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Laptop problems
I have a sharp laptop, and recently it has started taking for ever to start up. When the on button is pressed I get a screen with the Sharp logo on and the option to press F2 to enter the setup/bios screens. it then takes about 2 minutes to pass this screen and get to the loading sequence, then another 1-2 minutes before…
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MSN Virus Hijack this log
I seem to have an MSN virus when automatically sends people a message with a link. It says something like is that you on this photo www.hot hotpeople.net/photo894.php Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Saver\TPwrMain.exe…
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Document Scanner - suggestions?
I'm asking here as I hope to get practical more than technical suggestions :D Currently have a very old Epson Perfection scanner and ABBYY FineReader on a 4-year-old XP PC. Home office environment. Scanned/OCR'd PDFs (normally 1-10 pages) will be stored on a Windows Home Server, not a document management system. Tired of…
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Best Protection for Laptop
Hi All, We currently have Avast! as our protection on our laptop but I don't know if it is the best we could have. Without paying that is!! Can anyone recommend the best software that we should be using to get good all round protection from, well, anything bad really. Thanks in advance. :A
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WALL-E PC mod cool as...
How cool is this mod btw. Can't do this with a mac: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=18539&page=2 Wish I could make something this!
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Trouble with videos on laptop
I have recorded a video (on my dig camera) and uploaded it onto this laptop which has Vista. I can look at pics easily but the laptop didn't seem to recognise the video. I downloaded Quicktime (I think?) and now I can see the video but there is no sound! I uploaded the video onto Facebook and that worked but still no…
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TV problem
Hi my kids are constantly at each other when watching any programme together, is there any type of wireless(ish) device which connects to the sky box and transmits to more than one tv that i can use so that i can still monitor the channel they watch in their OWN rooms but without having a load of wires around the house?…
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Topcashback - Is the site down?
I am getting a "Server Error HTP404" message regardless of which link I click on their homepage. Is it the site or is something up with my computer settings?
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second hand laptop
OH is bringing a HP Pavillion laptop home tonight(thats all the info hes given me) Has the opportunity to buy it for £130.The person selling it is letting us try it before we buy.What should we look for (apart from the fact it starts up:rolleyes:)
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Facebook phishing attack(s)
Hi, Got a message from a contact on FB with the usual phishing style message... 'Look at this!' followed by a link pointing at a phishing site. Apparently it's one in a series of recent attacks originating from Russia. I warned my friend about it but he's convinced he's clean. So can anyone explain how the message appeared…
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Gmail - can't log in?
Hi Just wondered if anyone else who uses Gmail is experiencing problems logging in today? I've been trying for the last hour or so and keep getting a "temporary problem error code 500" message. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions to fix it or if it is a problem with their server which they're trying to fix? Many…
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Downloading TomTom maps
I'd like to download tomtom software, but can anyone please tell me how to do this. My satnav is using turbodog V5, but according to the instructions, I can load tomtom software instead. I'm not familiar with any techie stuff, but if it's a simple task, I'd like to try it. And I prsume I can load it on a different SD card…
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haha ~ so cool
CLICKY and watch :p
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MP4 video rotate problem.
I took a video on my phone today of my kids playing but when I have put it onto the computer it is playing sideways (i.e. 90 degrees from vertical) is there a program I can use to rotate the video, just as you can do with photo's?
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Traveler 5MP Digital Video Camera
In my local Aldi they have one of these for £59 http://www.traveler-service.com/front_content.php?idcat=295〈=4&client=4 I have a hand held Samsung video camera about 5 years old that takes DV tapes, but the quality of the recordings is very good. Would it be worth buying this Traveler Digital camera or am I wasting my…
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Apple ibook G4 ( Start Up problem )
We were given this laptop a couple of years ago ,it has been fantastic and totally changed us from PC to apple . Anyway , today pressed button to start and it trys to start up but can't ,there is an icon circling constantly but nothing more. This is think is quite an old laptop does anyone know what is wrong as i am not…
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Recovery Info for Packard bell
Hi I am at work with a colleague who has no idea how to make a recovery disk for his Parkard Bell. I thought that maybe someone on here could assist. He has a PB MIT-Sable-G and runs on XP. Can anyone offer any help or advice
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Wireless bridge..
Livebox and Netgear dg834gV3...... Everything is connected via cable atm, and connected to internet, (obviously, or wouldn't be posting.) untill I can set up the WDS on the Netgear. Couple of things, I have dissabled DHCP on the dg834 and DHCP on the livebox has assigned an IP to the PC, can I put the dg834 on a seperate…
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IE8 Upgrade Email Problems
Two laptops, running AVG 8.5.339, both upgraded to IE8 yesterday 24-05-09. One works fine, other will not send emails from links on comp pages. Error messages .... unable to open Windows mail.... currently being used by another program... and MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. Security Centre on problem machine shows "all…
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PANDA VIRUS SCAN-always showing up virus's that other's miss??!
:confused: Hi-seems I'm jinxed with virus's! See below report for PANDA virus SCAN & A HIJACK THIS LOG-what am i doing wrong? I use AVIRA as my main anti-virus & scan twice a week! Any suggestions?…
