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need a new printer
i need a new printer, dont want any of this fancy stuff. just want it to print spend £25 tops and be able to get cheap cartridges. either new or compatable any ideas?
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Internet Connection question
Hi I have windows vista and down on the task bar I have the 2 monitors icon. Why is it that I can't connect to the internet when the blue circle is not present? (hope you understand what I mean :-)) I don't know what this blue circle is, is it protection? can I switch it off? When there is no blue circle and I hover over…
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Can I Sell My XP Disc?
I changed my old PC over to Ubuntu Linux and was wondering if it was ok if I sold my old XP install disc on ebay?
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Medion 6486 at Tesco
My desktop PC is getting a bit long in the tooth so I was interested in the Medion base unit that Mr T has on sale for £550 odd. Brief spec is:* Intel® Viiv™ processor technology with Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6750 (2.66 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz FSB) * Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium * NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500GT…
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which new pc for small business?
Hi, People on this forum have been very helpful with my limited knowledge in the past with comp questions so I thought you guys would be the best to ask: I need a new PC for our small business to run the office, i.e accounts, internet,emails, storing loads of photos and files. I dont really know what to ask for when buying…
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Can not find PCBART
This appears to be an system that will work from a menory key. I have found the other software but not any were to download the OS. The site NN2 does not appear to be open.Any help would be great. Thanks
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system restore - will I lose emails?
Hi all As per the titel really, if I use system restore to go back a few weeks will I lose any emails that I have received into Outlook Express or are they left intact. Many thanks
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Monitor - Out of Range error message?????????
We have an oldish pc that the youngest uses for kiddy games. We replaced the monitor with a Viewsonic a while ago and we're now getting an error message when games start to run. The games install perfectly and everything else works as it should, it's ONLY when a game starts to run, we get the 'Out of Range' message on the…
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Recovering something ccleaner wiped???
Hi, I ran ccleaner and forgot to set it to exclude cookies from a certain website, i've now lost the log-in information is there a way i can recover it, help please :confused:
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Online storage for files to share?
Hi all, I need a place where 2 of my clients can share files, PDF, powerpoint, Word, Excel etc - rather than e-mailing the files to eachother (which are quite large), they could log into a site and see the latest files. Any ideas? Thanks
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PDF reader
Are there any good pdf readers out there apart from Adobe? Any recommendations?
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Formatting External Hard Drive
I’ve just bought a Freecom External 500GB Hard Drive and when reading the reviews, I noticed some of them advised on formatting it to NTFS from FAT32. These means absolutely nothing to me! Just wondered if it was essential, the reason I would need to do it and is it pretty straightforward to do? Thanks Ally
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Memory Error Messages in DELL PC
I purchased a DELL Dimension desktop PC online in August 2006. Earlier this year on many occasions I experienced the dreaded Blue Screen of Death with the following message: Hardware Malfunction - call your vendor for support. NMI : Parity Check / Memory Parity Error The system has halted. The PC froze at this point and I…
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Canon PowerShot A60
I seem to have lost my instruction booklet with this old camera of mine and I need to be able to take pictures and have the date on them. Can anyone advise me how to do this on this camera or do I need to purchase a newer version which will let me have this facility. Many Thanks Angela
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cancel setanta contract early?
sorry if this is on the wrong board but i hope someone can help me as i have just contacted setanta about my current subsciption as i wanted to know that if after 6 months i decide to pay the contract off in full to cancel the 12 month contract i am i is this possible or will i have to wait for the full 12 month term to…
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Operating system
My sister wants to instal wireless broadband but is unable to do so because her operating system is windows ME. Would she be able to use Ubuntu or Linux and if so what would be best for someone who knows little about computers? Thanks
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My own email address sending spam?
I just logged into my Yahoo account and had a quick peek in the bulk mail folder just in case something inportant had landed in there and I saw an email from myself :eek: I was addressed to my Yahoo email from my Yahoo email, but it was actually from one of those scammer " we have £20 million for you because you have same…
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How do you sort out your photos?
I have a few thousand photos digital and scanned which I need to sort out. Windows lets me put them in folders and rename them. At the moment I have a folder for each year and sub folders for each year. I am having problems with the scanned photos because I do not know what exaxt year they were taken. Are there any…
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Hp Laptop - Worth The High Spend?
:think: I've decided to purchase a high spec laptop to replace my current (aged) desktop. Being such a huge investment, I'm feeling really frustrated 'cos I need to go forward with a purchase but not clear whether I'm potentially letting myself be drawn into too high a spend through aesthetics of particular machines and…
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Windows Mobile & File Explorer
I have read somewhere that you can no longer use "File Explorer" over a WiFi network in the newer versions of Windows Mobile on a PDA. If this is correct, is there any 3rd party application that will allow you to access files on a PC via WiFi from a PDA.
