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Increasing Laptop Harddrive capacity
Hello All, I have just got a new Laptop and after transferring everything over from the old computer I have about 10gb space left! (The harddrive is partitioned and this includes both parts - original capacity 120gb). (lots of pictures of shoes :D ) Someone has recommended either buying a stand alone external harddrive to…
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Searching for a new Laptop running Window XP not Vista
Everywhere I've looked all new laptops seem to be using Windows Vista which I have been told is an annoying pile of poo. Has anyone recently bought a new laptop that still runs with Windows XP that they can recommend? My "research" so far identifies Sony and Toshiba Laptops as being well rated so any suggestions where to…
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Best Shop To Buy Ram
my Uncle needs some ram for his PC (he currently has 256, running XP, his computer looks like its dieing :rotfl: ) but he doesnt want to purchase on the internet, so i was wondering if there are any high street shops other than maplins where he can purchase RAM from. feel free to put some online shops too though, so when i…
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Solar Light Batteries
Hi. First post ,not very techie. I want to replace batteries in solar garden lights. The ones in now are Ni-Cd AA600mAh 1.2v , can I replace with Ni-Mh and can I use 2100mAh - what difference would it make? Any help please? Thanks:confused:
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Laptop mouse problems
I have a laptop and use a usb mouse with it as dont really like the touchpad bit much so have it deactivcated I got the mouse from Asda for about £6.99 or thereabouts and its a Trust Optical Micro Mouse. I have swapped it twice as it went wrong, it starts going funny and moving slowly then stops Is there some surfaces that…
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Computer protection advice
I'm slighlty baffled by all the virusguard, frewall, adware etc etc stuff out there. At the moment I have AVG Antivirus. This runs every day and seems to make my computer run very slowly when it does so. It also takes well over 2 hours to scan. I cannot change the setting so that it runs for example every week. Quite…
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Bluetooth earpiece connected to laptop???
Hi I have a external bluetooth dongle for my laptop and I would like to conect my bluetooth ear piece (JABRA) so I can walk around while on the phone via Skype etc. I have heard that it is possible, but I am failing to connect the ear piece to the laptop - it says that it is searching for ear pieces software - but am not…
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Spam - is there a way to cut it down???
Hi, I wonder if it is at all possible to reduce number of Spam emails? I am getting probably around 100 a day - all of them about Viagra, replica watches, online pharmacy etc… I never click on them and delete straight from my SPAM folder, but is there any way of stopping them coming? I know blocking emails wont help as…
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Best way to block certain sky channels?
Hi there, I am not quite sure where to start... I need to block all gambling/phone in/instant win channels available on sky - I know that I can pin lock the channels that run all the time but do I have do do the same for the channels that swich over to the above format in the middle of the night? or is there something that…
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Laptop keeps cutting out – help please!
Hi there all you technical clever clogs! Please can you help with a problem we are having with our laptop? Basically it keeps switching itself off, and sometimes won’t switch back on again. We think it might be a problem with the fan causing it to overheat. If we put it on the table and particularly if we have the part…
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Help with blank media please
I want some dvd and cd storage disc... what ones is the best to get the minus or the plus? (-or+)? i am a little confused as to which ones to get. Do i get the dvd-rw or the plus? cd-rw or cd+rw? Also where is the best place to get them i am looking at roughly about 25 of each and not too expensive
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Can any digital camera take shots that don't need post shot processing?
I have used several differing digital cameras this year compact that sell for £100 to £300 and even a DSLR but all seemed to need tweaking in Photo Software. Are there any compacts that the shot can used straight out of the camera? I despair on this point:confused:
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A warning ulocking mobiles then updating software
My friend spent £15 unlocking his mobile. Then he downloaded updated software off the handset makers web site. Then found his sim card would not work. Apparently the downloaded software had reset the mobile. So he paid another £15 to unlock and will not be updating software again. Nothing is straight forward?:confused:
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Anyone recomend a programe for CPU switching for a laptop ?
I've a laptop that keeps overheating. I have been using NHC but after a full reinstall of XP it'll no longer switch the CPU speed ? Anyone know a util that'll work ? Thanks.
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it's happened again! no volume grrrrrr
Hi all, last week I uninstalled IE7 and now I have no volume control on the task bar. I've tried going into control panel/sounds and adding it to task bar but it won't allow me it pops up a message saying I cant do that until I instal some kind of volume software which is nuts because I do have sound I just can't blooming…
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Belkin router switching itself off when applying changes
Morning Having a nightmare with my Belkin wireless router. Basically any time I apply any changes to it via the browser-based control panel, it turns itself off and loses all information. The only time it doesn't do this is when I'm putting in the ISP/password details (which I have to do every time I switch it back on).…
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PC keeps crashing and hanging, until it was 'nearly' over. - long. Please help !
For a couple of weeks now, my PC has been from slightly to seriously unstable. I cannot think what or why - well nothing obvious anyway - I'm not an IT person, just a user. It started with IE7 being unstable, culminating in every time I opened a tab it crashed. Tried to restore - eventually tried every available restore…
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Google Chrome d/l?
please post link to download
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Splitters........ HELP!!
All, My setup before I tried sorting it all out last night which now doesnt work....:-( Cable out the ground into a 2 way splitter, one end goes in to a ********* box the other continous to the attic where another splitter is on which goes to the study for the cable broadband. This system has worked for ages and I had no…
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Does anyone know????
Where I can buy Piezo Film Tabs in the UK without having to pay extortionate postage charges.
