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Cd drive not working following new motherboard
Hi our CD drive has not worked since having a new motherboard in our PC, and we only found out after it was out of warranty, shows how often we use it. Anyway someone mentioned that there maybe something that needed resetting but ddn't know what. Any ideas?
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best free trojan remover help please
does anyone know what the best free trojan remover is ive removed over1000 threats using superantispyware but im still getting popups, and when i click to get off it it logs me off the computer
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Temporerily disable dial up to download updates?
I'm just looking a workmates pc at my place, uninstalling old apps, running spyware, malware etc. I want to temporerily disable his dial up connection and hook the pc up to my broadband connection via an ethernet cable. I've plugged the canble in, enabled it under network connections and its acquired the ip, but when I try…
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LCD vs CRT TV. CRT is better.......
....when viewing non high-definition tv! Everybody is so keen on LCD tvs with flat screens at the moment. One thing I increasingly notice is how poor standard non-high definition picture quality is compared with a normal Cathode-ray TV! I think its a case of the 'king's new clothes'! We are all scrabbling to buy these new…
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What are hard disk platters made from?
I don't have a problem, I just want to satisfy my curiosity. The Maxtor Quickview 40gb hard disk in my Sky+ box failed a while ago. It was over four years old and the warranty had unfortunately expired about six months previously. Out of curiosity I took it apart last night, expecting to find a platter or platters coated…
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PS3 HELP PLEASE , no picture on HD DVD
AAArrghh ! Got a ps3 for Xmas . Quick set up and games are playing fine connected through HDMI cable thingy . Not problem but when I put a HD DVD in I can only get audio with a blank screen . . . . . ? Whats that all about nd how do I fix it ? Mrs `Builder is desperate to see Mamma Mia and thinks I`m deliberately keeeping…
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Backing Up DS Lite games
Hi All My grandson is getting quite a few DS Lite games in his collection and I was wondering if I could use this to put them all onto one card so he doesn't have to keep swapping the cartridges? All help gratefully received as always. BTW, I've been informed that an "EDGE" card does the same thing, is this correct?
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Bluetooth / Laptop Question
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I am looking to get a new laptop; my current one has a bluetooth button, which only works with a bluetooth dongle that I bought. Will this dongle allow any laptop to use bluetooth, or do I need to find one specifically bluetooth-enabled? I've been looking at Dell, who have options to…
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Cheap Flatscreen monitor and DVD Recorder
Hi I have two questions I wonder if anyone can help me with. First is more of a price issue. We havea computer still on Windows XP and are looking for a cheap but reliable Flatscreen monitor to give alittle more room for our girls. Any suggestions? Also we are considering getting a DVD recorder and do not want to spend the…
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Vista Business to Vista Ultimate
`Hi I am just about to upgrade from Vista Business to Vista Ultimate and need a bit more disc space. I have 1.75gb free on C drive and 7.5gb free on D Drive. When I try to go through the upgrade process I am told I do not have have enough free disc space to carry out the upgrade. Does anybody know how much disc space I…
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How to Import address book & files from AOL
It's me again with my new laptop. I can now access my AOL email but the address book and list of email folders is not there. Is it possible to import these?
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Anti virus 2009 BEWARE
I just got this virus!! and its a right pain very hard to delete but used the malware software to remove...now seems ok any help needed...have i got to do anything else? all seems ok now
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Tomtom One V3 no gps signal...arghhhhhhhhh
Hi everyone, sorry if posted in the wrong forum, please feel free to move if incorrect! Anyway, I have a tomtom one v3 that i bought in July 08 from PCWorld and have been using it occasionally since buying it with no problems. The unit alaways worked well and picked up a sognal pretty much instantly. About a month ago that…
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Need a mains charger for PS3 controller
Hi All Looking for a bit of advice can anyone suggest a mains charger that is compatible with a DS3 PS3 controller? I had a look round and found some that work with things like BlackBerry's and PDA's but I've read that not all these charge the PS3 DS3 control. Cheers in advance
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Best Antivirus /Security
What in your opinion is the best antivirus / security software to buy?
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laptop no longer connecting to BThome-hub
Went away at Christmas and tried to connect with in-laws homehub - failed! On returning home would no longer connect with ours - yet worked perfectly before. Shows our homehub is in range but limited or no conectivity - which ultimately means - no connection. When the windows repair network connection message comes up, it…
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transferring dvd's to itouch
i got a 2nd gen itouxh for crimbo, and i would like to transfer some dvd's to it. any quick instructions out there? Ash
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Freeview recorder
Hi all. Hope this is the right thread to post on. I have been looking for a freeview recorder but dont have a clue what to look for LOL. Max i would like to pay is 130 and thats pushing it to be honest. After searching freeview recorder on the threads on MSE i have read that humax is a good make. I have seen one in my…
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DVD burning software
I am looking for some free DVD software as I would like to burn some DVDs onto my new laptop. Any reccommendations? Image Burn has been mentioned to me by a friend. Thanks
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Help with fine pix viewer
Hi everyone. Please bear with me on this one as I am a Mac user and I am trying to do something on a PC. My B-I-L has a small laptop and has downloaded some pics from his camera using Fuji fine pix viewer, but we cannot see how to get the pics onto a disc. The options on fine pix viewer are Edit, Slide show, Print or Email…
