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Wired connection
My mum has for the first time decided to get broadband installed. Has sided with Tiscali but i won't go into that. Anyway she has just received the speedtouch 587 router. She is a bit concerned regarding securtiy so would prefer to go wired instead of wireless.It's been years since iset up a wired connection i have totally…
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Old Pc Very slow to start up
Hi Looking for some advice Have a pc at least 5 years ago. Its an HP Pavillion 403 uk , intel celeron 1.8, 1.99 gb, 2 harddrives original 40gb and other 80 gb. Runs Xp pro service pack 2, Symantec antivirus corporate edition. Anyway my problem is that if i ever turnoff at night or even unplug it when i'm going on holiday,…
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lapttop not charging
my laptop won't charge the battery when power lead is plugged in the battery light just keeps flickering on and off, sometimes charging for a little while other times not at all. but when battery is not in the power lead works the laptop fine. do you think its the battery or something wrong with charging the battery.the…
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50 Processes running on task manager - 405M/1057M
Laptop is running reall slow. Have scanned with Avast and nothing coming up apart from one tracking cookie. Have had a look at the processes and there are 50!!! No idea what they are!?!?!?! The highest usage ones are: Skype.exe 40448k iexplore.exe 77608k explorer.exe 17764k ashServ.exe 16420k Should I be worried about…
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Wireless extender/bridge what?
Would like to extend the range of an existing wireless system to go to my office which is just outside the house. At present I get 1 bar and it drops of regularly. Now, read up all over the internet and still not sure exactly what I need. cheapest solution to boost the range to my PC?
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Problem with MSE on firefox
When using Firefox on the forums I have been getting the following message for a few days. :confused: Does anyone know what the problem is please? ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved While trying to process the request: 83072b83849692a382a413f9241b9aa3a-1-%7Bi-763963_i-1205694983_%7DThe following error was…
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Chinese Phone - No Predictive Text Messaging
Hi all I brought a phone from China (a Obee 757) and its a fantastic phone. However I have a little problem: it doesn't offer predictive text messaging in English. I mainly text and send loads in a day so would someone kindly be able to tell me if there is a way around this? Thanks in advance
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System32 Pc Problem, Restore?
Hello all started up my pc which i havennt used for 6 months as i have today purchased a 3g mobile broadband modem:) half price ofcourse! However i am having major problems and its not the the installation of this modem thats the problem, because of this spuid pc i have even got as far as installing the 3g dongle yet,…
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error pop up
For a couple of weeks now I have been getting a pop up on my laptop. I click ok and it goes but then it pops up again soon after. I have no idea why it suddenly started and have no idea how to stop it or even what its for. Can anyone shed any light on it for me please? The box is titled Network Connections and it says…
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Mouse clicking either very slow and does not responed at all
Hi, My mouse has been playing up for a few days now, when i clicked a link or button it either does not want to open or does after clicking about 10 times. It's not my mouse as i have changed the batteries as well as changing the mouse for a corded one with still the same response. I have vista so any ideas would be welcome
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Realplayer Won't Play My Music
I tried to transfer all of my music from my pc to my laptop but now the laptop won't play any of it. Basically I just copied and pasted all music from my realplayer library to a flashdrive and then did the same onto my laptop desktop, opened realplayer on the laptop, imported files and hey presto it worked, I deleted from…
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Home studio
I want to put together a home recording studio based around my comp.Don`t want to spend ages learning how to use the software,just want to get on making music. I will be inputing data via a midi keyboard and apart from voice very little else.Quite happy to chuck a good few quid at the project.Any suggestions please?
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How to contact Dell technical support?
Does anyone have a telephone number or email address, please?
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Playstation 2 Finally Died - Best Way Forward
Well our trusty PS2 has finally given up the ghost and we are left with about 50 games which we still play occasionally. Any ideas for the best way forward. Our original plan was to get a PS3, but the refusal of Sony to make these backwards compatible seems to have scuppered that. My best option seems to just go out and…
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Is it easy to change to SKY
Hi, I have Virgin cable TV,broadband with wireless & phone. I'm considering changing to sky, but how easy is the process. I had to pay to get the wireless connector, will I need adifferent one?
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Recommend document scanner or all-in-one; < £100?
Hi, I have several hundred A4 pages of text I need to scan, import to Word, edit and re-print but am completely new to the world of scanners. Can anyone recommend a flat-bed scanner and/or an all-in-one jobbie (scanner/copier/fax, etc.) for under £100. I don't think I'll ever need to produce high-resolution scans of photos…
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Windows Vista recovery disks
Just got a new laptop. It's running on Vista. The software was already installed when it was delivered, however, I've discovered that there are no vista disks. Is Vista like XP where you have recovery disks? Just wondering before I telephone the company and ask where the disks are. Also, is it easy enough to create a…
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MSN Messenger - No Sound
Hi, Anyone help...? Trying to talk to my father in law using Windows Messenger Live. We are getting no sound! We're both using v8.5 - me Vista, him XP. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Best external hard drive?
Western Digital facebook looks like being my option, but has anyone got any other ideas? Plus, does anyone know the difference in spec on the WD facebook series between essential/ premium etc? Cant find info anywhere so thnx to all who can help. sweety xxx
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Connecting Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop to TV
Can anybody recommend the cable I would need to connect my Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop to my TV. Its not a new plasma tv or anything like that, just a normal tv about 5 years old thanks
