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Avira help please
Hello all. After many problems with AVG free, I finally decided to remove it and use AVIRA (which seems to be recommended by many). So far, so good, but....... it keeps giving me a pop up with this warning JS/Dldr.Agent.Agr.1 It asks me if I want to delete it, block it, quarantine it etc, but I don't know what it is, and…
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cpu usage
I'm not techie at all so please have patience with me :o . I have trouble with my laptop overheating and switching itself off. I have now placed it on a oven griddle so it get air from underneath as well, but that doesnt seem to help at all. I have today checked the cpu usage and it's fine when I switch the computer on…
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Laptop bag
Will a laptop bag for a 15.4 inch laptop fit a 15.6 inch one? Don't mind it it is a little on the snug side but the 15.4 inch ones are cheaper! Ordering online so can't try it on 15.6 inch laptop.
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Recommendations please for Multifunction printer
Hi! Please kindly could the techies recommend a Mono laser printer which is cheap to run? We need heavy duty one with copier function and built in fax . Thanks in advance.
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Firefox taking up so much memory
Yesterday and today, Firefox has been taking up so much memory. When I check task manager (processes tab), it says the memory usage is 84,802K. I only have two tabs open in this browser. It is the first time, it uses so much memory. I don't know what is going on. Advice appreciated.
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Help I tried to do a clean install and now my Mac is telling me to PANIC
I have just upgraded and want to pass on my old G4 Powermac so I tried to do a clean install on it and I've messed up - BIG TIME It's one of the last G4s that could run both OS9 and OSX (I'm using Tiger) from the same hard drive. I started up from the OSX install disc and went through the install procedure. That seemed to…
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Spoof Paypal e.mail. Am I infected??
Can anybody help with this? Last night my OH rec'd an e.mail from, who he thought was from Paypal. It said 'Your access has been limited' and it had been placed in his Hotmail Junk folder. When he clicked on 'show content' to determine whether it was safe or not, there was only a blank screen with a little grey box, which…
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How fast can your computer calculate Pi
Just posting for a bit of light fun Download THIS program Unzip it and run it. Select to run to '1 million' and post your speed and computer Mines (Im sure some computers here will kill my score :p ) ~ 16.595 seconds 3Ghz Dual core intel 4 gig ram
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Free sites?
I go on free sites like cheeky bingo and posh bingo but noticed the warning on here for iplayer using up your internet. The other day someone was asking a chat host if the bingo site used up your internet. Why I am asking is because I usually can manage with a £15 3gb top up for three for my dongle per month. This month I…
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Vista Password Help
A friend of mine has a laptop running Vista, for various reasons he deleted his sons user account as he no longer wanted him using the laptop however his son has managed to get into the computer (I'm assuming by logging in as an administrator) and has passworded the whole laptop!! The laptop now asks for a password before…
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HP Laserjet P1005 or Brother HL-2035?
I'm spending too much on Canon cartridges and have decided to get a cheap laser printer for general b/w printing. I'm looking for reasonable quality and low cost per copy. These two seem to fit the bill - is there anything to choose between them? Any views/experiences appreciated.
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I was thinking I would save time with installing games but not the case
About 8 weeks ago, I backed up my music files (291 hours), about 200 photos and The Sims2 files (21.6 gB) onto a portable storage device. Then last week, my PC didn't work. Found someone with a Vista disc and had to start all over again. I have uploaded the music and photos without problems. Now I have uploaded The Sims2…
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Macbook Help
I recieved an apple mac today (from a win) and have spent several hours trying to connect it to a wireless network, but have got nowhere. I keep getting an error message. My router is a 3com. Any help would be appreciated.
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Thumbnails not showing properly on Vista
Ok, I'm tearing my hair out with this. Running an HP laptop, IE7, and Vista basic, and am having trouble viewing thumbnails on sites like ebay. The thumbnail views are appearing as the "red X" I've tried clearing the thumbnail cache using disk cleanup, adding the sites to my trusted sites list and the "show pictures" box…
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Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse - Worth Getting?
I've got a macbook which, although I'm very happy with in general, I find a little tricky to use when playing in xcode. I'm tempted to get the mighty mouse as it would be able to link without using a USB slot (only 2 of those) and looks very shiny indeed ;) However, I hear there's a problem with the scroll ball gunking up…
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Headphones.
I have a Sony Walkman MP3 player. I am looking to find some high quality headphones for them. The one's that came with are good, but looking for better. Does anyone have any recommendations of some good/excellent quality headphones? Many thanks Nicks
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Any XML experts
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows XML and could give me some advice. Im trying to get different products to display on the correct category page. Id really appreciate any help! Thanks:D
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Lap top won't load, need windows disk?
Hi all, I recently followed instructions on the Dell website to restore the factory settings on my laptop as we want to sell it. After it was done the laptop wouldn't load up past the Dell starter screen, i went onto the diagnostics bit after hitting F4, which said there was a problem with the hard drive and that windows…
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iPOD Touch and Skype
Further to my previous question, I'm still not clear - Can I get headphones and mike that will plug into the big socket on my First Generation iPod that will enable me to use Skype. I had an email from Skype publicising their new service but I'm still not clear whether I can use it on a 1st Generation Touch.
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Adobe PDF problem
For a while now I haven't been able to view / open any PDF files. I use Vista and have IE and Firefox as browsers. Today I again tried to install / update Adobe and Firefox kind of froze and said the installation was corrupt. This laptop is about 18 months old and I have viewed PDF's on here lots in the past. Please advise…
