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Junk e-mail (specific)
Firstly, apologies if this is not the appropriate thread, feel free to move. For a good few months I've been getting a horrendous amount of junk/spam e-mails, possibly through a freebie/points sign up. I can't work out the source. The thing is, they appear to be from many multiples of companies, however I know they are…
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Antivirus software advise...
Hi peeps, i've got AVG Free 8.0 installed on my computer but was thinking about buying Kaspersky as i've heard it's really good. Is it worth buying this & if i do can i run the both of them together or will i have to uninstall the AVG.... :beer:
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Email Picasa
Please can anyone tell me why I can no longer email my photos using Picasa it just keeps saying try again later and has been doing so for days. I would like to send photo in j-peg form.
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Physical problem with computer.
(May be blindingly obvious to you techies, but I'm one of those who think the computer will explode if I don't treat it with kid gloves.) I have an iQon I got from Tesco several years ago. One of the usb ports on the front ( due to my overenthusiasm with a memory stick) has been pushed too far in, and I can look through…
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Is this spam (UPS Tracking Number.....)?
I had an email today with this heading that goes on to say: Unfortunately we were not able to deliver postal package you sent on July the 25 in time because the recipient’s address is not correct. Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office. Your UPS It looks like spam and has an…
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Excel set-up?
This may be a really stupid question, but yesterday (and all other days before yesterday) when I was using excel I used my arrow keys to navigate around. Today when I try and use my arrow keys, the whole screen moves, rather than my cursor moving around the screen. I must have pressed something to set it wrong, but what…
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How to change time on incoming mail?
Recently the time on my incoming emails has been hours ahead of itself. I've tried to set it via control panel/date and time but not sure what to do to change it. The time and date read as they should and the time zone reads GMT so all seems correct there. In Internet time there is a drop down with the following 3 choices…
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Cheapest BASIC lap top-no frills/not trendy...where to buy?
Hi all, Not a clue about these...but one would be usefull! All I need is i guess 40gig hard drive, 500/600RAM (that's as technical as I get-please don't blind me with figures-I can only just understand the above!). Would probably attach a 'THREE' pay as you go dongle for web access. I only really browse (1h a day max) &…
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wireless connection . keeps crashing
hi there, i am having internet connection problems on both the laptop and desk top, they show the are connected to the adsl wireless router, but no data is passing thorough so no pages will load, and no software update. sometimes it may work for a few minutes then just freeze . i have changed no setting on either machine,…
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vista showing A drive
New computer :D :j :D Running vista , but first machine without an 'A' drive installed. ( can remember 'B' drives :rolleyes: ) But when bringing up computer view shows all drives ( have also a card reader) But the first icon is an 'A' drive :confused: How to remove it ????
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Video Conversion
hi guys has anyone here ever used WinFF to convert AVI into MP4? Im 550mb into conversion since 12.30 today and all of sudden the command line with bitrate frames per secondd etc is going down the page rather than staying on the same line? Is it meant to do this or have i pressed something by acccident which makes the…
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Time to buy ..
Hi, My 6 year old PC is really having problems. It boots up OK then freezes after a few minutes. I have had Task Manager running and it does not show a high load. I have to reboot it and it takes several tries to get through scandisc. It then works OK. I have AVG , Adaware and Sygate firewall running. I ran several virus…
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Where has my pound sign gone?
The button for my pound sign comes up with @ The button for the where the @ sign should be comes up with " the button where " should be come up with # the sign where # should be come up with | and i dont even know where that one should be? any ideas?
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Firefox problem with Pigsback
I get the following message when I try to go to Pigsback: "Sorry, something went wrong and the page you requested could not be displayed!" I have deleted it from my favourites and used the address from scratch. It still doesn't work. I can get it fine on IE. It used to work OK. This has been like it for a couple of weeks…
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No sound on pc
Hi i have no sound on my pc ,i have tried to download the sound card from realtek but still no joy,help someone in the no please?:confused:
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Free Word Processing / Spreadsheets
I'm looking for a free simple word processing and spreadsheet software. I'm aware that Open Office does an excellent package, however I don't require the other software ie. Powerpoint / Access alternatives, and would prefer something smaller. Is Open Office still the best choice or are there any other alternatives out…
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adobe photoshop CS2 serial number
Hi I am looking for adobe photoshop CS2 serial number can anyone plz help me thanks
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AVI problem
hello I was recording CCTV footage on my computer via WM player and with had a power cut. I can't open the file no more. The reason probably being it hadn't finished recording. Is there anyway of fixing this? Thanks
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4 in 1 printer. Any good?
I have a Brother Mono laser printer, Brother Phone and Fax and an Epson scanner. I need room on my desk, so thought I would go for an all in one. Aldi are selling a Lexmark X 5495 for £49.99 and the same thing is on Ebay for £115. Is this printer any good?
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Can I download Microsoft Office?
My pc has been running so slow for ages, I've bought extra memory which hasn't changed anything. If I was to clear everything using the restore CD I have, can I download Microsoft Office from the internet or would I have to buy it? Hope this makes sense, I have tried everything else to make it quicker, but nothing seems to…
