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URGENT! My kodak memory card is saying it needs formatting, but I will lose all pics
Please please help, I am not the slightest bit any good with technology these days and have a major problem My camera and computer are both telling me I need to format my Kodak SD card, but if I do all pictures will be lost? I had it in the PC the other night, and quite possibly forgot to take it out when I switched the…
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Sky TV Insurance Cover
Hi all, I've had a quick look on here but can't find what I want to know about. I have Sky+. A company called Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd have written to me to say that I am going to be out of warranty soon and that they can offer me cover as otherwise Sky charge £88 a callout - well that's what I was told when…
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Record video while streaming.
I have been using mp3mymp3 to record any audio going through my sound card & find it very easy to use - is there a similar program to record video along the same lines?
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USB network stick?
Have just got onto broadband with my laptop and want to get the desktop up and running too (wireless). I've been told I need a USB network stick\dongal? Any suggestions as to where I should buy one, and exactly what is it called?!!
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Sluggish PC performance
Hi, I'm having real problems with my pc at the moment booting it up & generally working on it. I have a dual core processor with 1gb of ram. It seems to take an age booting up and when I'm collecting email I can't tab between any other programs running. I've done the usual stuff like checking MSconfig for the start up…
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AUX input on Car Stereo
Hi, I hope this is the correct forum, its kinda techie. I have recently purchased a second hand car with an after market Sony Stereo in it. The stereo has an AUX jack socket on it and I was wondering whether I could buy one of those cheap personal MP3 players and connect the earphone jack socket to the AUX in. Would this…
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Sky TV
Sorry if this is on here already, just did a quick search.. I have moved to a rented property and the dish and all the leads are in place. As I do not want Sky, do I just buy a box of Ebay to watch the free channels or do I need card? My TV has freeview built in but only gets a few extra channels. I was going to sign up…
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Cant open links - Arrgghhh - Help pls
Hi, Can anyone help me please? I am able to open web sites, but more often than not, cannot go any further, ie. open links etc, cannot even open a link from an email :confused: ??
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Openoffice Help
Am having problems with open office and have set up a spreadsheet but cant seem to see how to set up a formula - I knew how to do it in excel as there was a sum button - is there not one in open office? thanks
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MP3 Renaming /tagging
I am looking for a program that can rename MP3 files to be what they are supposed to be. Explanation: I have ripped practically all my CD collection over the years for use in my cars MP3 player (so Im not carrying about 10-11 cd's). All of my older ripped CD's do not have track names but are simply titled 01-Track1,…
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Windows Update / IE7
This morning I'm being offered Internet Explorer 7. This is rather odd, as it's been installed on here for several months Maybe it's a revised version or contains fixes, but it doesn't say that, and the download size is 14.7MB, which seems like the whole thing, and the blurb seems directed at people with IE6. Is anyone…
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dvd recorder advice
I recently purchased a new lcd samsung tv with built in freeview. Before that I had tv, set top box, vid and dvd recorder. So now I have tv with freeview. I set up my old dvd recorder but it will not record only play. I realise this is cause it is analogue and will not recognise the digital signal but it will not record…
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DVD Player with 5.1 Audio Output
Any recommendations of a good multi-region DVD player with 5.1 Audio Outs? I don’t have the Digital/Coaxial cable thing, I’d need they 3 white/3 red audio outs on it. I initially wanted one with HDMI upscaling, so I bought a Sumvision Phoenix but the picture is terrible on 2 separate TVs, so I’ll make do with a scart one.…
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Do I Turn Off My Modem When Not In Use?
I have just installed a new modem on my Vista desktop computer and am using Tiscali. The modem is plugged in directly to the computer. It is a Siemens SE587. When I turned off the computer last night I expected the modem to automatically switch off with the computer. Instead it stayed on and the online green light stayed…
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transfer programs XP to Vista free and easy
Hi, apologise if this is old news but I have found a way to transfer programs (not files or settings) from my old XP computer to my new Vista computer. Microsoft have a Beta programme called Easy Transfer Companion available for free download at present. you need to install it on both computers. You get a message saying it…
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how to save a thread
I've been following a very long thread on the OS board and I would like to save it to read off line. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? Its waaaaay too many pages to do each one individually so it needs to be a one-shot thing thanks
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Not Wireless But Still C**p Connection
Fed up with my wireless set up I decided to buy 2 cat5 cables and connect direct to the router (DG834g). The connection is still rubbish, in fact I swear it's actually worse. Have I done something wrong? Do I need to change any settings on the router. It's connected to my pc and the ps3, browsing on the pc seems slower and…
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Xbox 360 Elite- Best Price?
My son has been looking at buying an xbox 360 elite and the best price we have found is £249.99 with amazon with free delivery. Is this the current best price around? Thanks for any help with this. IAKW
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can't move desktop icons
All of a sudden I can no longer move my desktop icons around, or get rid of them in the bin. Any ideas what might have caused this and how I can resolve it. Thanks.
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renaming bulk files how to?
I have 1000 mp3 songs named artist/track but all have a four digit number in front for example, 0045-madonna-like a virgin is there a way to remove the numbers all in one go so the artist/track name is left as it would take ages to remove each one at a time. cheers .
