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What Operating System do you use to view MSE?
The Linux...come of age! thread got me thinking...how many MSE's use some distro of Linux compared to Windows or a Mac...or is it just me? To get started I have been using Ubuntu for nearly two years now. Think I may boot into XP once a month or so. I have tried to cater for as many options as I can think off the top of my…
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pc turns itself back on?
help when we shutdown and everything goes off within 5 seconds it all lights up again we bought a new acer with vista on it can anyone help thanks tim
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Setting up a virtual private network on vista - HELP!
:confused: I am trying to set up a virtual private network with my work place. The IT guy at work has given me instructions on how to set it up at home (so I can access my work emails from home), but the instructions are for xp not Vista which we have. It appears to be connected, but no page comes up to view - i.e. I can't…
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PowerPoint equivilent freeware
Hi, I sometimes get sent email attachments from friends which can only be opened with a PowerPoint application. It's just not worth my while buying the real thing so I would be greatful if anyone can suggest a freeware alternative which I can download to open these? Thanks
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Run U tube clips consecutively?
I have shortcuts (favourited) to various pieces of music on U tube. The music is good enough to listen to alone. Is there any way to run a series of U tube music vids consecutively without having to select them one at a time? Thanks
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malware bell
does anyone know how I can get rid of malware bell?
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No sound on my DAB radio.
I have a Goodmans DAB radio which is 15 months old. Last week, it simply said, 'Station not available' and I have not been able to get a sound of any kind out of it since. I have pressed every button, tried the wire aerial in a new position, but nothing happens, the clock still works! Anyone has a similar experience,…
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Hands Up If You Hate Vista!
Im getting more and more frustrated with vista! I got it included with my laptop from dell and there was no problem. Until i needed to update my anti virus. I had AVG and it was fine. Then once i downloaded it, when i next booted up it said it was out of date? So i updated it. Then it said it was out of date again about 10…
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kaspersky
Can i get this anywhere for free thanks
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Packard Bell Laptop
Question can i take my laptop to southampton as my husband having operation sunday but it is not wireless. any advice would be appriated in simple english please as i am not up on teckie stuff.
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Looking for a firefox extension...
Excuse my bad attempt at explaining what I want it to do. ;) I want to be able to highlight a word, or a group of words on a website. Several separate groups of words. I want To be able to leave the website, and come back later, and have those words still highlighted. Anyone know of a FF extension that'll do this?…
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Buy new PC or service and upgrade?
Hi I have a 4 years old Evesham desktop, Pentium (R) 4 CPU, 2.40ghz,2.45GHZ with 256MB of ram. It is very slow, and I have done all I can to try and speed it up, but still slow, only 1/2 hard drive full. Been into local PC shop, if it is fit to service and add 1GB of ram it will cost £80 ish. Plus I still have an old CRT…
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ipod - what should i do.....
My mate has offered my his 60g, white, ipod photo for £50. What should i do, is it worth it or not ????
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Convert Hi8 tape to my computer
Hi, this is my first thread but i've been using this forum for quite some time now. I was wondering whether someone can help, i need to convert my Hi8 tape taken by my old camcorder to my computer, is there a cheap way to do this? The camcorder i used was a sony one, made in about 1995. Any help would be much appreciated.…
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windows update repeat?
a couple of weeks ago there was an optional update for nevidia geforce in windows update so i installed it. afterwards i remembered that a few weeks earlier i might have installed an update then for the same thing. i am now getting offered another optional update for the same thing. in both this case and the last one the…
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Help please-which laptop, choice of these
Need a cheap laptop for my daughter for the bedroom, as near to £200 as poss, it won't be gaming, just school work and bit of surfing etc. I can get 30% off either of these but not sure which one would be best, http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/product/index.jsp?pid=50977504…
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Anti-virus
greetings techies, happy computing. on-line anti-virus offered by panda is corrupt, I started downloading active sync 2.0 online scanner,it got as far as 95% download when my avast anti virus alerted me to a rootkit with in active sync,even though i stopped the download it still put some files on my system. I deleted the…
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computer wont boot up.
hi folks.my daughter,s dell comp will not boot up.when you press the start up button it starts then stops(light on start button goes out).after a second or so it starts again but doesn,t do anything.can here the fan running but it wont boot up.any ideas please.thanks in advance
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Please help with old VCR technology!
My children have loads of old videotapes that they still like to watch, so when our old video died, I acquired a second-hand Sharp one. However, it's very fussy about which tapes it wants to play. Some (whether pre-recorded commercial ones or not) are fine, but on some others the picture just jumps about although the sound…
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Best site for ringtones?
Hi all, I'd like to get Mr EL a ringtone as part of birthday presents - where is the best site that won't rope me into memberships etc:confused: ? He has a Sony Ericcson 750 as do I... Obviously as an MSER would rather the cost not be extortionate :p so recommendations much appreciated :T
