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Sky + wont record!!
Hi can anyone help? My Sky+ wont record anymore or pause live tv or forward / rewind it says system fault call this number, which I did and after all checks and restarts etc they reckon its a £65 call out which I obviously don't want to do. I wonder if it would be cheaper / easier to change the hard drive on it myself? and…
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Jamroll hosting - Currently down?
My wifes website, hosted on jamroll has been down since Sunday (if not earlier). As far as I can tell jamroll.net is currently down. Can anyone else confirm that this is the case? Anyone know any more info about how long it will be down etc?
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Printer woe!!
My printer has just died. Epson DX84000 Brought in Oct. so still in warranty.Told to take it to repairers 18 miles away. By Epson! So I rang Littlewoods Direct [brought from them cos there was a £30 code on MSE} who will take it back. So what multi function printer under £100 or there abouts do I get now. Probaly posted in…
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can not see 2nd hard drive
for some reason xxcopy and acronis dont see my 2nd hard drive but its there It shows in device manager and i can transfer to it from 1st hard drive any help please
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Sky HD box for £99 + installation
Sky are running an Introduce a Friend offer where both parties get a free Sky+ box. The existing customer pays £60 installation and the new customer pays £30 installation. But what they don't advertise is that you can upgrade to Sky HD instead of Sky+ by paying £99 + installation. That represents a saving of £150 as…
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Wireless Connection Problem
Hello, I've just set up my Netgear WGT624 wireless router. The problem is that when I try to connect to it i'm asked for a User Name, Password and Domain Name, but I don't know what they are. When I set it up it gave me a Passpharse and a WEP key, but they don't tie up with what it asks for. If I try to use someone elses…
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Eek help, dreaded blue screen on laptop
Can someone help please. had a bit of a accident with my laptop and the cat earlier today and ive not been able to start windows since. It says windows has detected a error and has shut down to prevent damage UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME then goes on to say to make sure any new hardwear or software is properly installed, which…
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Freeveiw box reception?
I know this might sound like a stupid question to you lot, but when it comes to technology i'm really thick..! The telly reception in our house is useless. Portable aerials don't really work - some channels are ok, but the rest are really fuzzy. If I bought a freeview box, could i plug it straight in and get all the…
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Hard Drive temperatures
Any ideas on the normal running temp for a HD ? I had a HD running quite hot so I added an old fan to the casing and it's now running at 20- 26 C. The Graphic Card runs at 50-55 C (Nvidia 8500GT). All seems OK now What are the normal parameters for HD's ?
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Camcorder screen very dark
Hi there I am looking for some advice. i have a camcorder and a few weeks ago very stupidly left it by our back door. Anyway when I have gone to use it again, the screen is very dark, I cant make anything out when I try to record. I have kept it inside now for about a week or so in the warmth (not 2 warm) but there is no…
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TV Problem?
Since my boys used the TV for their Xbox we cannot get the TV going, i have forgotten where the three coloured connectors go. I have a red, white and yellow. Can you help me get a picture on my TV please? :o
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Ipod Help...
Hi i cant find or play any podcast i download to my ipod, any1 know how to get them on? Also i ran out of space so i tunes decided to whipe my playlist clean to free up space and removed playlists like 'most recent added' and 'most played' playlists, which i used to use a lot and now cannot :eek: Any help would be great…
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Free password protection programme anyone??
Im after a free password programme that i can use on my external USB hard drive (Western digital 120gb) as all i can find is programmes which offer ONLY trial periods then require payment. Have been advised on 'TrueCrypt' but some how i cant manage to get it to work on my external storage WD, (seems quite a complex set up,…
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Laptop battery life.
Hi all you smart people, I've just bought a brand new laptop as my other one has died. The battery on the old one stopped charging so the only way I could use it was to keep it permanently plugged into the mains, had to use it like that for years!:( Obviously I would rather not have to do this with the new laptop, as it's…
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Help on IT course
Hi, I am currenty doing an IT user course and it ask's the following question:- Archive e-mails where necessary. Example; by using folders and subfolders Any suggestions? Thanks MS
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Lost laptop working
After being told to use a wep setting up address my laptop will not work wirelessly. I removed the wep and tested the laptop still work but MAFF are insisting that i work at least with an wep set due to the point i appear to have lots of data transfer if i leave only the router on and no pc or laptop on. I cannot by using…
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Ipod to PC
Hi I seem to have corrupted my ITunes library on my external hard drive. I now need to transfer the songs from my Ipod back to the PC after deleting the old library. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I am running Vista. I know that there is some software available but it all looks a bit pricey. Thanks very much.
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connection playing up
My broadband connection keeps cutting off, think its to with the driver as when i go into device manager it says device did not start properly and says it couldnt load driver software. I got a disc last week from bt for replacement driver files as my original installation disc was for xp, i am now on vista, working well up…
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Problems with Virgin Media V+ Service
I dont know if i am posting in the right place but i would be glad of some advice. I have had a problem with my V+ box for a few weeks now where on programs that you record the sound breaks up, it flicks on and off constantly although doesnt affect every program that you record. I have rang up today to be told that there…
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Smart Bridge Alert ????
Hi all you 'Techies'. I love my lap top, and can't imagine life without it, but I'm afraid I only 'know how to tell the time...not how the clock works'..if you get my drift. In other words, I'm as thick as the proverbial when it comes to understanding ANYTHING technical to do with my machine. I have several niggly little…
