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Help with Lap Top - re-install
Hi I have a dell Laptop (Inspiron 5100) I want to re-install everything on my laptop as I have many bugs in it :-( Only thing is ..... is that the CD/DVD drive doesnt work anymore and I normally use a memory stick or external CD/DVD drive via a USB How can I reinstall my PC thanks Mark
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Anyone have the Bitdefender antivirus from PCadvisor?
Found this ad on the bitdefender site and wondered if any kind soul out there had the code for this offer? thanks:beer: http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Promotions/advisor/ 'For you as a reader of PC Advisor magazine we have provided a special offer for your security needs. In the last edition of PC Advisor magazine we…
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cheap mobile that will work in USA
I've looked at the using your mobile abroad thread and it's way too complicated for me. I'm going to New York in April and my current mobile isn't tri-band so it won't work there. (That's about as techie as I get) My current provider is Orange on pay as you go and I'm perfectly happy with them. I do not want a contract and…
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Connecting Camcorder to PC: firewire help
I am not very good with technical things. I bought a sony mini-dv camcorder in july 06 and recored numerous tapes of my newborn. I did not get around to transferring the tapes onto DVD as my old pc did not have a dvd burner. In October last year we got a new dell pc, with windows vista os. The old camcorder software was…
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ipod sync with windows media player
hi guys does any one know of a some software to sync ipod to the widows media player or should i say free software-we are meant to be money savers after all. i've had a 30 day trial from some program called mgstek dosip and it was so easy and better than i tunes but it cost to have it all the time and i'm on a very tight…
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Sharing internet access via bluetooth
I've asked this once but thought I'd rephrase to question since I didn't get any answers. I've got adsl internet via a wifi router. I'm now trying to share this connection via a bluetooth USB adaptor (to a PDA but I think that's setup correctly). I can't get it to work. The PDA connects to the laptop but the internet…
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Got favourites back but-------
:o Now,when I select a site, I get a box saying windows cannot find it :eek: then it loads the site leaving the notification which is still there when I finish until I hit the OK:confused: What,s wrong and how can I fix it??:D
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Desperate for some expert help
Hi everybody. been trying desperately to access my desktop from another computer using TightVNC. It worked flawlessly when both computers are on the same network but when I connect the client PC to another network it always fails to connect to the server PC. Now this is all new to me but I have assigned a static IP to the…
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Virgin Broadband jokers
Is anyone else having problems withVMbb like slow speeds and occasionally fast speeds but nowhere near what they should be. STAY AWAY FROM VM.
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Complete numpty here - can someone help me buy a pc
Our current computer has just gone to computer heaven. My husband thinks its either the motherboard or the . . . . something else :confused: . Anyway, the upshot is, he thinks we need a new computer. But OMG - can I get a straight answer out of him as to what one and/or cost?? Can I bobbins!! So I'm going to do it myself.…
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help needed
due to the amount of people who are being caught with spyware and viruses, im setting up a free website with links to the besr spyware checkers, av's firewalls, computer utilities, i will also have sections for other free programs anyone have any ideas ? or reccomendations for programs etc the site will be advertiser free…
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sky remote contol problem
Our sky handset has decided to play up, despite having new batteries. The buttons seem a bit sticky so that when you change channels it doesn't always work and now the TV guide button has decided not to work at all. Is there something easy I can do to fix it please. If ihave to get a new handset, how do I do that as we're…
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Movie Downloads
hi there I would be grateful if someone could please help - does anyone use a great movie downloads service that they can recommend? I am looking to sign up as a spend a fortune on vds etc every month and this would save me a fortune!!! Thanks in advance :T :T
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Help! Browser hijacked??
HI Can anyone help? I thing my browser has been hijacked. It keeps going to this page http://www.adserver.com/feed/65000000/65000000/00000000 and to get to the page I want I have to clicl back! Its most annoying!!! Please help. Richard :confused:
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New tv, bad reception, old tv great!
:confused: Our new LG LCD tv has a dreadful reception and is unwatchable. Our current Panasonic widescreen has a perfect picture. My husband has just fitted a new aerial and we can now get BBC1 and 2 but they are still unwatchable. How can this be?!! Do we need a new cable? A booster? Begining to wish he had not talked me…
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Tunsten E2
Hi I've bought a Palm TungstenE2 and I'm trying to surf via a laptop bluetooth connection. The Bluetooth seems fine; all other sync functions are OK but I can't get my palm to connect to the net. When I go to the Web function, the bluetooth signs on corectly but then for any web page I get "page you requested cannot be…
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Installing the new itunes...
It keeps on getting stuck at "stopping services" then I get a pop up saying that "bonjour operations" could not be stopped and to either cancel or retry, and when I retry, it tries again, then pops up again every 5-10 mins.
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Pix from Sony Cybershot to PC via USB
For years I have been transferring my digital pictures from my Sony Cybershot to my PC via the USB port. I would connect one to the other, a little program would open up on the PC automatically and I would select the pictures to transfer across. I have done it so often, more or less when my head was on 'automotic pilot'…
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My sky reception?
I have been using a free sky card which means i can watch the usual freeview channels. But recently, foe example, our kids watch c-beebies. The problem, the reception keeps going on and off, now and again the screen says no satelte signal being received? Does anyone know what could be causing this. Channels 1, 2 and 3 are…
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Dell Vostro TV OUT Query
Hi I got the Dell 1500 that has built in tv out. I plugged the s-video connection into a scart plug adapter and then into the tv, but I get a black and white picture. The scart plug adapter has s-video, red, white and yellow input and a switch that has cvbs and y/c options. The cvbs does not pass give a picture but the y/c…
