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Anyone recommend a monitor,
Id like a good monitor but im not sure which brand to go for, budget wise im not sure but if possible under £100 would be ok, the same with keyboard and mouse,
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laptop wont switch on...
my daughters laptop (hp pavillion) has been playing up over the past couple of days so she asked me to check it over for her...ive been scanning it for the last couple of hours to check it but it suddenly went into hibernation and now wont switch back on....when i press the on button there is blue lightning flash at the…
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The mobile phone that could kill off the camera
Wow assuming the lens and other features aren't too bad this could be the answer to a decent camera phone although it wont replace a pro camera Next week Samsung will release the first phone with an eight-megapixel image sensor, producing images of identical quality to most digital cameras. A photographer for London's…
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Internet Connection Not Working HELP Please
I used my internet at home yesterday and then decided to use NOD32 an antivirus package to clear all my trojans. Anyway I turned my computer on last night hoping to use the internet howver it comes with page cannot be displayed. I did contact NTL to see if they could help but they couldnt. Obvioulsy my antivirus package…
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File Transfer Vista to XP
Help :mad: Have setup MSHOME network and have both connected though it is on an unsecure network because i couldnt get it to work secured. However because its unsecure it wont let me transfer the files. Anyone got any ideas? :confused:
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"This copy of windows is not activated" - whaat?
Hi all An icon appeared on my tray saying I needed to activate windows. When I went through the process it said it needed to validate my licence and asked me for the key, the long sequence of numbers on the original disk, etc. I bought the PC 2nd hand about 2 years ago from a PC shop and it was already on there when I got…
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Windows not loading
I ave just received an old computer which i have been wanting to repair to give to my little brother. I have reformated the hard drive and reinstalled xp onto the harddrive, it loads up fine when i ave it in my computer but when i transfered it back to the older computer it starts to load up but when it comes to load up…
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MS Word Documents Lost or Corrupted Data?
MS Word Documents Lost or Corrupted Data? I closed my PC the wrong way and switched it of from the Power Switch I noticed the next day one of the Microsoft Wordpad files I had open at the time had lost ALL data there where strange Chinese looking squares written across one line of it the rest was blank. I scanned my pc as…
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Another post about which PC to Buy. sorry
Hello, As we have so far established, i know next to nothing about technology, so imagine my joy at trying to buy a computer and get the internet! Anway I have managed to narrow it down to two choices, http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Home+Range/Proteus/Gladiator+Proteus+Home+Starter+PC+?productId=31115 or…
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Online gaming
Hello folk in the know My friend's daughter loves playing online games, and downloads a lot of free trials of games. My friend has so far resisted buying the full version of games, money is very very tight for her and although she knows her daughter loves to play (and feels very guilty for not saying yes) she just can't…
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Television Licensing
I live in a rooming house and last week i got a letter from the TV liencsing people saying that they have no record of me having a licence for my TV most people in the house have a television in their room the landlord has got a TV licence which covers the address so why are they on to me How they found out i live at the…
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I need help with Java - its not working
All of a sudden my Java applet has stopped working and i don't know why, i have run an upgrade to the latest version and still it does not work, I have checked the help files on the java website and checked in my settings that it is activated but still no luck. Someone help me its driving me mad!!!:mad:
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Printer Choice Help
I need to buy a new printer and want to get a laser printer that will print/copy/scan. I have chosen 2 from Brother - DCP-7010L and DCP-7030. The DCP-7030 is a newer model and almost twice the price of the DCP-7010L but they seem to do the same things. I have a Desktop with Windows XP SP3 and a Laptop with Vista Ultimate.…
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More Windows installation problems
Right, I've now managed to install windows fully, and am now setting up my system for normal use. However I've come up against a few hurdles, so here goes: * I have separated the OS, page file and everything else via the use of three partitions, is there any proper way of moving the Documents and Settings folder, so that…
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Very subtle phishing or hijacked email a/c?
Just received an email. Part of it: There's no telephone number, alternate email or link, so it's not normal phishing. The originating email address appears to be a valid nowich union email address (@norwich-union.co.uk), although I've not tried it in case it's been masked somehow. So, if it's kosher, it looks like an…
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How do I default e-mail links to AOL
I want AOL to be my default e-mail when I click on an email link, anyone help:confused: Thanks
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Help which wifi printer under £100
Hi I want to buy a wifi printer will mainly be used for DD college work (B/W mostly) possibly for occasional photo printing any reccomendations or advice would be appreciated Kathy
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1000GB Hard Drive for under £100- any good?
We need to buy a hard drive and I found this 1000GB one from Dabs for under £100: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4YFD&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=hard+drives+external+1tb&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=50131#findsimilar Seems like a very good price! Any opinions would be appreciated.…
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Trouble installing VistaSP1? - Disconnect internet and turn off firewall/AntiVir soft
Hi folks.... Just had a huge amount of hassle installing the latest SP1 on my Vista 64bit Home Premium Desktop. The windows update kept on stalling and stayed on either 0% installed or crashed and restarted. The issue was easily resolved by downloading the standalone 700odd MB installer from microsoft, DISCONNECTING MY…
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Suggestions for a hifi "black colour" seperate unit to do recordable cds
Hi folks, I am in the middle of a house move at present and I am having a big sort out at the same time!!! I have so far managed to archive 300+ DVDs out of the original cases into big wallets and I am intending to do the same for my audiobooks that I still have in very "chunky" boxes which are still on cassette tape. I am…