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Decent ad-blocker
Recently renewed my Norton and invested in the newest one instead of ugrading the existing one on my system. Now, this has had the benefit of enabling me to use the downloading on 4OD and BBC iplayer but there isn't an ad-blocker on the most recent Norton. And it's driving me daft. So far, I've tried IE7 Pro, works until…
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Laptop not allowing me to post on MSE
My ancient, but perfectly usable laptop has picked up a strange habit when I try to reply to other peoples posts on MSE, and I haven't got a clue why. (I'm currently posting from work, or via remote desktop to my desktop machine which is hidden away in a dark corner in a bedroom somewhere) I'm not sure how long it's been…
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Need help with the Thanks button!
When I click thanks on threads, instead of it just taking the Thanks box from the post... I get taken right back to the top of the thread. This is really irritating for me. It doesn't do it on my desktop. I am using Vista. Can anyone tell me how to stop this?
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Another con from acerdirect.co.uk
see this Acer Aspire 5720 on homepage, it say FREE MOUSE AND BAG. I have bought it and when it came there were no Free bag and mouse. I have contacted them via their site and I have got this reply. Missing Items On 05/08/2008 12:38:58 KATIEHAL Wrote: Dear *** You placed this order yourself on the internet, when doing so,…
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Beware of ACERdirect laptopsdirect easycomputers directtvs etc
All these sites are owned by one company easy computer in huddersfield. I have ordered a acer 5720 laptop on 31Jul and received it on 1Aug. I then realised the it was incorrect purchase and filled form for returning this item. RMA was issued on 4AUg and my husband and I have brought back the item to their sales counter in…
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iPod touch help...
Ok, so i'm a little thick when it comes to technology! I was thinking about getting an ipod touch for my birthday and was reading the specs. I know it says it has wi-fi, so, does this mean I can go on the internet from my ipod? If it does, is it unrestricted access e.g I can go on alllll sites, or is it limited to specific…
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transfer files from pc to pc
I have just bought a new pc as my old one was on a go slow, how do I transfer all my files from my old pc to my new ones,,,,, not very pc savvy sorry!!!!!!!! thanks
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LCD TV for Freeview?
Hi everyone, I’m in the market for a new television, 32” seems to be my optimum size so it looks like an LCD flat screen fits the bill, not that I particularly want one, just because that is what there is to buy. I don’t have or will have an X-box or BlueRay player, there won’t be any need for it to be used with High…
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CRT TV's and dvd upscaling
my dvd player is on the fritz and im thinking of starting to buy all the separates inorder to make a decent sourround sound system. Ive been looking at various dvd players and i like this one best (mostly because i need multi region) Samsung DVD-HD870 but i was wondering if my old crt would actually upscale reg. dvds? i…
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New laptop or External HDD?
Hi, I have a 4 year old laptop which has recently begun to run slow, particularly on loading Windows but also opening programs etc. Last week when my sister was using it, the fan went mad, the screen went black and it rebooted, according to her. I suspect it overheated but not sure as I wasn't there? My question is, is it…
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3rd party smtp issues
Hi, i had a webmail tiscali email after changing tiscali as isp to sky, wanted to have all emails go through to windows mail ( easier to access) rather than use webmail, im trying to do this without oh (techie) tutting and laughing at me! ive been advised as there are issues if not with pop isp to using them for smtp, so i…
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Dlink router
Hi, How do i set up my router to limit an hour access to it per day ??? Thanks
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winsock
hello can anyone help with this problem On bootup, get a message about AVG, stating that red highlighted compmnents are in error state, pay urgent attention to their configuration & anti-virus internal database is out of date Another message goes on to say windows has detected a problem with the windsock provider catalogue…
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My Google Results
Why isnt my website showing up in google? I submitted it to google several times, im averaging 100 visits a day and i think its coded quite well. When i put in my website name, just 1 page comes up and the other 3 are for message boards like this where ive put my domain name in for other help? Its really annoying! This is…
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amsn problem
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Delivering project updates to clients
Hi I need to keep a client up to date with a video project we're working on. We're tweaking the edit and need their input every so often. I need a way for them to see how we're getting on. Problem, they're not very technically savvy and so the mazes of FTP are out of the question. It'll also be too big to email all the…
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HTML files have wrong icon...
Just recently all HTML files on my computer (pages I'm designing, pages I save from the web etc), have adopted a dos command box icon, they correctly open in IE or Firefox, and the association is correct, but the icon wrong. How can I fix this?
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msn closing down?
I've had a email from a friend claiming that MSN is closing down:- Below is what it says. Is this a hoax??????? Hey it is tara and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts…
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mcafee privacy service
i need help tonight when i turned on computer mcafee went black and i got this error an application component is missing error code 7.1.015 it tells me to reinstal privacy from mcafee disc but when i try to do this it just says an error occured. its driving me:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: any sugestions, tried to unistall…
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How do I connect to Free WI FI in a hotel!
I've booked a hotel and they have told me I can have access to their 'free' Wi Fi, I have a newish laptop and was wondering how I go about receiving it. I understand they will have to give me some code, but that's all I know! help anyone
