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Need to get my Laptop and 2nd PC wired to the net - help needed please!
Hi All, I really have no idea when it comes to technology so any help would be appreciated (in plain English if poss!) please. Our main PC is Windows XP and we have broadband access via a ZyXEL external modem. My son has this Vista PC: http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=3362-3423 And I have…
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Help Needed Please: Clean a Dell Inspiron 1000
Hope someone can help.... I've been given a laptop that I'd like to give to son for Xmas - but I don't want it to look so hand-me-down. Is there a quick way of getting rid of all the past users 'stuff'? At the moment when it starts up it has her name on it and all her documents. Also, is there something I can use to…
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LINKS bar not staying put
Hi, Just set up my parents new PC with Vista HP. On IE I set up a LINKS bar with their most used webpages. But each time we either open a new tab or IE page the links bar is not there. I tick the LINKS option and LOCK THE TASKBAR but to no avail. It still opens up without LINKS ticked and with no LINKS bar in sight. What…
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infopath forms ?
hi all ok i have had a look at infopath forms ? in MS Office and its exaclt ywhat i need but the problem is 1.how do i get it onto a website so that everyone can use it ? 2.if they dont have infopath on there machine then what ? am i right in t hinking that the only way is to run a server with infopath installed on it ?…
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Rewiring HP laptop mains adapter?
The cable on mains lead leading from the external transformer to the PC is damaged near the transformer - I think it may have been my cat :confused: I'm hoping that it is possible to open up the transformer box, cut the cable and rewire internally. Only thing is I can't get into it. Anyone know if this is possible/worth…
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ipod - use on both mac & pc
I'm buying my sister a new ipod for Christmas. I want to put some music and video on it for her. I have a PC and she has a Mac - will it wipe all the stored data when she plugs it in to her Mac? I'm still undecided whether to get her a classic or a new nano. The classic is obviously tried and tested so I can't really go…
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Camera Techie advice please, aspect ratio help
I have a basic understanding of digital cameras and have just tried to google 'aspect ratio' but the stuff that has come up is too technical for me. What I would like to know, is what setting should my camera be on when I always print out 7 x 5 photos (and sometimes 8 x 6) Is a setting of 4:3 the right one ? I will never…
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New PC - advice & help with initial set-up & security settings needed
Hello, I am now the proud owner of a new Dell Vostro 400 with this spec: Intel Core2 Duo E6550 processor (2.33GHz, 1333MHz, 4MB cache) Windows Vista Ultimate 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] Dell Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse Dell 19" Value Wide Flat Panel (E198WFP) Video Card 256MB nVidia…
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Consulate General of Italy--website's security certificate
Hi. My wife need a visa to go to Italy...... To book an appointment online you get this message on the vebsite: via THIS SITE(please ignore the "website's security certificate" alert and continue to access the booking system). and if you click the link you get this: There is a problem with this website's security…
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New Sony Ericsson Media Manager Software - Min system specs?
Hi all, I recently upgraded my phone (to a w910i) and want to try 'SenseMe' feature out, but need to have the Sony Ericsson Media Manager software analyse my music and then transfer to my phone. My desktop PC's died a death and I've resorted to using my laptop (which has 490 ish Mb RAM (after sharing some with the onboard…
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Internet TV
Not sure if this is the right forum. Is there a site someone can recommend that I can watch tv on my pc from. I have seen some, and tried it which was ok, but they have been for a trial period and you have to join for membership. Does anyone know of a site that you can watch without paying for a membership. I am only…
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Recovery Partition - full
I keep getting an error on a PC when I try to run the defrag saying that my D: Recovery Partition only has 10% space and that it needs 15 % to run. I have searched the net and foune a solution to stop the message but to me this is not a fix. I want to clean out any rubbish and had a look but can't see any unwanted files,…
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Plasma Screen Burn In - Thanks a lot Channel Five - Petition Maybe?
Hi Now that even Channel Five has decided so display a logo in the top left of their TV shows/Films etc, I'm getting worried about my Plasma TV. What's the real deal as far as screen "burn in" is concerned anyone? I don't want to watch a film for 2 hours with the logo on display. Also, concerned about watching football or…
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laptop repair
The U key on my laptop (inspiron 1300) is broken, what is the best (or cheapest!) way of getting it repaired? Cheers guys.
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Free Crawler Spyware Terminator
www.spywareterminator.com Its free in exchange for you always using their "MetaCrawler" Web Search Engine It was featured in a Pc Magazine Heidy
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website help
I am a person with no knowledge of web developing. We have a small sports club and I have done a web site on my computer using Namo webeditor software that came with the strato easyweb package. I learned a bit about web developing by doing this. With the strato easy web package I have a domain name registered to me. 2gb…
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What do you think of the Nikon 80
My husband is a graphic designer and really needs a decent camera. For christmas was gonna try and det a dslr but it's a bit confusing....any opinion on the Nikon 80 or is the d40 better (or anything else)and where to go for a deal?
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Is this a problem that cannot be fixed?
My laptop at the moment is running very slowly at the moment. I have ran a series of checks from AVG, Ccleaner, Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware free edition, but nothing has improved the overall performance. At times the system simply stalls and the browser always takes several minutes to load. Is this a problem that can't be…
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pc help
I have around £500 i was originally going to get a laptop but decided on a pc instead, what is the best deal around for cheapest price?? Can anyone buy a dell business pc??? Thanks
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rotating avi file in media player
Just filmed a fireworks display but i had to do it sideways to fit it in, how do i rotate it in media player? i have googled it and it says use movie maker which i did, but it won't let me save it back as an avi file, and i don't want to download something just to rotate 1 video..any ideas?
