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what has my idiot mate done?!
He put a film on my comp last night and made a joke about he'd made the comp boot up differently, except he actually has (why?!?) I don't think he's gone into the bios cos the comp was already on when he started messing with it. You know the startup screen where it has the vista green moving bar? well that has gone now and…
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Problems opening an attachement in an email
Hi there I got a job application form as an attachment in an email, I clicked on it to open and although it opens in a new window that says adobe reader it wont open the content. I'm completely computer illiterate and have no idea how to open the link If anyone could give me some tips Thanks Cate
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Skybox lead
I have the old style skybox and want to move my TV, but the cable/lead from the wall to the skybox is not long enough, is there a way to extend it or can i buy a new longer lead, or is this something only sky can do?? thanks
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Yahoo Messenger
This has been installed on my P.C, but really slowed it down. Yahoo has been removed in add and remove programs, but Messenger keeps starting when i turn my P.C on. How can i finally get rid of it?
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Check history of teenager's MSN activity and conversations how?
Is there a way that I can look back and check the history of my teenagers MSN activity and if so, how do I set this programe to save the info and access it later? BTW - I am a complete idiot re-MSN, as don't use it myself. Not simply wanting to be nosey, very necessary due to a worry of others sending unsuitable pictures…
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Problem Playing DVDs on laptops
When I attempt to play DVD movies on my laptop the following error message appears: Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer. What do I need to do in order to resolve this issue? Thanks
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Digibox - Picture pixelating.....
Evening all, I am on my 2nd Duraband ( Asda) set top box, took the last one back as the picture on most channels keeps pixelating ( not sure if that is the correct term) Took it back got another and the exact same thing happened again. It is driving me mad!!! Does anyone out there know what the problem could be? We have…
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WinErrorFixer 2007
Trying to sort out a friend's pc. A program called WinErrorFixer 2007 keeps cropping upsaying i have a few hundred viruses. I know this program is a scam. Have scanned the pc with AVG, Spybot and adaware to remove any nasties. How do i get rid of WinErrorFixer 2007? For some reason he has been running xp professional sp1…
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Help! Locked out of my own network. Security passphrase
Hey all I am using the linksys router. I was on the network page http://198.168.1.1 - I then changed the name of the network and left the WEP on. Now all 3 laptops cannot get onto the network. Basicly I know what the main letter (passphrase?) was that you use to generate the security key which is 10-26 LETTERS long with…
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Converting MP3 to midi for for free?
Hi. Can anyone help me at all? I need some software to convert MP3's to midi files.....for free :D I have googled but could only find midi to MP3.....I need the other way round. Thanks for any help.
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Are DELL laptops any good.
Are DELL laptops any good? I ask this because in the past I have always been warned off them, by others. My father in law did a computer course and his tutor also warned the whole class away from dell, saying they were just plastic rubbish. This was around 2-3 years ago. I am seeing a lot of good deals with them, but was…
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doing graphs on windows xp?
hey currently an oldie doing a maths GCSE ( beginning to wonder why!) anyway am currently doing the coursework bit & have 1 frequency table which is hell. I thought hang on its says i can use a pc to do them so thought i would try & do this one on my pc. yep cant even figure that out! Does anyone have any ideas on how i do…
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Burning dvds using vista - help
Every time i burn a dvd i get double images onscreen. anyone got any suggestions or ideas on what program to use. What am i doing wrong ?. Im using windows media centre. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
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How to use Diino?
Hi Does anyone here know how to use this software? I've downloaded the free 2gb version but have absolutely no idea as to how use it to store files. My main aim is to use it to store photos which I currently have on my Canon 'Zoom Browser' but also other files. My pc is about to give up the ghost and I urgently need to…
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wireless broadband
i have just bought the bt wireless router of ebay thinking i could just plug it in and my desktop would be connected am i right in thinking this isnt the case and i need a wireless dongle and if so which one is the best/cheapest cheers damo
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Microsoft XBox Faults
Hello Folks I wonder if anyone could point me in the right direction with this one. We have two Xbox 360s in our household. Both have had to be sent back for repair, twice, so that's a total of four times. This time it's been away with them for over a month and each time I ring them to see what's happening with it, they…
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picture printing advice plz
hi, does anyone know any good websites where i could email digital pictures to, so they can print them out and post them to me at a reasonable price?
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pop up adverts and system running slow or crashing
hi i went wireless last week and sometimes my sytem all locks up or runs slow.( dont know if this anything to do with wireless just seems to have happened since i changed over.) also i keep getting loads of pop up adverts they are very annoying. i get them when i come onto this site offering me loans.they seem to be linked…
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Phone rings - B/band connection cuts off???
I have never had problems with my Orange broadband but suddenly have noticed that when the BT landline phone rings, I lose my broadband connection. Damned annoying today when I was in the middle of booking a flight, the phone rang and i thought i would just ignore it so as not to lose the connection but it still cut me…
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Virgin Media - On Demand for 9 months!
Wonder if anyone else has had trouble with Virgin Media's On Demand? After numerous calls to the help line we were finally told that they have had the fault for 9 months; they don't tell you that when you sign up. Filled with confidence, we were then told that a previous problem took a year to rectify! Surely there must be…
