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Data recovery for external hard drive
My Western Digital My Book external hard drive has suddenly stopped working, it was previously called "My Book" and now in my computer it appears as "Local Disk K", when I open it it says: "The disk in drive K is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?" In my computer drive capacity appears as 0 bytes, but in disc…
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Windows Movie maker not making cd
Hi having problems with windows movie maker. I have tried several cd's and I had the same problem each time, it gets to 2 minutes left and 58% done and displays "Your movie is being created and saved to a recordable CD" but then it just sticks on that for ever. So I can never save my movie creation on a CD. I have edited a…
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AOL toolbar nightmare
Hi all I have a customer who's PC I have been sorting out has this reccurring error: cannot find file file://C:/Program%20Files/AOL%20Toolbar/Welcome.html/ It is a popup that comes up twice when opening ie7. You have to click on o.k twice for it to disappear then a blank page is displayed until you click on home. I've run…
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Printer help
Hi I have an Epsom CX5200. I was away for a couple of months and when got back stated experiencing problems with black characters. I thought it was due to a problem with the ink cartridge which i replaced (always used original ones). Still not printing fine, what can I do?
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Printing a blank page
Can anyone help. I am trying to print a document I have printed before with no trouble. It is all there on the page but it prints a blank page. I have realised the problem is because the wording is within text boxes. Solution anyone please.
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Samsung Hi-8 Vpl7oo Videocam-pc Help Needed!!!
HI i have a samsung vpl700 camcorder and have managed to record a short movie on its tape. have already established that there is not a usb or anything on it so i cant transfer t he movie staight onto my pc to edit it, i can however plug in the red,yellowand white cables to the tv to view it on tv but how the heck do i get…
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Which is best for students - laptop or desktop?
Son hopes to study physics and business at Uni. He wants a laptop but the old man insists a desktop would be best. Grateful for current students’ experiences. Will I land up having to fork out for both in the end?
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Printer problem
I have an Epsom c60 printer which was working fine and has had the ink changed, all is connected properly. When it is switched on, it has the green "on" button lit but also has the red button next to it lit, which has pic of paper with edge folded over Nothing happens when press print at all, nothing flashes or moves Can…
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DELL PC - Power Consumption even when shut down
I've had a DELL E520 for a couple of months now. It's connected to a power supply which measures power usage on the tower unit, so it can cut power to the peripherals when the PC is shut down. However this PC seems to use a similar amount of power whether on or off, as I adjusted the threshold to switch off when the PC is…
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New cheap to buy and run printer, which one?
HI my old printer a HP has died, so i need to replace it. Need it for normal home use,printing the odd letter,web page and maybe odd photo. I have children who like to hit the print button and they will do so in years to come-homework. I have looked at some reviews and the Canon Pixma I1800 comes out well at around £30-…
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Video Rotating?
Hi all, Looking for some help with a technical issue! I took some video footage with my digital camera tonight and when I have loaded it onto my computer I have realised that I must have been holding my camera sideways which means that my video footage is now sideways on my computer screen. Is there any way I can rotate…
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8MB broadband? I make it 2!
I got BT Option 3 broadband package activated today - supposedly "up to" 8MB. I have carried out numerous online speed tests and they all come out around 2MB. I have checked my router settings and the downstream rate for my DSL connection is 8128Kbps According to this chekcer http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php…
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Ipod help
Hi Can you please help me ,daughter has bought an i pod nano, and she downloads music from limewire, well i have been downloading music from limewire and i have tried to drag and drop into i tunes, but the songs are not going onto my ipod has anyone any ideas please.
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When I try to open a pdf online using Acrobat I just get a blank screen???
If I'm on a website and there's a link to look at a pdf when I click on it another window is opened with the address for the pdf but the screen is completely blank. If I try to refresh the page it appears to try to reload something and then says "done" on the message line at the bottom but the screen doesn't change - it's…
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Wireless ADSL/Router question
Hi, I am about to move house and have a wireless ADSL modem that I've been using with our BroadBand, we are about to move to a cable area and will probably be getting Virgin Media. Can i connect the ADSL wireless unit to my new cable modem to get wireless BB on cable or am i going to have to buy a new router altogether?
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Ipod Sync Help
I have a 30gb Ipod Am taking it on holiday and want to put some nursery rhymes on for my daughter to listen to at bedtime I usually listen to my music in shuffle mode. Is there a way to add the nuresery rhymes so they wont play when I listen to my music in shuffle mode ? Hope that makes sense
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voltage and battery rechargers- help please!!
Hello, I am going to Uganda on Saturday and I want to take my digital camera. I'd much rather take my rechargerable batteries than loads of disposables (or a travel battery charger for £20!). As far as I can work out, Uganda is on the same voltage as us and has the same shaped plugs. Does anyone know if this means my…
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Broadband Speed
slow downloads; I rent my line from BT and use Virginmedia for 8meg BB and phone calls, but my connection is very slow when checking it shows 54mbps, any ideas why? thanks
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Quality Web Site Design At Third World Prices? Is It Possible?
Hello, I want to set up a Website Highlighting Medical Matters I need it to get good Google Rankings in Search Engine Listing. This is purely a non commercial website, I have seen Website's Online where Web Developers bid against each other Auction style. Anyone know a decent site to go to for these services/ MSE Martin…
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Seeking SD Camera Memory Card
I have a Canon PowerShot A430 which has a 128M memory card. I need something with a bigger memory, possibly a 1GB. Can anyone recommend a supplier please?
