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Hardware profiles
When you set these up in XP....can you configure the hardware settings as well so they retain settings depending which user profile you log onto.? ie. User A uses Profile 1...Network adapter automatically takes IP address from DHCP. User B uses Profile 2...Network adaptor configured for static IP address on LAN Would that…
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Laptop Suggestions sub £400
Hey please can some clever techies help me? I'm after a 15" Laptop with a Budget of £400 I Will use it for itunes, internet, microsoft office, photo studio & watching dvds I Dont have a problem using Vista & I already have microsoft office sudent edition software , so I dont need the full version already loaded! Any…
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How do i access mse through a proxy?
Hi, please dont shoot me down in flames and i hope im not asking an illegal question, ......but the filter settings have been changed at work ( by head office not us) and certain sites are now blocked ...... including mse!! I understand that sometimes people can get round filters by using a proxy, is there one that works…
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Windows Update error code 80073712 need acer recovery disk
Hi all, I've only recently noticed the error code stated above and I can't install the security updates which prevents me connecting to the internet through my university's network. i have spent days trying every fix i've found on the web. I went to see the techies in my uni and they said I need to reinstall vista. To do…
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Broken memory stick
Having come home to an unfortunate accident at home my 8gb memory stick is broken into three pieces...I have the bit that goes into the laptop as one bit, I have the case as another bit and the bit that looks like it holds the info on it as another bit.... Does anyone know anyone who has the know how to extract this info…
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.dll message
In the past week as i open Windows XP, I get the following messages, Error loading c:\windows\system32\moyofilu.dll Error loading c:\windows\system32\dimoburi.dll Doesn't seem to be affecting computer performance, however read something on BBC News website mentioning a new worm virus that creates .dll files???? Currently…
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webcam
Hello there again,, I am trying to install my webcam ..but the disc wont load ,,,,,,can someone help me please It will not autorun also I have Clicked ,,Start/Run/D:// and still it wont run HELP!!!!
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TV surround sound system advise please
I bought a lovely new TV in the January sales that I am going to wall mount soonish. We are totally redecorating the room so I am happy to bury wires, cables, etc into the wall and plaster then paper over it. Some friends have mentioned wireless surround sound systems but I know nothing about that sort of thing. Could…
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cheapest (reliable) xbox live gold membership
Hi all I've had a look at previous threads and the ones at the end of 2008 were for about £28 to £30 with a guy called jasper recommended. Has anyone seen any cheaper lately please? My patient son has waited 6 weeks to be able to access Xbox live and eventually having tried various things we moved the router from…
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short links
I go on a website, and sometimes i want to post a link, but the site only allows 140 letters, and sometimes my links contain more than that, so i can't post the links. I've seen people post a link with just a word, how do i do this. Also another one, i've been on windows live, and i want to post a link to some of the…
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epson r300 v vista
Now I have vista home premium, my epson r300 will not tell me how much ink I have left???
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Microsoft Excel Help Please
Wonder if anyne can help please. I'm trying to write a macro that will look at a reference and date and then match it within a large amount of data EG Source Data A B C D Ref Start End Country Date Date 123 13/01 17/01 UK 123 20/01 21/01 France 489 01/01 01/02 America New File In colum A I would enter the ref and in B a…
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ipod shuffle gone all weird!
Hi there I was wondering if any of you lovely techie folk could help me. I have an ipod shuffle (clip on type) and it is flashing for 10 seconds when I put it on charge. In the instructions it says this means " Firmware damaged,Must restore software" What does this mean & is it knackered?? Also when I plug it into pc via…
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Laptop Problem
Hi Guys, Hope you can be as helpful as ever with some advice on this one. Bought myself a Gateway Laptop for £499 from Tesco in August 2007, decent model, had no major problems with it until last week. The battery ran out when I was watching a movie as I wasn't paying attention to the battery levels. I tried to plug the…
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Advice needed Please
Hi all, Some advice is needed please, have just recently purchased a new laptop, it's Vista, I installed Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, just wandering is there anything else I need to install to protect my laptop that's compatible with Kasp. Thanks in advance.
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how do you find out how fast you download speed is???
Im looking at changing my int provider currently with virgin unlimited with phone free eve & wkend calls and free tv ( basicly digibox) i am paying £45+.i need to see what download speed i can get and match that with a price i think thats rite isnt it so i was told anyway . I want int unlimited and phone . I was looking at…
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region help
hi there i have a tevion dvd7073 dvd player and i want to make it region free help needed urgently
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Hiberfil.sys file BIG on C drive
Hello On my work's Sony Vaio laptop, I have a hiberfil.sys file sat on my C drive that is 2GB in size. I understand that this is part of the hibernation feature, but I do not use this feature. Now here's the problem, I have googled how to remove this and instructions say to go to the Power Options then to the hibernate…
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Nasty little virus
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7832652.stm
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BBC Iplayer only plays the advert and not the downloaded programme, help???
Can anyone help me? I have downloaded 3 programmes on BBC I player and tried to play them all today. The 15 second advert plays no problems but then nothing. If I click play again the advert just re runs. This is on all 3 programmes. I am using Vista if it makes any difference. Anyone know whats wrong. i have no error…
