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Flight sim x de luxe
If you play Microsoft Flight sim X de luxe what are your M/c specs. and what are the minimum specs you think you need to get a good experience.My m/c.is ;;; Dell 5150 Pentium 4 3.0ghz. 1534 ram Radeon x600 256mb. At the moment i am using the 2004 sim and am toying with the idea of getting the X de luxe but i don't want to…
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Pioneer Cinema system - fixed :)
I have a Pioneer XV-DV222 system which is quite a few years old. Suddenly it's stopped playing certain discs, discs which have previously played okay before. I get a message saying "no disc" but when I try another disc it might play fine. Any ideas what it could be? I have restored to factory settings but it makes no…
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laptop advice
http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=1056027&toshibaShop=false TOSHIBA Equium U400-146 hi i was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this it will be my first laptop for home use photos dvd's etc not really for games any advice welcome as i have found it for a…
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Sony Vaio laptop body repair
Hi Please excuse me if I have posted this in the wrong place Our Vaio works perfectly fine (as far as I can tell) but the plastic case of the laptop is falling apart. Particularly around the hinges of the LCD screen. The model is PCG-GR114MK and on the underside the of the machine there is another model code of PCG-872M. I…
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Phishing who do you report them too?
Hi Guys have just received a pishing email asking for all my details, stating that I have won £835,000 - just by them picking my hotmail account - they ased for my address, phone number, passport etc!!! :mad: :mad: I'm not fooled by these IDIOTS!!!!!:rolleyes: But others maybe how can I stop them - or help to stop…
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Graphics Card Help
Hiya, I need a new graphics card, something cheap and cheerful if possible. No-one plays any pc games on it so generally just used for general surfing, emailing, that sort of thing. Do i need to replace it with the one taken out? It's an ATi Radeon X1300 512mb Hypermemory PCI-Express graphics card. Are there any…
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Disabling ZA before installing Norton 2008
Hi all, The Zonealarm Internet Security Suite installed on my Desktop has now expired (I was never very happy with it anyway) and now I want to install Norton Internet Security 2008 (I have it on my Laptop and it's been absolutely fine). My question is this: can I simply disable ZA from loading at startup so I can install…
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pc keeps crashing then rebooting
My pc does this quite often recently. sometimes it takes about 3 or 4 goes at booting up then crashes again before it finally boots up and stays on. I tried to boot up in safe mode but when given the prompts to choose from the arrow keys seem to be disabled so I cant move it up to boot in safe mode. The arrows on the…
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Techy help please
Hi wonder if someone could help me out here. My friends pc, won't let him log onto windows, and after he's typed in the username and password he gets an error message stating "Unable to log you on because it is required that you use a smart card to log on, please contact your administrator", it's a dell dimension 3100,…
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Computer for TV, Video, Music, etc.
I'm looking for a computer for my wife. Her sight isn't all that good, so I'm thinking of getting a reasonable size screen, but I could do with a bit of help regarding the base unit. She will use it for TV, video, music, and photos, as well as internet and e-mail. So, she would want a digital TV receiver and would like the…
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PC Which one
Hi, I am looking for a PC. Happy to spend between £300-350. I prefer HP or Dell. Any good deals around? Thanks MS
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how to receive R4 from abroad
Hi , My parents spend a lot of time abroad (Spain) in their holiday home and my Dad would love to be able to get Radio 4 over there. They don't have a computer and broadband over there so internet is out. Are there any fancy DAB digital radios or something that allows you to hear British radio stations in other European…
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question about antivirus scanning and downgrading antivirus software
when i do a scan for virus's and spyware there is a slot that says what it is currently scanning on the pc and that of course changes quite quickly as it goes through the process. now i always thought it simply scanned everything on the pc. so my question is does it look for things as well as scan actual programmes etc? i…
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Outlook - troubleshooting "rules"
In outlook 2003 I have set up a rule to move messages with certain text in the subject line into my junkmail folder and to mark them as read. This worked fine until last week - suddenly the messages are being marked as read but instead of being MOVED to the junk mail folder they are being COPIED to it, with the copies…
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help broken pc
Hi I wonder if anyone can help, when i turn on my pc i get a blank screen with the following message. Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A04 Copyright 1985-1988 Phoenix Technologies Ltd Copy right 1990-2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell System OptiPlex GX280 Series BIOS Version A04 www.dell.com Drive 1 not found:…
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Epson Printer "end of service life" Problem Fixed
:j In true money saving spirit - I have fixed my Epson Stylus C46 printer (with a little help from the internet) It involved changing ink pads and resetting counter. 1. Unplug printer and remove USB cable. 2. Take printer somewhere where you can clean up easily as you need to open it (from back with flat bed screw driver -…
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Camcorder advice
Can anyone suggest a decent camcorder up to about £250. Its to be used for a wedding and a tripod would be handy to have as well. Requirements - fairly simple to use, decent quality. Any reviews gratefully received. Thanks.
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Problem setting up my laptop wireless.
I have had my laptop for over a year now - Dell D600 - I have been using it on my wireless network at home with my lynksys router on virgin media broadband. Last week I had to re install window as it had picked up an annoying virus. Since re-installing windows xp I have been unable to set up the wireless network again. I…
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Small TV + DVD + freeview
Is it possible to get a tv, around 15" - 19", with DVD and freeview for under £150? It does not have to be wall mountable, just small to fit in my bedroom so I can get rid of all the antiquated electrical collection I have there now! Any advice would be appreciated.
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New to the ipod scene
Having just bought an ipod shuffle, I now know how to transfer cd's to laptop>ipod. I've googled and found sites that allow tunes to be played and presumably lifted for your own use. How would I lift a tune so that I could move it to itunes and then my ipod? This is the one I would like:-…
