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USB Hardware installation errors
A friend asked me to have a look at his computer as it had a suspected virus. Thanks to Reluctant Spender and Browntoa, I think it is now clean and protected (spybot / ad aware / avg / sygate / spyware blaster) The problem I have now is that I cannot get either a USB mouse or a usb pen to work on the computer. When it was…
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Help Installing XP Onto Old Laptop
Hello everyone. My cousin bought an old laptop for her daughter that only had a 4GB hard drive with XP on it. When I tried to update the system with Windows updates there wasn't enough space so I bought a 20GB hard drive off Ebay. When it arrived it had a message saying "These drives are RAW formatted: this means there is…
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Ca Iss 2009
Is anybody running CA Internet Security Suite 2009 on Vista ? I am having no end of trouble trying to get it to run, keeps advising that the Firewall program has stopped working etc. CA online help advises to phone support and pay £10.00 for the call. Previous 2008 suite ran without any problems. It is running ok on 2 x XP…
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Any help with a Techwood Plasma tv
Hope someone can help me out with this one :confused: my son had a Techwood ( I know foolish buying one of them but..) plama 42" tele with a seperate tuner box, a couple of weeks ago the picture developed some vertical lines mainly red in colour about 1" apart right the way across the screen, the day after the tuner box…
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Help with bogus security warning
- Hi everyone. I am hoping here that there are some experts who could help me with my laptop. Now bare in mind although I can use a lappy quite well I am a dumbo middle aged woman when it comes to anything technical,. so please be gentle with me Anyway here we go. A few days ago when DH was using the comp there was a…
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Can't install 2nd printer; P.C. sees it as removable drive.
I'm trying to install a second printer (Epson DX7000F multi-functional) and am not having any luck. I've connected it using the correct printer-to-USB cable and installed the software (including driver, presumably) which was supplied but it won't print. The P.C. only recognises the printer as "Removable Disk (G:)" and…
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Spam from my email
Hello all you techie folk ! hope some one can help me. I changed my email address a few years back and today some of my old contacts have had an email from it selling electriacl goods from china:confused: How can I stop it ? Cheers KT xx
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HP F2280 All in One Printer
has anyone got the HP F2280 All in One Printer. If so, how economic is it on ink cartridges?
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XBOX Live - IP failed
My son bought an Xbox yesterday & is having trouble connecting it so he can play Live. It says IP FAILED. He has it connected to his Laptop which is wireless. Any suggestions? Thanks Nickx
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Firefox 3 how to update to?
I am currently running firefox version 2 on vista. When i click on help - check for updates it comes up with no updates available. I know firefox 3 is stable now and wish to upgrade. How do i do it?
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cant access certain parts of MSE
Can anyone help, for some time now I havent been able to access the PPI reclaiming discussion or success/failures parts of MSE. I can access everything else, but on these it says "the website cannot display the page" it is most annoying as this is the section I need to participate in. I have tried deleting cookies etc, but…
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No internet access
Hiya I'm a bit green with computer matters so please bear with me. I'm trying to get my in laws back online as they run a business and need the computer. The problem started on Sunday, don't know if the time change had anything to do with it cos the computer is only 3 months old (told you I was green) We can't get any…
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Touch pad problems
Hi can anyone help me fix the touchpad on my Toshiba Satellite it hasn't been working for a few months now, my ex bf was using the laptop and i dont know what he has done to it tbh.
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Printer 'error'
Out of the blue my printer (Canon 560i) won't work. The amber 'error' light flashes and it won't clear. There is nothing 'pending' and maintenance won't work either I've tried everything I can think of, including installing and reinstalling. Any suggestions?
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Can't access secure sites pc is fine help with wireless router or internet connection
Hi all i posted a thread a few days ago about my pc problem.. i can't access internet banking msn hotmail ebay etc?!?? i have now had the pc checked only cost me £14 and it is fine no problem at all so i have phoned my internet provider talk talk and they say it is my router i bought this seperatly and it has been find for…
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forgotten password
Wanting some help please for my daughters laptop she has forgotten her windows log in password and after googling i'm now more confused could someone please tell me in simple terms how i can recover this please.
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Virus problem help needed
I had a problem with my cp after picking up a trojan virus to trully get rid of the problem i reformated the hd back to its factory settings. After installing virus , anti spyware software and firewall it still is on my cp . Looking at the virus scan report they stem from an i.e which i dont use (use firefox) but all the…
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Fable 2 freezing
Hi folks I just wondered if anyone has bought Fable 2 for the Xbox 360? my partner got it yesterday and he can't get past the 'childhood' phase of the game as it keeps freezing, rendering the game unplayable. After further online investigation, this seems to be quite a common problem. I've e-mailed Lionhead studios…
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Outlook receiving but not sending!
Help, please! I have 2 pcs with one using Outlook 2007 for email. I have just set up the second pc to use Outlook instead of the first, but it will only receive mail, not send it. I have 2 separate email accounts set up and neither will send, so it can't be the isp/settings. Outlook says it is unable to connect to the…
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Your Take On This LCD Television
Anybody know anthing about the quality of this LCD Television is it good or bad value for money at £177 any advice please http://direct.asda.com/Onn-19-inch-LCD-ID-TV/000569063,default,pd.html
