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Videolan help needed
Successfully downloaded several music video clips in zip file this morning, saved, then played fine using Videolan VLC. The clips are now in my Download file. However when I now try and play any of them on VLC the player just sits there doing nothing, yet it still plays other audio files I have saved. Any suggestions on…
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Rechargable batteries
Hi, I am hoping one of you bright sparks out there might be able to help me! I have a uniross battery charger which is a few years old. I can't find the batteries I got with it so I bought some new rechargables made by energizer this week. They are NiMH 2500mAh, but it says on the battery charger that I should only use…
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Over 90% of resources in use how do i fix it?
Hi can anyone help please i have an old windows 98 computer it keeps tellin me i have over 90% of my resources in use and im only on the internet. it keeps coming up but i dont know how to free up some resources. Im not very good with computers. Thankyou
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Sky plus question
I saw an advert today for a special offer Sky Plus box for £99. We have an old Sky box and only subscribed for one year and since then have had the free channels only, now have the FreeSat card which cost us £20 and are happy with that, don't want any more channels. Is it possible to have a Sky Plus box and just have a…
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ADSL Wireless Modem
I'm looking for an ADSL Wireless Modem, and I've been considering the Billion 7300G. It's got all the features I'm looking for at a good price. All the reviews I've read say that this is a great modem and runs faster than many others. The only concern seems to be the wireless side of it, as it seems to drop the connection…
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I get page unavailable for my own site but everyone else can see it!
Help needed please. If I try to view my website I get site unavailable. I get the same message if I try to go into the control panel at my web host. The host site itself is fine. My outlook express says my site is unavailable as well when trying to receive messages. I've emailed my friends and they can get into my site and…
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Windows switching off Norton?
My Norton Internet Security 2007 Auto Protect keeps switching off a short while after I boot up. The rest of Norton is ok.........just Auto protect. I've been told it's windows that's switching it off but I don't know how or what to do about it. I have been advised to run my product recovery disk to get it back to factory…
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So annoying- tv keeps telling me which channel I'm watching
Hi I really hope someone can help me cos this is driving me mad! :mad: I have just started using a relatively old Philips widescreen TV (a big boxy one, not flat). When I'm on channel 4 , either on Sky or terrestrial, 'Channel Four Television' keeps flashing up at the bottom of the screen. Its on for a couple of seconds,…
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Virus: "Robot" warning
just seen this! dont know how old this is? Another virus has been discovered and it is quickly working its way around the Internet these days. The name of the virus is "Robot" and it looks as if this one has perfected the use of trickery. The virus comes in through an e-mail, with the scammers conning you into thinking…
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Can't see picture in email
Can anyone help please. I can't open some pictures in my emails in Outlook Express. Only a red cross. Windows XP. Picture is in email not an attachment I can open. No bar is on top to click onto, to unblock images. In OE, I've clicked on "tools", "options", "security" and unchecked the box for blocking images in emails but…
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email addressed to a bloke named Stephen
I have started getting lots of emails from different companies addressed to a 'Stephen Thursfield" Does anyone know why this might have happened? Has my email been compromised?
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new computer set up janet john
do i need to re install internet provider before i can connect to internet i use a bekin router, or can i just plug in? i told you it was janet and john!!!!!
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where are the noises from my speakers coming from
i have in the last week when i am online first time i was not using my computer but in the room then came a blast of music a couple of times and i am sure the volume was down it was about 3 seconds but it happened a couple of times. In the last half hour i have had it online for a while but i was busy i just sat down when…
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Who here has used a templatemonster template
Hi, I was wondering if anyone on this forum has ever used a template monster template (especially a ecommerce one) as I always get people saying that they are not worth the time as extra coding and stuff is involved? They look really good though! So I was just wondering how much extra cost anyone has had to go through,…
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Skittish mouse
Sometimes the mouse jumps about of its own accord, or doesn't make anything happen when I click, or begins to scroll, and generally behaves without regard to its instructions. Its a Logitech mediaplay cordless mouse and I have just updated the driver and installed a new battery. With the old corded mouse, I could clean the…
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Wireless Printer/all In One
HI I have a wireless laptop connected to broadband. I want to purchase a wireless all in one printer mainly for scanning. 1) Can I scan on the all in one and have it sent wireless to my latptop? 2) What equipment do I need to achieve this? Many Thanks Peter
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SKY TV Problem
Hello There, Ive been with sky digital for over 12 years now, and in the past 6 months have had nothing but problems, ive allready had to replace my sky (Panasonic) box with one from eBay.. and now thats going all wrong... same as the other box whats happening is: the sky box is on red(standby) and wont go onto green, if…
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How to buy an existing domain name?
Hi, I was just wondering, if a domain name is set to expire say in november, how do I go about buying this, or do I just have to wait until it's avaliable then quickly jump on it?
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Help ! Nokia phone G symbol
Hi My Nokia 3120 has a G symbol in the top left hand corner, I think this means it has a GPRS connection, and I don't know if it's costing me more. I've searched the manual and can't figure out how to turn it off. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Paul
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LG dvd-writer
I borrowed an external lg dvd writer (LG GSA-E40N) from a friend. The problem is that after plugging it in, it will not recognise any blank medias (cd+/-R, DVD+/-r). It plays dvds, cds but it will not recognise the blanks. It works fine on my friends computer, it recognises blanks. I did the firmware upgrade from the lg…
