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Mouse scroll button help
We were using a wireless mouse but the batteries have run out, so until we can get some more I have plugged in the brand new wired mouse that came free with the PC when we got it in feb. I cannot get the middle scroll to work. :mad: When I click it it gives me the circle with up and down arrow in and then if I move the…
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Slow PC / Internet (Hijack this log inside)
Having recently fixed my dads PC and my own old laptop, mainly due to help on this forum, i was looking foward to no PC issues for a while, i should have known better. My PC has been running slow, mainly when web pages are loading. Having checked my router security log i get the below 10/19/2008 16:18:06 **SYN Flood to…
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Can't access Yahoo - it loads very very slowly
I'm on 20mb Virgin broadband and have been having a problem accessing Yahoo for about a week or so now. It sometimes won't load up or takes several minutes. Problem is, my wife uses Yahoo email (I've googled Yahoo email and loaded that, but that's slow also). I have Opera and have tried IE also - makes no difference. I…
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DoS attacks! Need your help as BT arent any...
hi all I am having a frustrating time with BT. I have been subject to denial of service attacks every evening since about june (even when not online I can see the router activity light flashing madly!) With each one I look up the IP in the logs check against whois/ripe.net etc & forward the logs and details (if they are a…
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SETANTA AND BAD WEATHERHi
Hi - is anyone else having trouble with the picture on setanta - all my other satellite channels are working fine - based in SE England Thanks
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Free Photographic software
Hi, I need to know if there are any free software I can download to use with photographs. The main thing I would like to do is change the background. Also are there any good online photo developing website? Many thanks all MS
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Outlook Express help needed to cancel 'send'
Hi. I'm not familiar with Outlook Express and sister has just called in a panic. She's sending an email to her boss and has realised that she's left something in the message that she really doesn't want in there.:eek: Apparently Outlook performs a spellcheck when you click send and gives you the option to correct errors…
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AVG Free version
Hi there Sorry to start yet another AVG thread. I did add to someone else's thread but no response. For a couple of weeks AVG will not let me set a scheduled scan or regular updates. Not a problem when I changed to Version 8 when it came out. Automatically updated and ran a scan every day starting at 8 am or whenever…
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HIJACK THIS! Please :)
Hi all, A friend of mines computer has suddenly started running very very slow. Took ages for her virus scan to kick in, and Spybot keeps shutting down mid scan. Following Browntoas advice from another thread, she has downloaded the trensecure thing, and this is her log. Any help would be appreciated! Be aware, shes in the…
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Best 32" TV for under £300
My mum has asked for advice on buying a new TV. She's after a 32" LCD with Freeview (which I guess is almost everything nowadays). I've seen this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131916 which seems good value to me. I have a Samsung myself and it's a fabulous screen with great colours. I presume it doesn't much matter what…
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Problems with Firefox
I'm sure this is probably really easy to fix but it would probably take me ages to sort so I thought I'd ask you techie experts instead. So, I just downloaded Mozilla Firefox 3 with the Noscript add-on. I was getting on with it great guns and then hit 2 problems. 1. When I'm on this forum I can't access the "forum tools"…
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Free Photographic software
Hi, I need to know if there are any free software I can download to use with photographs. The main thing I would like to do is change the background. Also are there any good online photo developing website? Many thanks all MS
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Phone not Working?
How can the phone not work (no dialling tone) changed phones still no joy. Yet broadband is fine? I'm confused!!!
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Vista: can't install SP1
I have tried again and again to install SP1 in Vista, but keep getting the error message: I have gone through every step in the link above, but can't find any problems. This MS webpage suggested that the problem could be related to Windows Updates (WU) that need to be installed first or have previously failed. I have…
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sound from units
Hello, may be a dumb question but here we go Have Sky Box/ Xbox/ dvd player want to know if its possible to buy a splitter so the audio leads from each unit can then go into splitter and then into back of surround sound speaker instead of haveing to change wires for each unit when wanting to use hope it make's sense…
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Sky Box Help
I think my sky box has just died. I turned channel and it got stuck, because of the bad weather. I turned it off at the wall and it won't turn back on again. It's on the red stand-by button and it won't turn on via the remote or the actual box. Is it possible the weather won't allow it to be turned back on? I doubt it as…
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any advice on which hard drive
Hi there, I have no idea what im looking at all i know is im looking for a portable external hard drive i want one which is 1tb any ideas on whats best or where to get one i only wanna spend between £80 and no more than £120 Thanks
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ebay spreadsheet
does anyone have a spreadsheet or even a form of sorts that they use to keep a track of items sold on ebay and wouldnt mind sharing?
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changing my email address
Morning all. We're moving from virgin to Sky and silly me had only just clicked that I will have to change my email address which ended ntlworld. I have loads of emails which I keep for reference and could do without losing them Plus I'm on the list of lots of companies about offers etc. Is there any easy way of switching…
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hotmail returned/undeliverable mail attachments
pc wasn't on yesterday and when i just went into my account i had 60 of them in inbox and 22 in junk folder.i get the odd one or two but 82! just deleted them but wondered if anybody else has had loads?
