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display on pc
My icons keep changing to a large size on my deskop and the colours change,i reset the settings in the display but i seems to just reset itself can anyone hep
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please help vertical red line on monitor
Title says it all really - a red vertical line has appeared down my computer monitor. i have no idea why or how to fix it. I'm a bit of a novice and am using windows vista. Hope someone could help please
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Extending original leads - is this possible?
Hello there techies! I have just moved the furniture around and now my big grey box that works my Dell desktop is sticking out into the middle of the room. What I want to know is is it possible to buy extension leads for all the bits, ie. mouse, speakers, i.e. all the wires that need hooking up, so that I can have the big…
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Grrr Wireless network
:mad: Ok Im having problems connecting to my DG834G wirelessly. It tries to connect, but halts at renewing IP address. I manually assigned 192.168.0.17 in TCP/IP and it connects, then disconnects straight away. any ideas anyone....:o
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Poor picture #
I have a new Sony Bravia TV, this is replacing an old Panasonic CRT. I have a Liteon HDD/DVD recorder which worked fine with the Panny but the picture quality with the Sony is very poor. I have checked all the settings and cables. When recording programmes on top quality it is marginally better, but not as good as I feel…
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destroying dvd/cd's
What is the best way of destroying dvd/cd's apart from snapping them in half and taking someones eye out with the flying bits of debris. In the past I have just taken a screwdriver and scratched all over them as hard as I can. I am not sure if that is enough now as I am having a paranoid thoughts about my private data…
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Ipod 30gb 5th Gen Ipod Video - Help
Hi Techies I have a 30gb 5th gen ipod video, and have downloaded (bought) videos / tv programmes direct from the itunes store. I cannot work out how to watch these. They are showing in my ipod 'Video' menu, under 'TV shows'. When I press play, I get the audio but just a still artwork of the programme. The counter is going…
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PC Problem leaving me confused..?
I'm hoping for a bit of advice regarding my PC... For about a week now, whenever I boot up/restart my PC, I'm initially getting a black screen that says 'Disk Error, Press any key to restart'. I press any key, and it boots up as normal, and it's working fine, maybe running a little slower than usual...! Can anybody tell me…
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Licence for radio
Is it true that you have to have a licence to use a radio and a mobile phone in your house. Normally this would be included in your TV licence, but I heard that if you don't have a TV then you should have a licence for the other things.:confused:
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HELP!!! Wii PROBLEMS.
HI Guys, Need your help again. Some certain Wii games do not play on my Wii? 1st one was Wii PLay and now Marvel Ultimate Alliance... What's wrong... Both play on my mates Wii... However before someone says that it's my Wii..... Excite Truck game and Wii sports still works perfectly .......so.......... Any ideas…
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Laptop Battery
Hi When using a laptop is it best for the 'long term battery life' to use it plugged in if possible, or should I be unplugging it and letting it discharge, or doesn't it matter? thanks
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copying jokes and pictures from a forum
how do i copy a joke or picture to send to somone in a email from a forum without getting all the the aviators on the side i need to isolate just the picture or the joke to send if that makes sense:confused: thanks
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Beware Comodo Update
Just updated Comodo free firewall and locked myself out of the internet. Not sure why but combined with the latest microsoft updates you cannot connect to your server for internet access or email . Only way to resolve is to use a winsock reset - solution provided courtesy of TalkTalk. Please be very careful before you…
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Lexmark "printer" won't - please help!
Please can anyone suggest anything I can do to make my LexmarkX2470 print again? It was doing fine until it ran out of ink, then we changed the cartridge, and now it just keeps saying "Paper Jam". It won't switch off (except at the mains socket) because the power button is flashing, presumably in warning at the Paper Jam.…
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Micrco Direct DTR offer
Hello all, This is my first ever thread :dance: Last week in the news letter there was a link for very cheap DTR's. Interested, i had a look. All seemed good & above board but when it came to purchasing a DTR from the site & it was time to give my bank details, i noticed the page wasnt secure (no padlock at bottom of the…
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Webcam and dedicated port
Hi all, A friend has a problem with his webcam's performance on his computer but doesn't seem to be a problem on other computers at other addresses. I have told him to try another computer but at his address and he is yet to get back to me. However, he has been told that you can set the web cam to use a specific port so…
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A Blast From The Past
we need ever complain again that our puters are running a tad slow...:eek:
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User Manual For Sony Slv-se210 Wanted
Help, I have very kindly been given the above, but can't get the freeview box to work through the video. It says in the freeveiw box manual that I have to refer to the video manual to : set the output format to CVBS or PAL on the video. Has anyone got this video recorder who could help me with this pleeeeeeeese?:confused:…
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firefox not opening question
been using firefox for years now with no problem.had it open a bit ago but had to restart the pc and found that FF wouldn't open.saw in the start menu that there was a reference to starting it up in safe mode ( the application not the pc) so i did that and it worked.what might the problem be and how can i sort it?
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Time and keyboard keep changing back to usa setting
I was sent an xp disk by HP to reinstall my OP, however it keeps reverting back to the usa setting. Is there some way i can edit the registry to keep the UK setting. Thanks
