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CMOS Checksum Error Default Loaded on PC Start up
Whenever I start the desktop pc it gives me this message at boot up 'CMOS Checksum Error Default Loaded' I have to press F1 to enter. The date has changed to Dec 2001 and time to 23.00 when I first started it. I don't know what else its effected as I havent done much apart from close down and restart the machine after…
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Telephone extension cable - any good for broadband?
Hi, I'm getting broadband over the next couple of days, and although eventually I'll get a wireless router, I'm using the provided router and cables. I'd appreciate some advice and info. My exchange is only "up to" 1.5mb, so if I use a telephone extension cable to get to the telephone point and microfilter, will this…
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Taskbar and Start Menu at Top
My 16 month old son has been messing about on my computer and somehow managed to get the taskbar and start menu at the top. I can't get this back down to the bottom. How do I do this? Thanks
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Please help - PC running out of disk space!
Hi all Can anyone please tell me where to get (quickly) some extra memory for my PC. It's saying it's running dangerously low. I've deleted a few things but I need to get extra space asap! We don't really want the external drive idea if possible. Anyone tell me where to look please? Or would I be better buying an external…
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Nokia Battery Recall (BL-5C)
http://batteryreplacement.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ This is a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. This product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia battery. Nokia has identified that in…
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Open source email programme
I am just trying to set up an email account on a Linux-based operating system. Can anyone recomment a programme that I could download for free and use with my Virgin email account? I don't want to use Thunderbird, because I don't like the look of this. Is there anything that is similar in style to Outlook Express that will…
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Audacity help - anybody recommend a good new sound card?
Hi, Ive eventually got broadband and want to use audacity. Ive set it up on 3 diff machines but cant seem to get it working on mine. The only recording options i seem to have are either line in or mic & neither seem to work when i want to record radio programmes. Am i missing something obvious or do i need to get a new…
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dell laptop blue screen
have an old dell laptop latitude c540, downloaded some updates from windows, now laptop wont work, got blue screen and message stop c0000269 The sytem DLL kernel32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The relocation occurred because the DLL C:|WINDOWS|system32\GDI32.dll occupied an address…
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Songs that will play well on HUGE speaker systems
Hey guys, I need to download 2 songs that will be played in a hall, which will have a professional speaker system with a lot of speakers (it's a wedding) and the two songs are hard to get.. I've found them both to download, but the thing is although they can sound alright on full blast on my 5.1 speaker set I was worried…
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freesat card question..
hi all, can I get a freesat card from sky if I am already a subscriber? - if so how long are the cards valid for? thanks! :-)
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Windows Movie Manager to D.V.D
Please Help!!! I have saved a Windows Movie Maker Project file as a A.V.I. file then burned it to D.V.D. using 'Nero Visionexpress'. Just when I thought it had worked a dream it seems that some of the pics have dissappeared leaving a blank screen where they should have been. The music and titles seem O.K. ....Any Ideas…
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can anyone help plz
my children have been messing around on the pc... when i try to use the net the font size is incredibly small and un readable... how can i re do this? plz advice me, as this is very annoying. many thanx in advance.
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Which screen size?
On my Suse Linux system it is possible to set the type of monitor that you are using so that pages display better. While dozens of NEC monitors are listed, my MultiSync LCD 1860NX is not. Any idea how I should therefore choose the correct screen? The default was a Dell!
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stored password on lap top
i have just set up an internet bank account using my lap top and rather stupidly allowed windows to store my password and pass number. so every time i log on with my lappy i can go straight to my account trouble is so can any one if they can get hold of my lappy. can someone please tell me how to undo this, i am sure its…
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my new TV is turning itself off
Does anyone have any ideas what it might be? I got the TV less than 3 weeks ago - it's a Panasonic Viera TH50PX70. I've only noticed it the past week or so. It does it about 3-4 times a day. Sky stays on and the TV standby light stays green - it's just the screen goes black and there's no sound. If I turn Sky off and back…
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Unistalled Norton- now what?
I had Norton 2003 which I hadn't updated. It seemed to be slowing my PC down, so I unistalled it and on some advice from this forum, installed AVG virus and spyware and OH goodness, its slowed it even more. So much so, it took 45 mins just to open my email. So I had to unistall that too. Now I've got no protection (…
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system error - what do i do?
Hi my stepson has bust his computer, he says it wont start up and shows the error message system32/drivers/isapnp.sys any ideas what this is and how to mend it? thanks loops
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I know I need to download a driver but no idea where or how
I had a stop error which meant restarting from scratch on Microsoft Servicepack. Used one i had used last year. Had a similar problem last year with webpages being wavey when scrolling down the page. I had to download a driver cos the system was an old one. Only problem is cannot remember where I found it or where it was…
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transfering my ipod files to my new PC
hello, I have just bought a new laptop after my pc died (taking a lot of my music with it) however my decent music is still on my ipod. I have googled looking for a piece of software to transfer my files back onto my PC (Itunes wont let you do that for fairly obvious piracy reasons) and have found several.... however they…
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200 copies of full PC protection software up for grabs
UPDATE 17 SEPTEMBER 2007. All 200 free copies of the software have now gone but you can still get 50% off the full version of Trend Micro's anti-virus PC prtoection software. See below for more details. What's the deal? Software company, Trend Micro, is offering the full version of its internet security package, Trend…
