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Firefox Issue
Ever since downloading the Firefox update (to 3.0 I think) I can no longer type addresses into the address bar. I type the address but it doesn't search for it and doesn't even show that it's attempting too. I have to get everything by using my homepage (Google) and searching through that! Is there something I need to…
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Getting adobe flash player to work with firefox
hi, i've got firefox version 3 however theres a few sites which won't load any flash stuff, like skysports live center, flash games, to name a few. i've tried downloading flashplayer 8 and now 9 but they still won't work. does anyone know if theres some default settings on firefox which i can adjust to make them work.…
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help please ....long
Hi there, firstly can i excuse my total lack of knowledge about computers i basicly use them to come on here and on msn to chat to friends, anyway our main computer got infected by Smitfraud?!?! and i googled it stupidly instead of coming on here first, so google results confused me but by the time i found the techie board…
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How do I get list of supermarket locations for sat nav
Is it possible to get a list of locations for the various supermarkets that I can add to my sat nav? I would particularly like Asda and Aldi but Tesco or Sainsburys would be useful too.
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Getting Cable modem to connect via ethernet
Hi, I spent all of yesterday evening trying to get my new Netgear Rangemax Wireless-N router to connect via my Motorola surfboard cable modem (via Virgin Media). I spent ages on their very expensive 0870 helpline to someone on another continent, without success. This morning the chap i travel to work with suggested thatthe…
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Avast - Scan Archives
After many years, I've switched from AVG to Avast. Long story! I see when I'm doing a scan, the "Scan Archives" is Disabled. I'm struggling to find the option to enable this anywhere. Please point me the right direction. Cheers guys.
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Making web clips into a film - help please
Does anyone know how to pull online clips/images together to make a sort of film that I can burn to dvd? I haven't the foggiest so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Buying Sky+ Online
I've been trying for a few days now to upgrade my old Sky digi box to Sky plus. Sky are offering a reduction in the price if you process it online. But I'm beginning to think Sky are 'at it' as it won't go through online. Before you can process your order a message appears informing you there is a problem and gives you a…
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Remote desktop from Vista to XP
I've got two laptops, one using Vista and one using XP. I've set up file sharing between the two laptops and it's working fine, but I can't open a remote desktop session from my new Vista laptop to the XP one. The settings on the XP machine appear to allow remote connections, but when I type the name of the XP laptop into…
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MP3 Players radio signal
Any help on the following question would be gratefully received!! Have just bought my wife an mp3 player for her birthday. She used to have an ipod shuffle, but wanted one which could receive radio. I bought her the following mp3 player…
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hotmail and live?
I was about to sign up for a new hotmail account, but realize I have two options to choose from hotmail.com and live.com. Anyway, Is there a diffrence? Which one should I choose also it was co.uk a few weeks ago, but now they only have .com available
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does any1 have problems when they are on this site for me it is very slow ??????????CONFUSED!!!!!!!
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Playing HD DVDs & PS3 region coding!
Hello, I have ordered an HD TV. If I buy some HD DVDs, can these be played on a normal DVD player or do I need to buy an HD player? I am also getting a PS3 which I understand plays 'Blu-ray' discs. Are Blu-ray films in HD or is it 2 different things, and if so, which is best? Also, does the PS3 play HD as well as Blue ray?…
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Security Risk in Chrome Browser Default Settings
Hello all In case existing or potential users of Chrome, Google's new web browser, are not aware of this, I quote "The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-Cert) also issued a warning about a security risk in the Chrome browser's default settings. The default is to accept all downloads without user notification. In…
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Laptop mobile surfing
Hi i need to buy a laptop price range £300-£400 what are my options? who should i look out for? wont be using it for games, maybe play/stream movies but more surfing on move (not so much downloading) 150-200gb hard-drive is ok... who are the most reputable guys around now? also i need to be able to access the internet on…
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DVD camcorder...problem reading disc -HELP!
I wonder if anyone can help - I have a dvd camcorder and when trying to play back footage I get an error message saying incompatible disc. The footage recorded fine and the disc is one of a box of 20+ which otherwise have been fine so I don't know what the problem is. I've tried to play it back in the dvd player as well as…
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Firefox 3.0.2 (Public Event)
What’s New in Firefox 3.0.2 Firefox 3.0.2 contains the following updates: * Fixed several security issues. * Fixed several stability issues. * Official releases for Sinhala and Slovene are now available. * Beta releases for Bengali, Galician, Hindi, Icelandic, Kannada, Marathi, Telegu, and Thai are available for testing. *…
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Help, please, with Garmin Edge 705 GPS for cycle
Can anyone help? OH has a Garmin Edge 705 GPS, which he uses on long distance European cycle rides/races. He wants to extend his use of it, I've asked him what he wants and the detail is below - he has an SD card with Garmin Mapsource 'Full Europe' on it and a Dell XPS M1330 laptop. He would like to be able to view on the…
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Screen for ACER TRAVELMATE 2304 WLCI
Does anyone know where I can get a cheap replacement screen for my laptop, as I dropped mine and broke it. I'm currently using it plugged into an LCD monitor, but would like to make it portable again. I'm searching daily on Ebay and there are some new ones on there but they're £100 and I can't really afford that. I guess I…
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Online hard drives?
Hi all, I need to be able to use a file which is also used by my clients. At the minute, I get them to email it to me via Yousendit and then I download it, use it and email it back to them - in the meantime of course, they can't use it. Also, it takes anywhere up to 40 minutes to send, which is a bu99er! Is there anywhere…
