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Changing Icons in Internet Explorer?
Can anybody tell me how I would go about changing icons in my favourites folder in Explorer, (like the icon for the MSE link) I have an icon creator to create the icons, but dont know how to change or add them?
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disconnection issues
:confused: I'm going mad here so please try and hep. My PC has decided to disconnect itself for no apparent reason. It started late afternoon, although I first noticed it a few days ago. I get the dial up connection box popping up and its a real nightmare going from site to site. Im on broadband with wireless and made sure…
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Website Fonts
Hi Second ask for tonight, sorry! I am just starting out in designing my website. Anyone know have any links to a) Cool fonts to jazz up my website b) Any tools to create the a logo or banner in a cool font for my website name c) Any buttons or other free stuff Thanks
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New Sky bb email coming soon
For those who have or are thinking of getting Sky broadband, they will be launching a vastly improved email service shortly. You can see a demo here. http://mysky.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/toolspage If you think it looks a bit like gmail its because it is.
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Anti virus scan taken forever!
Hello, I decided to do a random anti virus scan and defrag on my computer :A but the scan, which is normally quite quick, has now been going for over 3 hrs:eek: Do you think there may be a problem? Never had this problem with Avast before :confused: Thank you Carmen x P. S Can I run scan and defrag together?
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Computer slowdown, worms/trojans?
From time to time my computer suddenly becomes very slow indeed. I always check the security (McAfee) which lists what has been happening and that the firewall has prevented entry. And then I usually do a System Restore which seems to fix it. Does this happen to other people? If so, how do you deal with it. NB I also get…
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Completely Free Firewall
HiI know this question must have been asked a million times - but just tried finding the answer and ended up with about 10 web pages open and no real answerI know we have a couple of sticky's, but could someone cut them down a bit to the most popular/recommended?Just looking for a recommendation for a 'completely' (ie not…
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Need more cache - don't we all?!
Hi guys! I hope everyone is well and that someone will be kind enough to engage in idiot-speak to help me please.:rolleyes: I'm using Vista Home Basic. My printer is an Epson Stylus DX5000. Every time I try to use the features in the Epson Creativity Suite or the Epson File Manager, I get a message saying basically:…
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pc died hard drive apparently ok
our pc has died the death or so i thought, took the hard drive to a computer shop and the guy said the hard drive is fine and to bring in pc, but they charge £30 to test to find out what component/s needs replacing then will ask if you want it fixed with then giving the prices for parts etc.... what i want to know is if…
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Help needed to adjust Lenovo laptop screen colours
I have a new Lenovo laptop and the screen is much too bright. It is so overly bright as to make the colours look majorly washed out. I cannot stare at the monitor without finding it a strain on my eyes. I have already adjusted by using the manual "up and down" contrast buttons on the keyboard without much difference. It is…
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Desktop Icons - XP
I arrange the icons on my desktop in an untidy order that suits my untidy way of working. Every now and again XP decides, without any input from me, to shuffle them and rearrange them in nice tidy rows. Right clicking on the desktop gives a number of options for icon arrangement but not the one I want. i.e. "Leave the…
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Im buying a laptop need advice please
I want to buy a laptop for home internet use and was thinking of buying the following laptop from ebuyers Fujitsu Siemens AMILO PRO V3515 Laptop Intel Celeron 440 1GB 80GB DVD/RW 15.4" Vista Home Basic this is all for £339 inc vat and delivery seems pretty good value has any one got any experience of these laptops are…
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Sony Bravia set up help
I have sony bravia kdl40s2510, sony rdrhxd870b dvd recorder and sony surround sound is ht-ss1100. I have studied the manuals and am unsure what leads I need to connect them all up. Please help!:confused:
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Nokia BL-5C batteries. Check yours.
From the BBC website...... Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging. The BL-5C batteries which are subject to the product advisory were used with the following Nokia models or separately as accessories:Nokia 1100, Nokia 1100c, Nokia 1101, Nokia…
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Slow shut down
I have a new pc running Vista and it's incredibly quick compared to the last one. However, it's taking about 90 seconds to shut down. There doesn't appear to be any activity, it just finally shuts down. Any ideas?
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I am going to cry - USB HD - code 10??
Hi everyone Can anyone please help me. I am not completely computer illiterate but all the responses I get when I google don't give me enough info. I bought an external USB hard drive and plugged it into my laptop (XP home) it detected and began formatting but my laptop power died and it was interupted now it detecs the…
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Samsung LCD TV- Black Midges Have Invaded It!!
Please help! Watching T.V. Last night and noticed what I thought was a mark on the screen. On closer inspection it appears a Black midgy thing has managed to get "behind" the screen gr..... :mad: Is there anything I can do? These things have invaded the control panel on my microwave my picture frames and it seems anything…
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Laptop PSU replacement ?
Cheers in advance for any suggestions : I've got a Toshiba laptop that has a 'brick' external PSU of 19V at 4.74A. This had utterly died, but I have an older PSU also 19V however this one is 3.16A. Any ideas if it would be safe to use and if it could potentially cause overheating etc ?
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Device Manager Missing??? Help Please
Right Well, I thought i was fairly clued up on computers, more than the norm anyway, so recently decided to try and upgrade my Ram from 512 to 1 gig but all did not go to plan, i had a series of crashes so i reverted back to the original ram and everything worked fine again...........or so i thought. Firstly i noticed that…
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Singing the praises of a a KVM..
I've just bought a KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) switch. I've been using multiple pcs and screens for years now. The ability to have run 2 pcs with a single keyboard, mouse and screen just never really occurred to me. I've been using the switch for a week now and it really is a peach. The doubling of physical space around me…
