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Opening .exe files using Wine
How? This thread may explain my problem: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1691917&highlight= I've burned Wine and the application I want to open to a cd.
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recovery partition error code
basically i have a brand new sony vaio laptop with dual boot to win 7 rc1 and win vista, obviously, i dont use the vista os's on it but i have kept it just in case i dont have the dosh to upgrade to win 7 when the rc expires. basically win 7 has pretty much worked out of the box as it were for me accept from the odd touch…
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Windows movie maker
I'm having trouble with windows movie maker. I've made a short film and added sound to it, but when I come to publish it the program crashes and according to Windows Problem Reports and Solutions is says this: This problem was caused by iac25_32.ax, which was created by Intel Corporation. iac25_32.ax is a codec. I have…
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Installing Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Basic
Can someone who has installed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Basic please give me some advice. I installed Virtual PC 2007 on Vista Home Basic Service Pack 1, created a new virtual machine and installed the Windows 7 release candidate. I then installed the Virtual Machine Additions but there was an error on some…
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Laptop Help Please!
I have just bought a laptop from the dell outletand thought I had done good until I read the specs after ordering. System Type:Studio Laptop 1737 Ship Date:24/04/2009 Dell IBU:Europe Quantity Parts # Part Description 1N04735021 STUDIO 1737 : PENTIUM DOBLE NUCLEO T42001DISPLAY : 17IN WIDESCREEN WXGA+ WITH TRU1PALMREST :…
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Avira locking the system
Following this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1710587&highlight=antivirus and others; I have just downloaded avira as I was having problems with AVG. Now I can't close it down as it says not responding and if I go to task manger it tells me "the program cannot be closed as it is locked by the…
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Any experienced SKYPE users around? Problem!
I am getting quite a few bugs with Skype. The main one is with people receiving no video from my end. I can see them and, in theory, I am sending video BUT the small screen which is supposed to show a picture of what I'm sending remains black and the other end reports nothing coming through. My webcam is switched on and…
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Temporary email accounts
I don't know if this is the right place for this or not, but here goes! I'm starting to be bombarded by emails which hope to improve various parts of my bodily functioning. This could have come from a variety of sources of course, but its getting a little tiresome. I was thinking of using temporary email addresses in…
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MSN (IM) not working
I'm trying to get MSN to work, but each time I try to login to it, the box dispears and asks if I want an error report sent. I can't find it to uninstall it and would really appreciate it working again. Any help greatly appreciated Thanks
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Virgin cable box - more than one tv..?
Is it possible to serve my upstairs tv from the existing VM cable box which feeds into my lounge set? If so, how do I go about this?
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Keeping new tabs in Internet Explorer when logging on
Hi there When I open new tabs in IE and browse through websites everything is great until I log off. After opening up IE again it just opens the home page and not the tabs that I was previously viewing. Is it possible to keep these tabs showing in IE everytime I log on? Regards sunni
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encryting hard drive - How?
I've just sold my laptop and want to ensure that it is secure before I post it. As well as restoring factory settings/deleting programmes, I believe that I have to 'encrypt the hard drive' to delete any remaining personal details on the hard drive - is that correct? If so - what programme do i need to purchase or what is…
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the printer and supplies store anyone used them
i wondered if anyone had used this place before and had any comments please? i am looking to buy a printer. http://www.colour-laser-printers.co.uk/ thanks matthew
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Hotmail emails grey in google chrome
Hi I haven't changed any settings but all my emails (hotmail) in google chrome have now got a grey background making them impossible to read the text. it's nothing to do with pictures in the back ground being blocked. my emails read fine in explorer and firefox. any suggestions? thanks.
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Sony DCR SR37 Handycam advice please?
I bought a Sony Handycam today and the nice man in Currys assured me it would eb a doddle to upload to PC. I apologise now to those amongst you who know what you are talking about. Sadly I am totally confused. I have read some of the posts on her and know that you techies get a bit naffed off with those of us who are…
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SKY BroadBand Part 2
So, today we went for it. Sky BroadBand, Sky TV & Sky Talk. Breakdown of what we were buying: > Sky + & Variety Pack + Knowledge Pack = £17.50 > Sky Broadband Connect 8MB (Other packages not available in our area) = £17.00 Sky Talk Freetime + Line Rental = £10 Total a Month = £44.50 Offers = £50.00 (Movin from Tiscali to…
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Reduce size of AVI file
I've made an avi video from a set of films shot on my phone. they total about 3 minutes but the size of the AVI is about 400Mb. I want to post this video on facebook but can anyone advise how I can reduce the size of the avi but keep the best quality possible. Many thanks Malc
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Best camcorder on the market?
I'm really interested in buying a camcorder right now for use throughout the Summer really. Only thing is, technoology isn't my strongest point so any help on choosing one would be greatly appreciated. :) I'm looking for a relatively light camcorder, probably an SD camcorder with optical zoom. My price range is probably…
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laptop problem
our laptop will no longer work unless plugged in at mains - any ideas on how to resolve this would be great! its a compaq series cm2080 if that means anything? thankyou
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Virgin Media Broadband mobile connection!!
Recently got a usb mobile devise to put on my laptop to get mobile internet...Not that impressed!!! Never seem to get any signal and takes ages to load to pages when i finally get on! this is at home, travelling around and took it on hols recently to cornwall - same problem everywhere!!! As one else using it? Had problems?…
