laptop screen under 13"
Im looking for a laptop to carry around with me at college/uni, so it needs to be - fairly light weight - screen 13" or under - 512mb or more RAM - 30gb Hardrive or more - 1ghz or more of memory Can anyone help? Not wanting to spend much....:j
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IDE Cable to Sata Drive
Anyone have any links for something cheap as I found a link but it seems a bit pricy :confused: Link Here :( It doesnt have to be USB I just need to plug a Sata drive into a IDE cabled MoBo.
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Help please
I've had a new motherboard fitted and some of my settings are messed up. All the text on screen is seems blurred, I'm sure I did something once to sharpen it up, but can't remember what/how. Any ideas, thanks.
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Broadband router - name different???
I have just changed broadband providers and am now with Sky. The equipment they provided me with is a Netgear DG834GT wireless router which I have connected up with wires at the moment. When I click on 'Local area network' 'properties' it says 'Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC'. Any ideas why it shows as a…
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Netgear WG602
Hello.......Have just got myself a WG602 WAP to attach to my DG834 Modem/Router which also has my desktop attached to it. For one night only it ran my wireless laptop fine. But next morning I switched it on and found that the wireless light on the WG602 was not lit. Nothing had been moved or disconnected, so I was puzzled…
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Setting language in MS Word?
Is there a way that i can set my Word program to stay in English (UK) for ever, instead of having to do it every time i use Word? I set the default to UK not US all the time but it seems to revert all the time too.
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Installing Two Copies Of XP On One PC
Hi My HD has just died on me so I am having to install Windows XP from scratch onto a new HD. I was thinking about partitioning my new HD and installing a second copy of XP. I would use the first for all my applications and the second for all my games (installing/uninstaling lots of games/game demos often messes up XP to…
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Cordless phones with wirless router?
Hey all we have just set up wirless cable broadband and it has caused alot of static on the home phones which are cordless. After some research i think they use the same frequency 2.4GHZ now i cant change my router frequency so any ideas or suggestion for new phones or a fix? TA
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removing hard drive expires warranty???
i bought an acer from tescos in feb and one of my mouse buttons has come loose so would like tescos to repair it because it has all my work on it can i remove the hard drive while its being fixed without killing off the warranty?many thanks
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and up pops a Yellow exclamation mark??
Hi Can anyone help? Each time I open a new window or tab (IE7) a yellow exclamation mark window pops up in the middle of the screen, it has no writing in it to help identify it, so am at a loss trying to get rid of it. I know that this indicates a conflict somewhere, but can anyone advise what this might be and how to…
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AV advice for new laptop PLEASE
Hi alll, please bear with me I'm not very knowlewdgable about computers, so please be gentle.... My new laptop came with a 30 day free trial of Macafee Anti virus etc (as well as the usual windows AV , Defender etc). I used the scan today and guess what...it found various spyware crap etc so now I'm not very impressed with…
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If you where selling your laptop
would you restore the machine to factory settings given that the machine is running fine and i can save my pics etc to cd. will probably sell on ebay so i guess i would need to wipe off passwords etc by the way the lappie is sony vaio so no recovery disks to hand appreciate comments if poss cheers
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laptop help needed
Until recently, I have always used pcs and laptops provided by work, :o which have always come with programmes, security etc. already installed. However now that I have retired, :j :j :j I need to buy my own laptop and go solo. :eek: I only need it for surfing the net, internet banking, storing and editing photos and music…
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Help: msn don't log on vista laptop
Hi, I can't logon msn messenger on my vista laptop. The icon goes left char right char like normal logging action but it continues to do this without ever logging on. I tried uninstalling and installing again but no joy. I googled for this problem and changed the netsch tcp set autotuning = disabled - this did not work…
