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keyboard failure
Hi we have a dell pc. This morning switiching on pc it came up with keyboard failure .. then asks you to press F1 which you cant because keyboard failed.. we bought new keyboard still the same saying Drive 0 not found : seriel ATA, SATA-0 Strike the F1 key to continue, f2 to run set up utility if you leave it on it…
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CPU Upgrade for Old Sony VGN-A215Z Laptop
Hi all, Having just upgraded the RAM on my 2004 Sony VGN-A215Z laptop from 512MB to 2GB and not improving the performance as much as I'd have liked I'm now looking to upgrade the processor if possible. I've run HWInfo32 and these are the details of my motherboard & CPU I can decipher: BIOS vendor American Megatrends Inc.…
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cheap pc
Hello all, My tower died on me at the weekend and I am looking into buying a new one (just the tower, I will keep my monitor and stuff from what I already have). The best I can find price wise (with ok quality) is: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?PC-1132 Does anyone have any ideas of where else to find an…
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Wireless router with USB port - use for printer?
Hi, I've got an O2 Wireless box (same as the BeBox, which are both just rebranded SpeedTouch 780WL) I've got 2 computers plugged into ethernet ports for the internet, I also have a printer i'd like to connect to this router so both computers can print from it. It's a very basic canon i320 printer, with a square USB port in…
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Toshiba M40X-189
Hi all, Not sure if ths is the right place to put this, please move or delete if it isn't. I'm looking at changing my laptop however want to sell the old one first but have no idea how much anyone would pay! It is a Toshiba M40X-189, a brief run through of spec is; 512MB RAM Intel Centrino Technology Pentium M 1.6GHz 60GB…
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Which free anti virus to use on Vista?
Hi there, We have a new laptop that is running on Vista. We have Virgin media internet and have bought a belkin wireless router. I tried to install AVG and Avast yesterday but both 'timed out'. Could this be because It keeps asking if a want to take up the free 3 month Norton 360 trial? I haven't taken up the trial? Any…
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Free Virtual Switchboard
Hello All, Im working for a London Charity and we are looking at options for a switchboard for our new phone service. We also are looking to buy a national rate number. I have however been told of free virtual switchboards which come with a number. For example: www.virtualswitchboardfree.co.uk/ Does anyone have any…
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New wireless connection but can't get both PC's online at same time
I know I've seen something similar on here recently and I've searched but can't find it. Have just installed wireless here, and it works okay on my PC which is a wired connection using LAN cable, and it also works okay on daughter PC using wireless USB adaptor BUT if my pc is on line it won't let hers connect & vice versa.…
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Hard Drive Data Recovery Specialists
On Friday my hard drive corrupted and despite my best efforts over the weekend I haven't been able to recover anything - The main thing that I want to recover is my photos, e-mails and a few documents. I am going to send my hard drive to these guys to see what they can do... http://www.drdus.com/ Just wondering if anyone…
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Cut, copy and paste?
when using firefox, the cut, copy paste are "greyd out, so cannot be used, if i "Right Click", i get a list of varitions, but i do NOT get any option to cut, copy or paste, can anyone tell me how to access these? Thanks
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My laptop display has gone all weird
The desktop and everything is weirdly pixelated and colours have gone wrong, and icons are bigger than normal. I've gone into display settings in control panel but i don't seem to be abloe to change anything back to how it once was. Any ideas? Maybe i should run system restore? I am a complete numpty about techie things so…
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My laptop display has gone all weird
The desktop and everything is weirdly pixelated and colours have gone wrong, and icons are bigger than normal. I've gone into display settings in control panel but i don't seem to be abloe to change anything back to how it once was. Any ideas? Maybe i should run system restore? I am a complete numpty about techie things so…
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Wireless internet download speed slow
Hi I've recently upgraded to 20mb broadband from Virginmedia, and with my Netgear WPN824 router I'm getting speeds of between 4000 and 7000kbps across the wireless network compared to 13000kbps if I connect the PC to the cable modem using the ethenet cable. If I connect my PC by ethernet cable to the router and then the…
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TV recording box- can you record programmes from Virgin Media cable and on demand
Hello, Just read about this: plug-in box that records programmes to a hard-drive -i.e Fusion FVRT95 for £66.14, including delivery, on www.ebuyer.com - you get to keep programmes to watch at your leisure, and can also pause live TV, just like Sky+. But for free. Does anyone know if you could use it with Virgin media as…
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Saving Emails
Can someone please tell me how to save Emails? I am using Outlook Express 6 with Win98SE.
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Registry damaged and corrupted
When I put the computer on the internet for the first time it brought up a message from Messenger Service stating "Message from local system to user Critical Error Message - Registry Damaged and corrupted.To fix this problem:Open Internet Explorer and type: www.registrycleanerxp.comOnce you load the web page, close the…
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Help needed with purchasing a laptop
My brother is looking to get a laptop and asked me what I thought of the Acer Aspire 4315. I explained to him that I would look into this but also told him that I do not really know much about computers and was wondering if anybody on here could help. Can you please tell me what he should be looking for when buying a…
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Lightweight laptop, which ones?
Some time ago I bought a Dell laptop. The price was good and the laptop performs well. But it is heavy to carry around. Now we need another laptop for the family. I have been looking at Dell's and Amazon.co.uk pages but they do not tell you how heavy the models on sale are. Could anybody give me an idea of how to find out,…
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Magic Eye Question ...sky+
If I install a magic eye thingy to send sky to the bedroom, can I still watch a separate channel downstairs on the same box ? It`s a sky+ box so has 2 inputs from the dish. Ta.:beer:
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Messenger plus +sponsor
Hi My darling Daughter has decided to enhance her messenger experience by downloading messenger plus. Now i know that this is a dodgy program and promptly uninstalled it,however i still get web pages popping up.can any body help? thanks Dr Bob
