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Free Suse Linux courses - Only for NHS employees
Just want to give you the heads up that there are free (paid for by Connecting for Health) Novel Suse Linux courses and the criteria is that you must be an NHS employees and all bookings are taken on a first come first served basis and subject to line management authorisation . These courses are run in various locations…
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IE7 - Internet Explorer 7 Flash Player Fix
IE7 - Internet Explorer 7 Flash Player Fix The problem I has was experiencing was after upgrading from IE6 to IE7. Many webpages would not display Adobe Flash correctly, or at all. I searched the net, and after spending an hour finally found the fix. It seems there is a bug that can be created when you upgrade your browser…
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Freeview box any advice on best deals
Currently paying £20 per month for SKY, thinking of changing to freeview, apart from obvious money saving is it worth it and what is best deal - freeview or freeview+
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parental control
i'm currently running avira free anti-virus and windows firewall on my daughters computer,is there anyway i can restrict what websites she goes on,such as you tube etc,as she is only seven,and if so how do i do it,she has windows xp on her computer.thanks
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No sound from car speakers
Radio display still looks normal, but not a sausage from any of the speakers. I've checked the connections at the back and they seem ok from what I can see. Really don't want to spend much money on either repair or replacement only to find that it might have been a simple fix - any advice?
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Alligator flash designer
Has anyone used this? I need to know how to insert a scroll bar???? thanks
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Macro Help Please
Im quite computer literate but just need some quick help with a macro. I want it select a range of cells E2:R2, and i then want it to copy these cells to E3:R3. I can do that, but what i want after is that it copies the cells to E4:R3. Could anyone kindly help? Thanks
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Windows service pack 3 - query
Hi, I'd be grateful for some advice from the MSE techies.... I have a Dell Inspiron 9400. I've had a notification that there is a new update available - Windows Service pack 3. I remember all the problems SP2 caused to my old computer, so I did a search and discovered that I should not download the update if I have an AMD…
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New Laptop: Stop screen magnification changing itself?
Hi All, I bought a new laptop just after Christmas: Acer Aspire 5735 Apparently it has a 'multi gesture touchpad' (haven't taken the sticker off yet!). I am a competent computer user and have used touchpads for several years without issue, however with this machine it seems to be randomly changing the screen magnification…
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no sound on my video camera
hi peps hope you teckie sorts can help. my computer is a inspiron 6400 DELL it works well and i play music from it and plug in my skype thingy and talk / view friends abroad.all good but my camera (advent mp71) will load and view photos and video clips but there is no sound. could anyone tell me why ? thanks in…
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Help me with making a CD in Audacity
Hi, can someone help me with making a CD in Audacity. I used to do it frequently on my old PC. Then I stopped doing them for a while & I got this new PC. So I've downloaded audacity again. But I'm having trouble. I use to do the recordings (they are 10 instructional tracks, each about 5 mins long), convert it with a drop…
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Virus infected by computer
Okay, so it should be the other way round but I've been fixing a PC for a friend which was running for 'at least a month' with an expired Norton etc. After eventually managing to lose Norton, I installed AVG, updated and ran it. That removed 80 odd threats. I then installed malwarebytes antimalware which removed another 40…
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Sony TV and Wii help
Hello dudes... I've just got a Bravia KDL-40V4000 but I'm unsure of where I should put the Wii inputs? I don't really want to use the scart adaptor, can I plug in the leads into the sockets at the back? If so, which ones? MTIA :o
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sky tv no wires
hello to cut a long story short is there any way to get the sky sports channels through some sort of digital receiver the same way you can get setanta. the reason for this is that my friend lives with his girlfriend and parents and he wanted sky TV in bedroom but the parents are not keen on the wires, sad i know, so i…
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PCTools Firewall - One for RIK
RIK (or anyone else who uses it, for that matter)...I know you're a fan of PCTools firewall, so how intrusive is it in normal use, e.g. does it alert you every time something up-or downloads data, or can it be set for minimal/no alerts ?? Thinking of giving it a try (well, it is a quiet Sunday morning and the kids are…
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PC or Mac
OK, think this may be a long one and may cause some debate as I've realised from asking the IT guys at work so anyway: I have always had PCs, mostly built by myself and am now looking to replace my current PC which runs XP which has lasted me about 6/7 years. It freezes up and I've run out of storage space. It hasn't been…
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VDMDBG.DLL - missing
I've got a problem with my CTRL+ALT+DEL. It gives me a message box saying Unable To Locate Component. "The application has failed to start because VDMDBG.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." :confused: If anyone can give me step by step instructions as to what to do I would be most…
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**What printer should i get? HP OR EPSON SX100?**
Hi there , I need a new printer as my lexmark X1180 is very very costly to run :eek: So i was looking at the EPSON SX100 as i have heard they are cheap to run and there cartridges last a long time , very sufficient. But then i was also told HP are quite good :confused: I'm looking to spend around £30 to £40 on the printer…
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mp3 recorder
Hi everyone I have various podcast files - long ones that go on for half an hour or more. I'd like to be able to record short clips (a couple of minutes maybe) out of the middle of them, and save the clips as mp3 files. Does anyone know of any free software I can download that will do this? Thanks, Lydia
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Xbox 360 Problems
Hi I've only had my 360 about 3 months but this week i've been having no end of problems with it. Firstly, tried to load Viva Pinata and after putting thr disk into the drive, it came up reading on the dashboard but then changed to open tray and didn't give me the option to load the game. Tried opneing the tray using both…
