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Freeview TV Problem
Hi, I have a TV with a built in freeview box. I just purchased a DVD player/recorder/HDD. I want to be able to set the timer on the DVD recorder to record a program from one of the TV freeview channels while I'm out without keeping the TV turned on obviously. I'm finding this impossible to do. Is this possible or do I have…
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small screen size
Hi all, my brother has an older pc which has a small monitor, anyway i have just given him an old copy of windows 2000 (previously running 98) just to upgrade him. The problem is that the screen is a pain in the butt cos every program has two scroll bars to operate to view the whole page. I have tried control panel >…
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Different network connection per profile?
Hi I have a wireless and a wired network on a XP Pro PC. I normally run 2 PC's, one on each network but since my PC is in the shop, I want to move the apps to a seperate profile on my existing PC and switch between users as and when required. Here's what I hope to acheive - can anyone let me know if it's possible and how I…
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Virgin Webmail/Mailwasher Help?
Hi Guys, following on from my recent query and taking johnmc and Mercenary's advice, I'm trying to install Mailwasher for use with Virgin Webmail. Unfortunately, I've hit a snag on step 1 of the Mailwasher set up wizard. Can anyone please tell me what I should do next to be able to continue? Thanks in advance.
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Vista always wants my password.
Hi, I have got windows vista, everytime I connect to the internet I have to put in my password. Can anyone tell me how to the change settings so I just double click on the desk icon. Thanks sue
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Cant connect to internet.
I am currently with virgin/ntl, and the internet works for about the first five minutes from the pc starting, but after this it won't connect to any websites. I have done a spyware antivirus search but shows nothing. Any ideas. If I reboot the pc it works again for aprox 5 mins. (My internet is unlimited use and not…
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vista search-how to remove old links?
you know when you do a search in the vista start menu, well it finds links to things that were deleted days ago. is there a way of cleaning all the non existent search results?
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Website hosting advice/recommendations need
I hope someone can help with this, as my brain's doing cartwheels with all the searching I've been doing. :o I'm trying to help someone set up a website, & they've asked me to help them find hosting for it. Initially they won't be selling anything online, but they will want to in 3-6 months, at which point they'll need an…
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Evesham in trouble?
Anyone thinking of purchasing from Evesham should read this. http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2195224/speculation-mounts-evesham
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Virgin Broadband - Do I still need protection?
Hi guys Just gone onto Virgin broadband package at £10 per month. Not sure if I need any extra protection. It comes with PC Guard which every now and then tells me its found spyware and would I like to delete them - which I do. It seems to have anti virus and firwall built in so I'm assuming I don't need anything else?????…
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Lost Precious Photos On Hard Drive
Hi all. I have an external hard drive which is encased in an INTEGRAL box which i plug into my usb port. this hard drive was in my old pc, but would not fit in the new one so i use it this way in the box. it has worked a few times, it holds a few important files, plus all my ipod/itunes music and most important all of my…
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rapidshare download probs
i ma unable to download stuff via rapidshare on my laptop....i can do it fine on the pc....can anyone help me?
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Internet Whilst at Sea ....
A friend of mine is planning to go slowly around the world on a boat ....... he would like to have internet connection whilst on-board but I can,t think of a way for him to get it. It was thought a Satalite type connection might be OK, so does any one have any ideas ...... ???? Thanks in advance Mike ..............
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AARRGGH I am gonna throw my PC out of the window!!
:mad: Why does my internet only work some of the time!? As you can tell from my title I am getting really fed up with it! If I switch it on in the morning the internet takes nearly half a day to let me go on it! although it says connected in livebox configuration. the pages alway say Internet Explorer cannot display the…
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6 cell or 9 cell - how to tell difference
Morning.... I took delivery of my first laptop at the weekend, I'm not technically minded at all and wondered how to tell the difference between a 6 cell and 9 cell battery. I ordered the 9 cell but just wondered how I can check it actually is a 9 cell? Any thoughts?! Thank u
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T.V sound troubles
Ok so i got my new tv, connected it all up and tuned it in but all i can ever get is static noise when trying to view the t.v Its tuned in correctly because the picture is fine but i get only a static noise. Am i missing something or is it just a faulty set? :confused:
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iTunes problem..cant start !
having a spot of bother launching i-tunes on my desktop..double clicking shortcut does nothing..ive re-installed wich dosnt seem to have changed anything ! according to the windows task manager i-tunes is running. help please
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Application Launcher
When I first start up my pc I am getting a grey box appear with an application launcher header. In the box it says unable to launch application. Its been like this for about 2 weeks now and my pc is running slower and takes longer to open. Have window washer, adaware and norton, none of which are finding anything untoward.…
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Does your upload speed kill your download speed?
Wondering if anyone knows the answer, its been in my head for ages!
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Faster download speeds?
Currently, I've got a 16mb connection with Sky, and I should be getting faster downloading speeds through torrents, currently I only get about 40 kb/s. Anyone know how to make these go faster? I heard something about changing port setting on the router, but I have no idea how to do this on the router Sky provided. (DG834T…
