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Question re Lexmark All in One prog
Hi, I'm asking this on behalf of a friend who wants to know how to transfer an enlarged section of a scanned document into text recognition, using this program. Is there anyone who can give step by step instructions, thanks!
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BT Vision vs Sky
I'm looking to get rid of Sky and replace this with BT vision. I've had a good browse of the bt.com site and had several questions some of which were answered by their phone staff but I realise the best opinions can be got from people who have BT vision and ideally have also experienced sky. The questions I had were: If I…
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Problem watching avi files on laptop
hi, there seems to be a codec missing on my laptop as cant watch avi films with media player... any idea anyone what codec can i install? many thanks
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Sat-Nav Trade In
Do any MSE'ers know of a company who will trade-in a sat nav? I have a Navman ICN 720 and was looking to upgrade but Navman will not trade in. Bought it from Halfords but they seem to focus on Tom Toms now.
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Spyware help needed please
I need some help please with some problems I'm having with my laptop. I'd not used it for 6 months as its screen is cracked so I bought a lovely new one, but it seems to have been infected with all kinds of nasties. I've almost sorted them all out but am stuck with one last problem. A history of the problems ... Yesterday:…
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Hotmail problems
I regularly have problems when viewing e mails on my hotmail account. The system intermitently simply freezes with the egg timer just sticking. The only way I can correct this is by switching off my PC & restarting. This is really frustrating. How can I fix this?
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BT Home Hub 1.0
Hope someone can advise me. I have been given a hub and hub phone. Is it OK to utilise the hub with another broadband supplier? Is it technically possible to use the hub phone with Skype or similar? Please don't assume I am computer competent, but I can follow simple instructions. Thanks
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Firefox 3.0.4--how To Stop Pop-up Windows
Please can somebody help as these windows keep appearing :confused:
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Firefox alternative?
Until recently I've been very happy with Firefox 3, but several times in the last few weeks I've got up in the morning to find it giving my hard disk a sound thrashing. The reason for this appears to be a memory leak in Firefox, which consumes all available RAM and - when I looked this morning - also 1.2GB of swap file, so…
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Continue with wireless or try powerline?
Hi, I have a wireless netgear router (DG834GT) connected to a desktop in my study. I have another desktop on the third floor of the house. The upstairs PC picks up the wireless connection (via a USB adapter) but seems slow and can sometimes drop the connection. I also have a laptop that has a reasonable connection in most…
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Expired security certificate
Any ideas what's wrong with this? I am trying to logon to Abbey busienss, it says the certificate has expired, but looking at it seems to be valid from July 2008 to July 2009. https://validation.business.abbey.com/eBankingMigration/Logon.jsp Any ideas?
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pagepluis se to pdf?
Hi guys On the advice of someone here i've download pageplus se to design a very simple form - i didnt want to have to buy publisher or indesign. However I've now discovered that there is no way to pdf my work apparently. Does anyone know how I can get my Pageplus se file to pdf?
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Freesat/Freeview/Topup TV DTR/PVR etc - recommendation
Hi clever techie peeps. We've just cancelled our Sky TV subscription because they are robbing barstewards who only ever put their prices up and up and never give anything to loyal customers. But anyway.... We now want a way of getting the free channels. I don't know the difference between Freesat and Freeview and Topup TV…
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thunderbird mozilla how to create address labels
sorry to be a dimwit but i have just spent hours filling my address book in with full addresses and post codes. but can't work out how to create address labels please help:D
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need something reliable?
After a poll amongst friends, i have been told that Dell is the way to go. I have an advent at the moment and in the two years i've had it it has spent more time being repaired than used! The 'best value for money' thread is very long and a bit confusing but i have come across one model on tesco direct (which i know there…
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free mp3s/midis?
Anyone know where I can get some good orchestrial MP3s/midis - or just good old backing tracks free?
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bloody "intervalhehehe virus"
i am also another one to suffer with this damn thing. i have just done the hijackthis,this is the file it gave me.can anyone help me with what to do next. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 15:46:24, on 13/12/2008 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00…
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Curry's computer for under £300
Can anyone tell me if this is a bargain of the century, or is it the kind of deal you can pick up any day of the week if you know where to look? There is this one…
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Has anyone bought direct from HP?
I`m still messing about and deciding what to buy!! seen a newer desktop S3631 (was looking at S3541) and its on the HP site with a discount and I can get 10% off this price which only makes it about £40 more than the 3541 which is I think discontinued. Just wondering what they are like to buy from direct and if they take…
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Nearly lost the lot, what should I do?
Of late, I've been using an ion 35mmslide/negative scanner along with the software provided which is Photoimpression 6. But as Picasa 3 is my default, duplicate photo's are in there. This is fine as I much prefer to make any alterations and store them there. Already I've scanned a small tip of the iceberg, some 900 scans…
