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Need a laptop -Advice please
I'm not a complete technophobe, i've just never had a laptop before and dont really know where to start:confused: I have a budget of about £1000, have my eye on a nice Vaio with 2 year warranty. Laptop will be used for university work, it needs to run 'R' and other data analysis programmes. Needs to have a fast web…
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Excel help please
Help for an Excel numpty please! I'm working on a spreadsheet that has text in some of the boxes. Sometimes the text flows nicely, so the lines break where necessary and all the text is visible. Other times, the lines don't break so you can only see the first few lines, though all the text is there. How do I make it flow…
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Language change on ipod !!
Somebody please help, i let my 3 year old nephew listen to my music on my ipod but the little u know what has somehow changed the language to what i think is chinese. As everything does not make sense i have no thought on how to change back. I dont know which menu is what and then which button to change my language back.…
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Internet usage
I am looking for a program that would be able to monitor the daily internet usage on my pc!! I used to have one, but has deleted it and cannot remember the name. Thanks
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HELP HIJACK LOG Please READ
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:21:21, on 02/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe…
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Bank security help.
I noticed this today (below) and have informed the co-op bank. The told me to run panda security http://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/ and it found some dodgy files which were disinfected. When I go back to the co-op bank site I still get a masking page asking for my full details. How to I sort this??…
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sky router
i've just swithed to sky the lines active but the router has not arrived can i use sky on my old belkin till it comes
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Blank DVDs
I need to buy some blank DVDs. Have used some from ALDI before but have had a few probs recently with some of them. Can anyone recommend any they use? Also, looking for something to store 60+ CDs (without cases) in. Quite like the look of this one. Any others out there anyone can recommend?!?
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Please help - Need a laptop but not sure where to start!
I'm not quite a technophobe, I know my way around a computer, but when it comes ot specifications or what to look for in a laptop, I'm clueless. I'm not looking for the cheapest option, Im getting some financial assistance to purchase it, and would rather get one I can use for the life of my uni course (so ideally til…
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Safe mode - not an option
Morning all. I am seeking to pick the brains of some of the finest minds on this board. I have been trying to fix a slow running pc (XP Home edition) for a friend. When it boots up it gets to the welcomes screen with the list of accounts to choose from but when you click on an account it then sometimes logs on, very…
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Help Finding a Cheap Computer?
Hi I wonder if anyone could offer any help? I am looking for a reasonably cheap computer, we don't need anything fancy, just to run microsoft office and to have reasonably fast times on the internet, we dont use it for anything else. We do tend to keep a lot of digital photos etc though for file space. I was hoping to…
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Recorded over camcorder tape by error
recorded over a camcorder tape by mistake , tape was rewinded and placed on chair , must of forgot to switch it off , then someone must of pressed a button by mistake as its recorded all over my footage and all i have is footage of the damm chair!! 60 mins footage gone :( Is there any chance of getting it back , sorry dont…
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Laptop Battery
I've just bought a HP G60-114EA notebook (£330 after discounts through Quidco :D ). However, the laptop battery only lasts for 2 hours even after it has been fully charged:(. Is this normal? http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/321957-321957-3329743-3848802-3848802-3768345-3829606.html
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XBOX 360, one red light, options?
Bought off Gamestation in March this year. one red light code 74 (very popular i hear!!!). Now, i have heard conflicting advice of who to contact. Some say one light is not covered under warranty by them?? who do I contact? Gamestation or Microsoft. Also what happens to one year gold membership and points i just bought and…
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Acer Aspire 7720g 17" laptop. Good deal?
Been looking for a replacement laptop for a few weeks. This 17" caught my eye for what seems to me an extremely low price for what you get. Perhaps you guys can point out its flaws or if it genuinely is a great deal. Its £489.34 by the way from pcworld. spec is: New glossy Acer Aspire 7720G featuring a 17 Crystal Briteview…
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Cannot Uninstall AVG 8.0
I am trying to delete AVG Version 8.0 as I want to install Avast. I run the uninstall programme, it goes through its sequence for deleting and then at the end it says "Uninstall Failed" Another box then says "Local machine: prepared for the installation Installation: Error: Uninstallation is not possible. Product not…
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please help us get sound!!
Advice please, son has an hd tv, the back connector is for an hdmi- dvi cable which he has, but when he connects his ps3 he gets fab graphics but no sound, he also has a gaming chair he could use but the ps3 tries to send the sound to tv so cant cable up for sound to chair? i wondered about getting speakers but not sure…
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Send link by e-mail option won't work!!!
I'm on IE7 Vista on a laptop and all of a sudden the "send link by e-mail option, send page by e-mail option and send options don't work! They are not highlighted, which means I have to copy and paste the http addresses if I want to send a webpage by e-mail. How can I get it back and why has this happened all of a sudden?…
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emailing larger files
hope some one can help i have taken a screen shot and saved it in wordpad, when i try emailing the file it says its too large. i have winrar , so used that to shrink the file , but the person receiving the file cant open it. is there an other way to save the screen shot so the file isnt as big or is there an other way to…
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Help I've lost my task bar, start key etc
I tried to turn the sound off using the icon on the bottom task bar and now I've lost everything along the bottom of my screen. I've even lost the start button so I cannot even close the laptop down to restart it. I am working on windows vista basic. Can anyone help please?
