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formatting usb hdd with ubuntu
I have a 30 gig usb drive that i have formatted in ubuntu as ext3. Problem is, when I try to use it i find it is locked and i can not write to it. How do i format so the drive is read/write on any linux system i connect to it . Thanks
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HDD "disappearing"
[FONT="]Hi all, I have recently starting having trouble with one of my hard drives. The one in question is one of two 500Gb Sata drives, and is about 2 years old. In the last week I started receiving delayed write errors for the drive and not being able to access it. When I went to My Computer the drive was not visible…
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Laptop malfu6nctio6ni6ng keys
Ca6n a6nyo6ne provide a6ny help with this pro5blem. I am o6n my DD laptop a6nd 6notice that the keys are 6not worki6ng correctly. My DD claims she does6nt k6now why this has happe6ned although I-/m 6not so sure. As you ca6n see from my text its very frustrati6ng typi6ng. The pro5blem keys are b - 5b n - 6n / - -/ ? - _-?…
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Cant capture video from JVC GR-DX25EK camcorder to pc vista
I have Dell 530 with Vista home Premium. I am using a firewire connection (1394) to capture homemade video that I took. I am trying to use MovieMaker version 6. Movie maker seems to take control of the camcorder and allows me to operate it from the Movie maker import video screen. However, the preview screen stays black…
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Need help transferring 35mm slides to digital
I have 250 35mm colour slides that I wish to transfer onto a CD. My scanner doesn't have a slide carrier. I have looked at specialist scanners but feel that it might not be either cost or tome effective. I am looking at companies to do this for me and would appreciate any reccomendations and/or advice please
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HDD Data Missing/ Recovery
Hi I have a kaputt laptop that i want to try and get some files from. I have taken the drive out of the laptop and connected it to another PC using one of these i borrowed from a pal http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/08/double_dragon_usb_20_to_sataide_adapter.html However when i open the drive in explorer there is…
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Burning a CD
Hi I am new to the boards and would appreciate some advice. I am trying to copy some music on my computer on to a blank CD. I have WindowsXP and I am using Windows Media player. Every time a message comes up saying ' Connect a burner and restart'. I am sure I have used this in the past but must have done something to stop…
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Why did i need to reactivate windows xp?
Just curious, I turned on the computer today and got a message along the lines of "Your computer has changed significantly since you first activated windows,you now have 3 days to reactivate" I reactivated and all is ok, but I only did a fresh install of XP 2 weeks ago and nothing had changed.
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Internet for 2-3months???
Oh it's a scorcher again!!!! The weather that is.............:p Ok, ok. Does anyone know if it's possible to get (and from where) internet for about 2-3 months rather than a 12 month contract??? I've heard rumours about "plug in and play' sim card type stuff, but during an initial search it seemed that too would tie me to…
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Having two operating system on one PC
Hi, I have a Dell PC and currently pre-installed Vista Basic. I also wanted to install Windoes XP on the same machine. Is it possible to do that? how? I just dont want to remove Vista while installing XP. Thanks MS
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Help with 2nd hand PC
I have been given a PC and am unsure what if anything I need to check to make sure there is no virus lurking. I have Windows XP, the PC is quite old but hopefully will do until I get back on my feet and can purchase a newer one, I have Mcafee installed as part of my broadband package. Do I need to do anything else?
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Internet Explorer 8 on XP
So I took the plunge and bravely installed IE 8 on my old XP computer The result? opening a new tab makes the cpu jump to 100% for about 5 seconds and its crashed twice in 5 minutes Anyone have any clue on changing settings so it might make it to only crashing every 10 mins? :p
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Remote For Sony NAS-50HDE
Bought on the above off Ebay for a good price....partly because it has no remote. Could anyone point me in the direction of a replacement for it? If it matters the model I've bought it the first model not the more recent black one. Thanks
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Linux Puppy help please
My laptop has been going downhill for a while now. After running a DIY diagnosis I still can't fathom whats wrong with it. Anyways, now it wont let me boot at all past the splash screen without the BSOD telling me to uninstall antivirus/defrag yadda yadda yadda. I've made a bootable CD-R with Puppy on and its working…
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Email links not working when forwarded?
I'm not at all technical minded but wondered if anyone could help. Please use the simplest terms possible if so. :o I like to forward on joke emails from friends. However, I do like to remove the original senders addy for privacy sake. Problem is sometimes when I do that the attachment can't be seen by the receiver. Hope…
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Dell Inspiron 1525 freezes after logging on
Hi all - sorry I've checked to see if there is a similar thread already and couldn't find one. My dell is about 6 months old and I've been having problems when I log on. I get onto google ok and am able to search for whatever site I want to but then it freezes. The only way I'm able to turn it off is by removing the…
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Worm.win32.netbooster detected on machine.
Aaaahhhh What an annoying virus!!!! My sisters computer was playing up and i said i would have a look at it for her. This is the virus/message that keeps reappearing on the desktop screen. I have read up a wee bit about it but most of the information is 6 months plus in age and i was wondering if anyone has anymore…
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techie help please with barcode scanner programme.
Hi, Has anybody any experience of using the free to download programme at https://www.proffittcenter.org I run a retail shop but we are having massive headaches as we are currently using MYOB accounts package as sold to us by the nice guys (not!!) at PC world after spending all our hard earned money on this and the…
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Podcasts & Windows Media Player.
Is it possible to use WMP to subscribe to or download podcasts? Thanks
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Curlyben's Computer Maintenance tips
As a long time IT techie geek, I thought I would share some simple methods of keeping your machine running well. Now these have probably been posted previously, but I believe in "pay it forward" so here goes.. LONG read So time for some system maintenance. Now this will seem like a long list, but it's all quite…
