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HDMI Cable - Silver or Gold ?
Looking to buy a HDMI cable. Obviously, loads of different prices. Is there any benefit in buying a gold plated cable to a silver one. Any help or redirection to reasonably priced cable would be appreciated.
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Laptop Not Starting
Hi, I would appreciate some help please. I have a laptop that is 2 years old and runs on XP. Since yesterday everytime I try to turn it on it will not start unless I take the battery out and put it back in. It is the same whether it is plugged into the power or not. After that it works fine (until turned off then it won't…
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Can't move cursor in Word...
....with the mouse. I can only use the arrow keys. Hence selecting things is pretty difficult. :rolleyes: It's office 2007, and only affects word. Any ideas? Much obliged!
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Acer aspire 5920
Hi My daughter has her heart set on an acer aspire 5920 for xmas. I really want to be able to get it for her but moneys tight just now so i was wondering if any of you kind people would know where i could get the best deal on it as ive scoured the internet but the best i can find is a refurbished one for £340 but i know it…
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Strange Vista crashes on brand new pc
Hey guys. Bought a custom build machine on fleebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=200264521212 This was for my girlfriends family so pretty decent spec for home use. Comes with an official version of Home Premium. Was all working fine so I installed itunes, firefox, av,…
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help with PC game minimizing problem
Hi, wonder if anyone can help. If I minimise a pc game on the computer, (to go on the internet etc) when I go back to the game it mazimises on the screen, but the screen stays very dark and its not playable and has to be closed, and then reopened. Im not sure if its a common problem, or if theres even anything I can do…
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Mozilla Thunderbird - Virtual Account Question
Hello, I have several email addresses like this: [EMAIL="colin@mydomain.co.uk"]colin@mydomain.co.uk[/EMAIL], [EMAIL="albert@mydomain.co.uk"]albert@mydomain.co.uk[/EMAIL] and [EMAIL="billy@mydomain.co.uk"]billy@mydomain.co.uk[/EMAIL] all pointing to my ISP provided email address which is…
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Orange broadband email address
:confused: I'm trying to find an email address for Orange to request a mac code. I've searched their help and support (that's a laugh) and can't find any info apart from an address and phone number - premium rate !! Any ideas or pointers please
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How to get good at SEO?
How to get good at SEO? Can anyone recommend the best way to learn this? Thanks
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Problems Installing Google Toolbar
Hi, I'm having problems with my IE browser. My google toolbar just suddenly disappeared out of the blue and when I tried to install it again nothing happens. It was suggested on the google site that it might be down to spyware and they suggest downloading a few progs (Spybot, CWShredder, Lavasoft Ad-Aware) to take care of…
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Laptop restarts automatically. Doesn't shut down/hibernate!!
Hello all, My laptop has been playing up for a few weeks now. Everytime I shut down / hibernate / stand by, it turns off for about 1 second, then starts up again all by itself. It's so annoying! I have to pull out the power supply quickly after the shutdown bar is full. I have run AVG scan and firewall, no viruses or…
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Setting up virgin broadband
Hi guys Been trying to set up Virgin broadband today eeek! It has not gone so well! Basically, i set up the cable modem they sent me downstairs with the wall socket, with one coaxial cable going to the set top box and the other to the cable modem, via a splitter. I then phoned them up to activate the cable modem as per the…
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External Hard Drive
Further to my previous thread, it died. So I have £100 refund to buy a new one. I don't want another WD My Book but unsure of other decent brands. It's not transported very often so a 3.5 is fine (think that's what it's called :o ) 500GB minimum, I like my computer as empty as possible, so everything is stored elsewhere.…
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Looking for a budget home cinema set up
Hi Looking for a Home Cinema set up for my Dad at Xmas. He has a Samsung LCD TV, Virgin HD box and a Panasonic DVD recorder. I would like to add some kind of basic Home Cinema package for around £120. Please can anyone give me any pointers in the right direction and what I should look to buy as I have no idea what is…
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Help in sending loads of files please!
Hi I have about 300 photos to send to my brother and was going to use megaupload, but it only seems to want to send 1 file at a time (unless I join). Can anyone help me with decent websites that I can send lots of files quickly please? Ta
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Good universal remote control
Have just bought a Sony kdl40w4500 LCD and Humax foxsat HD. The remote on the Foxsat is rubbish and the Sony remote will not control the Foxsat. Can anyone recommend a good remote that I could use to control both?
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cmos battery
Hi the time and date on my computer has gone out of sync and i get the warning when i boot up "cmos battery low"... what kind of battery do i need to buy to replace it? are they generic for computers or specific to motherboard + voltages etc? finally where is a cheap place to buy one?....ebay? thanks
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TrayApp + What is this please?
My PC has been behaving strangely since my SinL same round at weekend to sort out my new laptop and a router I already had. He seems to have messed up my PC one way or another. It is very slow and terrible to use today. I was doing OK until I did a System Restore to a date before the Router became involved. After this SR I…
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line speed reduced
Up until a few weeks ago the maximum speed for my phone line was supposed to be 5Mbps and I was getting around 2Mbps actual speed. My actual speeds have now dropped to below 1Mbps and when I checked my maximum possible line speed is now supposed to be 1.5Mbps. Is this something I should take up with my ISP or BT whose…
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HELP NEEDED,problems on net
Hi All I am at my friends at the moment and she is having a problem on the net. She can get on the internet of course as I am sending this message. She can get on the internet and browse, but when it comes to downloading anything it freezes. We have just tried to do an online scan with one of the links from toxteth o'grady…
