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Upgrading my New Dell
Hi all, Just had my Dimension E521 for about a week now. It came with1gb dual channel memory. I want to stick another 2gb memory in it. I have looked on E-buyer and seen some memory for approx £50 HERE how can I be sure this will be ok for the pc....specs look the same DDR2 5300 non ecc....etc etc I could do with ordering…
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tom tom one - just isnt working! any ideas
just been given a brand spanking new tom tom one for my birthday and graduation, but i turn it on and it has a pic of the mem card with a red cross on it, ive plugged it into my comp and it says there is nothing on the SD card, ive tried to put stuff on it and it says unable to unzip file or unable to read file or error…
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Help How to find status of DHCP
I am trying to installa Netgear Router DG833G using an AOL setup disk that came with it. However the ISP is Homecall not AOL. After running the disk it says that it cant connect to the router ! I dont know why as allthe cables are in the right place. It said to check computer is configured for DHCP . Can anyone tell me how…
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Windows Live One Care
Hi can anyone tell me if Windows Live One Care is hungry on memory and processor power? I have been given it free but dont want to try it if its blout ware.
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Win XP SP2 and updates
Microsoft realeased Windows XP SP2 ages ago. Since then there has been many updates released which we download via the internet. Is there a difference between a WinXP SP2 disc from last year and a WinXP SP2 disc from say last month? In other words, will last months CD contain all the updates released during the last year…
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URGENT copying a dvd
I have a dvd that my friend made for me quite proffesionally and i now need 50 copies for monday! I've downloaded so much software but its all just trial versions. Basically i need a free ripper and burner or preferably a cloning suite. any suggestions? All help appreciated!!
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Problems with Panda Platinum 2005
Hi there I hope someone can resolve this... I had Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005 when I first got my computer. No problems with it at all then. But, some time ago I noticed that my browser was incredibly slow... as soon as I disabled Panda the browser was normal speed. So I uninstalled Panda and used AVG for a…
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Help please before tantrum is thrown!
Oh wise one OH got malware on my laptop last night and only just found out. I have done everything in the malwear thread, only problem is, when I am using the ediwo (avg spyware) and it finds stuff, it keeps coming up saying error while quarantining. I have been trying to get rid of this for 2 hours now and I really really…
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Webcam/messenger help please
Hi Have bought a webcam (Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000). Trying to set up to see family in USA. Using Yahoo Messenger (latest version). We can see them but we get message saying webcam not connected, even though we can see ourselves. From looking at different forums for help think the problem is probably something to do with…
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digital photo frame
hi all can anyone recommend the best digital photo frame, it must support all formats and have an mp3/4 music player. any screen size, price not an issue. many thanks
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Broken laptop
Hi my brother had a lap top and it broke so he has bought another one now. I have asked him if I can have the broken one for my son and see if it can be fixed. Can anybody recommend where I go to get it checked out. PC World any good?
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Digital camera batteries -how long do yours last ??
Just bought a new digital compact camera (Fuji FinePix A700, £80 in current Currys deal). Uses 2x AA batteries, has 2.5" LCD screen. Used it yesterday afternoon (3-7pm) & it seems to be using batteries like no tomorrow !! Took about 140 photos. It used 3 lots of batteries before battery warning appeared & shutdown: -1x set…
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Help me see my bookmark links
Hello techies hopefully you can help me out on a minor issue and make my life a bit more bearable ;) When using my bookmarks column on the left of my screen the links become invisible when hovering over them with my mouse, rather frustrating wouldn't you agree? I use IE6 at home and the same at work yet it doesn't happen…
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Advice on Toshiba Laptop
HI I am considering buying the following laptop on ebuyer for my daughter. Toshiba Satellite Pro A100-434 Intel Celeron M 430 1.73 GHz 512 MB 60 GB DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM WLAN 15.4" Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Without compromising the performance and power for which the Toshiba brand is known, the Satellite Pro…
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Copy Outlook mail
I'm getting my new PC this afternoon and saving all my old files onto my external hard drive. Where will I find the directory that stores my mail.? I've been looking and can find outlook but not too sure where the files are. When I have done this is it just a case of copy and pasting them onto my new one?
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CMOS Checksum error?
Hi, I get the above message everytime I turn the computer on, then I press F1 to continue. Also when I log in to my hotmail I get a prompted message saying the certificate has expired. Are they both related? How do I sort this out please? I posted a new thread that my time and date on the computer has been wrong for a…
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Laptop will not connect to wireless network
Hi everyone Have a broadband connection on my desktop which is wired into a Netgear wireless router with aol as my ISP. Just bought a dell laptop but can’t get it to connect to the internet with a wireless connection. When I open Internet Explorer it keeps showing “The page cannot be displayed”. A friend said that I need a…
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Music downloads
Hi there, Any suggestions of good music download websites plz Cheers xxxxxxxxxxx
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Connected to Netgear wireless router but no internet
Hi, anyone able to help me with this one? Recently bought a new house and using free dial up on my laptop until I get round to getting wireless broadband sorted out and dial up works no problem. But now when I try to connect to AOL broadband at the other house (which was working ok before) I can connect to the Netgear…
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Problem with netgear wireless
Can anyone help? I have just recently purchased a Dell laptop and seem to have problems with my new netgear ADSL2 DGB111G starter kit. HOW DO I CONNECT TO MY BROADBAND WITHOUT USING MY ETHERNET CABLE. I can use the internet with my ethernet cable attached to my laptop from my router, BUT if i remove the cable the…
