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Windows Firewall
I'm running Vista and alot of people have told me how terrible the Windows firewall is, and how I should get a new one, but truth is, i'm not really willing to pay £30-100 for on. So, is Windows firewall alright, or are there any better open source ones?
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How often do you clean your computer?
Just a random question. My laptop hasn't had a clean in a while, the keys are a little sticky, the monitor has dust on it and the underside where the rubber pads are is sticky from the pads melting from the heat. Going to clean it today but just wondered how often others clean their rigs? I had to re-install a WiFi card in…
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Upgrading Linksys ADSL2MUE Firmware
Hello, I have a Linksys ADSL2MUE modem which is running firmware 4.12UK. I have read on various boards that you can upgrade this firmware, but I am having trouble finding the firmware - Linksys don't offer it on its site and I don't want to download something that might brick the modem. I know the firmware is out there are…
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A silent mouse?
Is there such a thing as a silent mouse? One which makes a silent "click"? My clicking drives my husband mad! A silent one would mean a little gaming now and then also.
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help on port duplicator?? laptop to tv
i'm hopefully gonna get a hdtv but it doesnt have vga. at the moment i connect the laptop to sdtv via svideo the hdtv has svideo input but was looking to get hdmi someone mentioned a port duplicator but have seen these at £100+. can these be found cheaper? to be honest i have no idea what i'm looking for! can someone point…
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Brother 2030/2040 'toner light reset
Does anone know how to reset the brother 2030 laser printer. We have 4 of these and one of them has the tomer light on permanently...and this is after replacing the toner cart with one from a perfectly Ok m/c. Does anyone know how to reset this light?? (Before anyone says it , it's not the Drum light') MTIA
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New Broadband connection questions
Today I switched from BT Broadband to Talk Talk Broadband, I succesfully connected up after they switched on the signal earlier today but I have a couple of things I'm a bit unsure about. When I was installing the modem it advised me to use the ethernet input on the back of my PC as opposed to the USB one. I did this and…
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What is the purpose of the WAN switch on Linksys WRT54GL?
Hi, I set up quite a few networks, but there's one annomolly (sp?) that I've never resolved. The Linksys WRT54GL is a router only and needs a separate modem to be connected to it. It has 4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port. the issue is that I've never been able to get the router to work with the modem connected to the WAN port, it…
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software
I want to buy authoring software. i have seen macromedia authorware 7 for £2500. is there anyway i can get this less or is there a cheaper alternative. Cheer
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Help! Should I Be Worried?
i just noticed someone in a small van sitting outside with a laptop and another device, he must of been there for 20 miniutes, i then thought he might be using my router etc, so i turned it off, then one miniute later he sped off!!! should i be worried?
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help please
I have just defragged machine. Rebooted and unable to access windows. I get as far as login, then I am logged out at once. Tried to get into safe mode but same result whn trying to access administrator icon. Using xp sp2. No original windows disc. Can anyone help me? Using wife's laptop just in case you wondered.
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Help - Can't use broadband through extension after LLU upgrade
Hi, We recently moved from Tiscali to TalkTalk on one of our ADSL lines and the line was moved from BT's equipment onto TalkTalk's LLU as part of the transfer. When we were with Tiscali, and indeed from the very first time we used the internet back in 1999 we've always plugged the modems into a phone extension upstairs…
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Trojan horses......
If I do a System Restore on my sons PC, will this get rid of a Trojan Horse? I have tried everything, but nothing is shifting it..... Thanks Nicks
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control panel error??
I have just tried to go into control panel to remove a programe on my computer. A message keeps cming up.......parser message value creation failed " at line 451. What does this mean????? I can't open the add or remove programmes folder at all. The message keeps coming up:confused:
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Advanced Registry Optimizer??
having just installed avg free edition anti-virus last week i now find on start up i am being offered (as a pop-up although i have a pop up blocker) advanced registry optimizer free too. Does anyone know what it is? do i need it? is it harmful? thanks in advance x my x p.s. i havnt put a firewall in yet, any ideas for a…
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anyone used corsair memory - was: mac memory upgrade advice...
ok, i've got an ibook g4 (1.42ghz, 512mb). i've seen a place where i can get another 512mb ram delivered for £15 (samsung). should i/shouldn't i? the ibook's great - it's doing its job fine. no complaints. actually i love it. it doesn't seem slow or nothing. no particular reason to do it in fact! so should i do it?…
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Yahoo email a/c won't receive messages sent from Hotmail
Anyone else had this problem. My Yahoo email account won't receive messages sent from Hotmail. I've checked thoroughly the 'Blocked Addresses' but nowhere is Hotmail listed. Any ideas what I could check next. I'm still using the old Yahoo. Geoff
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TalkTalk - Linksys modem connected but no internet - HELP!
Hello, If someone could please please help here I'd be immensely grateful. I'm ready to shoot myself just because there doesn't appear to be anything wrong yet the damn thing's still not working! We have two lines, both now on TalkTalk. Line 1 has been up for about a year with no problems, Line 2 (mums) just went live a…
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Craaaash - the sound of my PC....
Arrrrrgh - the sound of me trying to fix my pc.... My PC keeps turning itself off. It gives no warning, and is often when I am using power hungry programs like photoshop, but by no means is this always the case - sometimes there is nothing much running at all. When it reboots, I get a report message saying something…
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PC Repair, Birmingham
Hi, can anyone recommend a good PC repair shop around the Birmingham area, preferably one that is willing to overclock a PC for gaming. Cheers :beer:
