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Dishwasher query .....
I have an AEG Favorit Dishwasher that is 5 years old. It is not cleaning properly and the salt indicator will not go out, even though I have filled it up. Any ideas? Thank you :confused:
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PC running slowly - Hijack this scan
Hi, after the success of the laptop being speeded up - I've now turned my hand to cleaning up the pc and getting it to run a bit faster. I've defragged - installed avira and just run hijack this. Would you guys please have a look and see if there's anything else I can do. The pc is 'sticking' occasionally and I have to do…
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Free laptop deals? Refurbs?
I've read about phone companies offering free laptops if take out a 24 month broadband contract or something similar. I desperately need a laptop for work but there's no way I can afford to buy one straight out. I'm wondering whether to try to find a good deal with one of the phone companies, although I still can't afford…
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Colour of Monitor
Does anyone know , is it possible to change the colour of my screen. I have Vista and after going into 'control panel' and clicking 'appearance & personalisation' can choose from a load of colours for the top or bottom of the screen, but the main large centre window, can omly be either white or black. I downloaded…
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Free WiFi Connection Portugal
Hi Guys I have tried looking on the internet without much success. Can anyone tellme a website where I can locate WiFi connection in the algarve. I believe McDonalds do it in the UK but not sure if it is worldwide. Any help appreciated.
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Moody DVD Player.
Hi, I've just got a dvd player as a wee prezzie, when used on my main tv, connected by scart cable, it loads up with a grey screen, plays for about 5 minutes freezes, plays freezes etc. I've tried it in AV1 and 2, different scart cable and different dvds, still the same. But, when I connect it to my bedroom tv, it loads up…
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Potentially Unwanted Programme
Hi Can anyone help me here. I have had McAfee do a check and result showing this:- Potentially Unwanted Programme Generic Toolbar RemAdm-ProcLaunch!171 In the details side it does say something about a temporary file and recycler. Well I have just joined our Freecycle service so I think it has something to do with that.…
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Is my TV dying?
My second hand 21" non widescreen CRT is giving a yellow hue to all the pictures some of the time. Sometimes you notice that it is not doing this. The only test I have done is that the snow is still yellow when you turn off the Sky. Please don't tell me I will have to get my head around HDMI 720p and 1080i/p LEDvs LCDvs…
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Help - add ons disabled - how do I enable?
Hi, Internet explorer pages come up with a gold bar that says ie is running with add ons disabled. The help bar gives intructions to enable them but the appropriate menu option is greyed out. I have managed to get to manage add ons by going through the options menu on internet explorer which shows the list of add ons ie…
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SANDISK USB STick
Can anyone help me. Two of my mates brought a 12Gb Sandisk USb stick which came with some Sandisk admin utility. One of the them deleted the sandisk folder without even opening it; and his stick is fine. The other one opened the folder to see what it was, and then deleted it. His stick is only showing 3Gb now. Have tried…
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Stop activesync from continually running in background
To stop this annoying feature and release some memory download the following free app and follow the instruction. It will not affect how activesync runs when you connect up to your pc. http://www.dotfred.net/TaskMgr.htm (note you have to run the exe from your phone not your desktop so simply copy to your phone) In the task…
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McAfee squished my Spotify
When I fired up Spotify earlier my McAfee anti-virus detected it as being infected by W32/IRCbot.gen.z and deleted it. A quick search online shows other McAfee users appear to be having the same issue. A false-positive hopefully? Here come the anti-McAfee brigade...
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Import DVD's into iTunes
Is it possible to import DVD's into iTunes? The reason I'm asking is that I've bought several seasons worth of box sets and it seems a handy idea if this could be done to get them all in one place, and would save having to cart all the DVD's around. It would also be useful as a backup, cause DVD's don't last forever!
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Top and Bottom disappeared
Just happened tonight, the top and bottom bars have disappeared when on the internet. So no adress bar at the top and no windows at the bottom etc so if I just scroll this page up and down I only have this page on the screen if you get what I mean. But if I take the internet off the bottom bar re-appears. Any help please?
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Scaleo E Media Center Barebones
I have found the following on ebay, its £74.99 plus p+p http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=300316576035 * Build your own custom Media center. * Media center Remote control included. * Intel 915 chipset Motherboard included with scart and 7.1 surround sound support * Wireless…
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Dell - problems with laptops
Wonder if anyone can help. I've bought a Dell studio laptop in the last 3 weeks, delivery really good and the price seems very competitive for the specification. I'm a medium techy, and I researched it pretty well, and didn't think I could do better...leaving out ACER stuff, which I don't really like (personal choice) I've…
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Elonex freeview retuning
Hi all I've been trying to return the in-laws Elonex freeview box due to the change in channels recently. I can get all the channels, but the order is screwy, e.g. BBC1 is on channel 814. I can't see an option to change the channel number, but I can reorder the channels (which helps but isn't perfect as they're OAPs.) I…
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Canon printers
Are canon printers the best printers out there in terms of printing quality, long lasting cartridges etc
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Scanner with optical character recognition (OCR) - Recommendations?
I am beginning a PhD and I am looking for a scanner mainly for use in scanning in text from books and articles which can then be edited - basically to save me copy typing. Given I will be using it a lot I am willing to spend a reasonable amount if spending the extra will pay dividends. In deciding which one to get, I…
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How to connect an LG tv to a hi-fi?
Hello, Ive recently bought an LG5700 tv and the sound isnt very good when playing the radio. My dad mentioned I could connect it to my hi-fi but i'm unaware as to how! The only thing to stick a cable in to my hi-fi is a white hole and red hole (so i bought a cable with white and red ends - technical I know!!) and tried…
