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Help needed buying a new laptop charger please
Hi all, My puppy has chewed through not 1 but 2 laptop chargers! (unplugged at the time thankfully!) So now I need to try to buy 2 new laptop chargers. I have spoken to Gateway (my laptop) and they want nearly £40 to buy from them and I think by looking at Dell's website they retail at about £35 to buy from them. So I…
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Granny-proofing a remote control?
Random train of thought leads to the question: is it possible to 'disable' buttons on a remote control? I've just seen a huge one that would be great for my granny but it's one of those universal ones with buttons to control DVD players and the like and I know she'd get into a muddle with it (and be ringing my mum every 2…
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Any recommended changes to Avira Antivir default settings?
I have just converted to Avira Antivir Free from AVG and would be grateful if any of you guys that are familiar could recommend any "must do" changes to the Default settings? The defaults included:* Medium Detection level * Extended Threat Categories for Detection - were just the defaults (left Games etc. unchecked) *…
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Need a new printer!
Hi there, My printer died the other day, just as I went to print out my latest assignment for my Open university course! (Which was already overdue! :eek:) My only requirement for a new one, is that I would like a printer that can print on card as well as paper if possible. I don't do much printing, so not worried about…
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Extend Laptop Warranty?
My daughters Laptop is almost a year old now and i have just been offered an extended warranty for another 2 years for £53 by Toshiba. Normally i dont touch extended warranties with a bargepole but am tempted by this offer. Has anybody got any experience of Toshiba warranties or any help to offer. Cheers
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Bloody heck!! Does anyone have a Samsung G600?
I have spent all morning trying to move photos from my phone to my PC. Have downloaded PC Studio 3, tried to use the cd provided, connected using USB, tried via bluetooth... everything... It just won't connect and when I try to get files it says there is nothing on my phone! AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG can…
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internet explorer has encontered a problem and needs to close
recently I keep getting the internet explorer message saying it needs to close sometimes taknig a couple of tabs with it , I ugraded to ie8 hoping it would solve i but its still the same , any ideas for a fix etc? its doing my head in now
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Anticrash
Hi guys, I just found this software.Has anybody used it on vista and is it reliable? They say... AntiCrash can intercept and fix up to 95.8% crashes, errors, freezes and blue screens. When a crash occurs, AntiCrash fixes it automatically; you have nothing to do ! AntiCrash protects your computer like no other software can.…
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O2 Broadband delays with outgoing mail
Has anyone else experienced this - since Monday some eMails have taken from 1.5 hours to 2.5 days to arrive. Spoke to O2 just now and they admitted a problem with a server was delaying some mail but thought it had now been rectified.
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Pdf?
How can I get PDF (i.e. the ability to change documents into PDF) on my PC? Thanks in anticipation...
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Card Readers on E-Bay
How can you get a card reader for 69p inc postage? yes i know their from HK and take ages, but how can they make anything at this price?
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Mac or not?
Hi all I've never ventured onto this forum before:o so please be gentle with me! I've been a regular home computer user since 1997, mainly for personal use and latterly using it for a small home business. I've had various PCs in that time, upgrading as and when I could afford/need to, and working my way through from…
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help - adjusting coupon size
hi guys - sorry if this is posted in the wrong thread........i'm not at all clever regarding computer things!!! could a clever person please please please let me know how you 'cut' the pictures off so that the coupons at the bottom are only printed (save ink!!) - better still how do you get more than 2 coupons on the page…
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Help in choosing a laptop please!
Hi, im new to this forum but could really use some technical advise. Im looking to replace my current studenty laptop (Dell inspiron 6000) for a new one. My requirements are - microsoft office if possible - good DVD player, large screen with non matt finish, reasonable storage and speed but light as my current one is a…
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Is Windows Service Pack 3 (SP3) safe to download?
Hi everyone, Im a little confused and concerened, for the last few days my computer has been alerting me to an update with the name - Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB954430) But I dont have SSP2 im on SSP1! I even had problems with SSP2 when I downloaded it some weeks ago and had to…
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iPhone 3G how do I access wifi at free wifi spots?
I was recently given a new iPhone by a friend who wanted the o2 contract but not the phone! I am using it with an o2 PAYG simcard without the data bolt on thingy so I do not have internet access when out and about at the moment. (I really don't need this but it would be good if it didn't cost!) When faffing around with it…
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Help! Browser hijack. Firefox crashing & forwarded to other pages from Google search
Am using Firefox but every so often (usually after a Google search) I click on a link in one of the search results (not a sponsored link the standard results) and I get forwarded on from the link to some spammy looking page. Sometimes the spammy page has an identifier on the end of the url like ?x3456 The forwarding is…
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Fan cooler for laptop
Hi Can anyone recommend a "fan cooler" to go underneath my laptop to cool it down in this weather ... please. I have it standing on two books on each end of the laptop with a space for air to go through, but it still gets very hot. :rolleyes: It's an HP laptop, about 5 months old. So anything that's not too expensive…
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Help - laptop problem!
I have a Sony Vaio laptop, think the model number is VGN-NR10ES, it's running Vista. As it was shutting down the other night, the screen went blank. I thought nothing of it and used the power button to switch it off. Last night, put the laptop on and the screen about 'start in safe mode' etc came up. This always happens…
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Damn... I think I've bought the wrong HDD!
Hi all, My Laptop HDD died and I needed to order a new one. a few MSEs sent me some suggestions and, trying to be clever I decided to get a similar HDD to the one that was suggested. Only problem is that it doesn't fit! http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1585891 My original HDD (that died) was a Toshiba…
