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Non repair of laptop?
Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes. Put my daughters laptop in for repair DC jack broke inside laptop. Was told it would only take a couple of days. Three weeks down the line it is still there, i have spoke to them a couple of times Ist time they said they were having trouble getting the right jack. 2nd time…
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Laptop with decent graphics
My current laptop has broken and would like to replace it with one with a dedicated graphic card. My insurance company will pay out about £350 and i woul be willing to pay about £100 on top of that. If you are on this site I'm sure you understand the importance of a bargain! I know a fair amount about the basics but…
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does anyone currently use skype and is it s
saving you money and as good as the phone line? thanks
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Adding a second hard drive?
Sorry for an ignorant question...I have a 3 year old desk top with 80g hard drive which is getting full, i have a 250g external for backing up it and others. am i right in thinking that i can add a second hard drive inside the desktop to create more storage, whilst all the programs still run from the existing c-drive? is…
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Acer Laptop Battery
Hi ALL I think my laptop battery has had its day:cry: ,my laptop keeps shutting down on its own. does anybody know a decent supplier without paying too much for the battery. i have seen a few for about £45-50 , but not sure about the company battery needed is for acer travelmate 2414wlmi any ideas or even a free battery…
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AVG- Delete search topics?
Hi Have got AVG on my toolbar and everytime I Google anything the search topic goes into the AVG search box.How do I delete the search topics from the AVG search box?:confused: Have tried all the usual stuff from Internet Options on the control panel but its still there. Anyone help please, im sure its simple to do but…
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firefox will not open
hi there every time i click on the firefox i can not get it to open and get the Error message: XULrunner - platform version 1.9 not compatible with 1.9.0.1 using win xp, many thanks
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technical question (well it is for me!)
Hi All I just bought my first car today! YAY! :j And it is a Ford KA. It has a head unit that is compatible with a boot changer cd thingy, the problem i have is that i know nothing and i mean nothing about anything to do with this. All i know is that i would like a cd player in my car. I dont know what model i need to be…
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How hot...
Should a laptop PSU get? I've just got an HP 6525em and its power supply get hot enough for me to be concerned. Once it's been on an hour or so it gets too hot to touch. It literally hurts my fingertips. I've never noticed this with the other few laptops I've used, macbooks and a couple of older (pentium and before!) intel…
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Ipod - do I need to use itunes??
Hi Everyone, I have an ipod, and have always uploaded my music via CD or by purchasing thru itunes!!.. I am wanting to update my music collection dont want to pay almost 80p a song!. Is there a cheaper/legal music site I could use with my ipod ?? Any help would be appreciated. x
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Grabitnow Wireless Headphones
Hoping someone can help, my mum ordered the wireless headphones from grabitnow.com and they got delivered today. Thing is, the instructions say: 'Plug lotus jack into audio out socket of transmitter. Stereo plug should be respectively inserted into transmittors audio input socket and audio output earphone socket of…
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DSCPatch_2_1_08060_21.exe
Anyone know what that is please? I just had a warning come up on zonealarm saying it was trying to spawn or something Ive googled but cant find it. Ive denied access but I wondered if its something essential I should have allowed? Many thanks.
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Need a laptop - don't have a clue!
Hi There I hope one of you guys can help me out because I am clueless! I am starting a course soon and there will be online tutorials and question and answer sessions. I will be using the internet for research and as I will also be working I need to be able to have internet access on the move. The course is costing £800…
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Lexmark X5495 Multifunction
Anyone got one ? - does this work as a standalone fax ie will it receive a fax when the pc is turned off (can't get a straight answer from Lexmark)? Can the cartridges be refilled with a syringe. I'm looking to replace a Lexmark X125 and the answer on that is yes to both queries
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Having probs putting game on computer ??
Hello everyone hope someone can help me I have been trying to download a game from the disk and it keeps on saying .ORDINAL NOT FOUND. The ordinal 1334 could not be located in dynamic link library.Now I have not a clue what this means Please help as the daughter is driving me a little bit crazy and I have 4 weeks of hols…
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starlogic help please
I have a starlogic dvd player and last time it was used was by visiting kids. Now when I put on a dvd I can't get a picture on the tv. i don't even get the dvd screen on tv. The dvd is whirring away. Anyone help on how to get the picture back ? Thanks
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can i get broadband if my phone line is set to incoming calls only?
well I have tried to ring Tiscali my internet provider about this, and the bloke on the end of the phone didn't speak very good english and couldn't understand what I was trying to say and kept trying to ask me if I wanted to switch to them for my phone calls instead. Err...NO!! So I rang BT and I got the same problem!!…
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Can I make tmobile MDA compact III wi-fi?
Good morning, I have a MDA compact III on Tmobile with their web'n'walk, but its very slow and unresponsive most of the time. Is there a way to make this device wi-fi enabled? It has a micro SD card slot that I am not using at the moment. I'd appreciate anyones help or your experiences if you have done this. Many thanks Si
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moving ISP ( migration ) whislt there is a problem at the exchange
hi there my friend has his broadband with toucan, there as been a problem ( he can not get online) at the exchange for 5 week and is still not sorted. He wants to get is mac code and move provider, but wont the problem still be there if he moves provider before it is sorted ? , many thanks
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Invoice??
A friend has been creating and printing invoices using microsoft office but the trial has ran out. Is there another free program they could use? I'm totally clueless so can't advise them, many thanks.
