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Laptop Display problem
When I booted my laptop up this afternoon the screen was messed up. It had a vertical line about 1cm thick on the righthand side about 5mm from the edge which was black and about 1cm missing from the middle of the display which made the windows logo read "widows". Since then, the right two thirds of the screen have…
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ZoneAlarm Firewall
Does anyone know the link for Zone Alarms free firewall and is it worth using?
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Dying computer - any advice welcome!
Hiya The computer (not ours - asking for a relative) will start up in safe mode and run ok but it won't run in normal mode. It goes to a screen saying 'Floppy Diskette Seek Failure' and says to press F1 or F2. Neither work and eventually they just get a white screen. The computer does not have a floppy disk drive either,…
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how to escape computer lock-out mode?
ok my computer shuts down sometimes, someitmes when iam surfing the internet, or sometimes when iam not even doing anything and i leave it for a sec and it shuts down. iam on a pc. the hard drive power light button thing turns yellow instead of green and my screen turns black, the screen power button turns yellow also.…
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Dell printer help!
I have a dell 944 all-in-one photo printer. Unfortunately it has gone dead, the power supply cable isn't lighting up so need new one. Worse, dell have been useless and am now fed up with being given different numbers. Can anyone help me source a new power supply for it? Many thanks Ella P.S. Can't find one on ebay.
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Ubuntu & Virtual PC
Hi, Does anyone know of a simple way to run Ubunto from a Virtual PC. Windows looks fraught with more problems than I can handle. What I need is an easy way to install Ubunto so that it is simple to switch back to and from Windows, and easy to uninstall. Can anyone advise? Cheers, D
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Ipod Shuffle!
Hi Wondered if anyone can help me excusing the lack of intelligence. I today have received my Ipod Shuffle which I purcahsed last week. However I am struggling to work out how to transfer my mp3s to the Ipod, any ideas????
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Any Ideas on This Anyone?
Hi all, just wondering if anybody can help me solve a problem with my keyboard which has acquired a mind of it’s own all of a sudden. Any help will be greatly appreciated. For some reason my keyboard is being horrible and nasty to me and has been now for about 8 days or so. I've had this keyboard for over 18 months and…
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Bios update for windows vista upgrade gone wrong. please help!
I am trying to upgrade from XP to Vista Premium. The PC is a Packard Bell IMEDIA MC 2469. I was following the instructions and it said to update the BIOS. I downloaded the BIOS that was for my machine burnt it to a disk and installed it on the restart. Now the computer will not boot up!!! :( All I get is access to the Bios…
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Video Clip Orientation
I made a small video clip using my Fujifilm S5100 camera and used the camera portrait ways-up instead of landscape. Video clip plays sideways! Is there anything I can do to make it vertical??? (Apart from holding my flat screen monitor the other way!)
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Switching off automatic duplex on HP laserjet
Recently acquired a Laserjet 2300dtn off ebay. Great printer, but I am trying to work out how to switch off automatic duplexing. It takes every page and runs it through twice which is a waste of time unless we want duplex. Does the same thing even if I send a test print from Notepad. But it doesnt do it if I send a…
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VOB File To Mp3 File
Is there any free conversion software to convert a VOB file to an Mp3 file so only the audio can be heard so he can then burn to CD? I have tried this http://www.av2mp3.com/faq/convert-vob-to-mp3.htm which works but is only a trial so only converts 1 minute of audio. As there is only one DVD that needs converting he…
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outlook express
i have 39 messages to read but it wont let me read .comes up with pop3 server timed out??
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PC repair, manchester
I replaced the fan on my PC last week and since then have not been able to get any life out of it. Does anybody know any good PC repair shops in Manchester? (preferably south Manchester) Many thanks
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Expiration Date of a MAC Code
I got my MAC Code from my ISP Freedom2Surf in September 2006 but never ended up leaving F2S. Is the MAC Code still valid now, or will it have expired?
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Printer Scanner - Recommendations Please
Hi all, My elderly HP printer has just packed up and I've come across some old family photos I'd like to digitise, so... Can anyone recommend an all-in-one printer/scanner? Ideally I'd like:* Good quality scanning; * Black and white printing is fine (only use it to print out the odd document, Google Map etc - not…
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win xp need helpppppp
Hiya my 10yr old son has messed his pc up, i need to re install windows the disk i got is windows xp pro and cant find the cover with the code on it my son said he hasnt touched it..yeah right kids grrrrrrrr, was wondering if the code was on the disk somewhere if so how could i get the code for it. many many thanks Ange
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PC Worlds extended warranty, £8.99 a month, worth it??
Dad got a new computer at the end of April from Pc World and the salesperson advised him that he should take out a warranty with it which he could cancel at any time and it cost £8.99 a month. I was wondering should he continue with it or should he cancel it. Any suggestions?
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CompTIA Security+
Afternoon all, I am going to start working towards the Security+ certification soon, and after doing a fair bit of research, I have decided to plump for Syngress and Examcram2 as my study guides. My only question is that on the front cover of the the 2nd edition Syngress book...…
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Hijack This Report :o)
Hi guys Still messing around with my new laptop ad really enjoying it :) Ive been takeing off bits and pieces that im never going to use i.e. such as Norton, etc, etc My new laptop has 2GB of Memory 160GB Hard drive and runs at 1.6GHZ and has Windows Vista Home Premium while looking at the task manager i noticed that there…
