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Replacement Dell laptop battery
Hey all I have a 3 and half year old Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop. I need a new battery as the original one died after the laptop not being used for 4months whilst I was working abroad and laptop stayed home. The original Dell ones on their website retail at approx £110!! :eek: They have ones on Ebay for £25-£40 which are…
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Rootkit detected but can't remove
I have XP and I have found a rootkit with AVG in C:\Windows\System 32\Drivers It tell me to remove it I must restart the computer, but when I do it is still there, although the name has changed. My son has got the same problem on Vista. AVG gives a message on his that it can't be removed and doesn't give him the option of…
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XP keeps freezing
ok i was on here last week trying too find programmes so i could get my linux machine to do what i wanted it too .. i have installed windows xp via usb and it installed perfectly so it seems but now it randomly freezes frequently it is an acer aspire one 110 model any ideas glo x
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I need renew avg security - is this genuine full product?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=110387665250 Hi i'm gonna renew my avg is this genuine or a con?? ta
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Database Help Please
Hi All, Looking for help with database..... I have created 3 tables and joined in relationship just learning how to do this!! a table for customers, a table for equipment and a table for invoices now if a customer has two orders do I have to key in the customer information and then input information into other tables, not…
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Tom Tom ripoff map update costs
I have a 3 year old tomtom Go 910 which I am very happy with I find the cost of map updates a complete ripoff (my opinion). it comes to more than 50% of the cost of a new satnav Rather than ditch a perfectly good satnav or pay such a high price for updates I'd like to know if there are any alternatives. I know about bit…
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Computer monitor volume.
I have a Relysis TV / computer monitor, the volume control seems to have a mind of its own. The volume is controlled by a hand held remote but it keeps increasing the volume itself whilst the computer is on. It happens every few minutes and whilst I try to switch the volume down with the remote it fights against it till…
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DVD codes for HP
HI, I have purchased this desktop HP IQ800 DVD and Blue-ray, thinking of acquiring a region code breaker so I can watch my DVD purchased on various continents, any place I can find on the net? Thks alot
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Windows Security Alerts
Windows security alert is telling me my Anti-virus is turned off and offers me to turn it on,when I do so it remains the same. Yet,when I check my AVG anti virus,it says it is active. ???
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Laptops Froze Help Please
I have a Gateway Laptop that runs windows vista.. When I turned it off last night it went to the blue screen which states logging off.. After 20 mins it still hadn't so I turned it off by the off button.. I turned it on this morning and it's still on the logging off screen.. I've turned the power off at mains, took the…
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Abu Dhabi Skype
Hi, I am soon to be moving to Abu Dhabi and have heard that Skype is blocked. I've been told that if I load it on a laptop in the UK then it will work in the UAE. But I've also heard that there is a subscription that allows your laptop to have a UK IP Address which gets round the problem. Does anyone know any more about…
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spotify
can I down load music from spotify to put it on pc to put on disc ty
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ps3 video questions
i have been converting video clips i have on the pc to mp4 so that they will work on my ps3 after being transfered to a usb flash drive stick. on some clips the picture runs slightly too fast and is ahead of the sound. is there anything that can be done? is it due to the settings within any video converter. what are the…
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CanonSX10 IS any reviews that cover the quality of the viewfinder?
My new camera is on order and one review said it had the best in its class???? But do any review sites cover this sort of detail. Where I live is remote and the nearest camera shops have a very poor selection to get my hands on. Hopefully when the camera arrives it should be OK but until them it would be good to read about…
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Which MP3/MP4 player...
Looking to buy one on a budget of £30. Not after a shuffle, something I can navigate round albums/artists. Any ideas?!?
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Music on my Ipod Nano
Hope some of you can help (have tried looking thro prev threads, but there are endless answers!!). I want to know if it is possible to change any settings so that when I play back music on my ipod, it all plays back at the same volume. Some songs seem alot quieter than others!!! Also are there any specific settings i must…
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Freeview no BBC1 or BBC2
I live really close to Sandy transmitter, and therefore use internal ariels to pick up freeview, I have a built in freeview Samsung Tv in my sitting room and did have a set top box and TV in my bedroom both from internal areials Today I bought a new tv for my bedroom with built in Freeviw and can get all channels clearly…
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laptop help please
Hi My laptop seems to have given up the ghost. It was working fine and the next time I switched it on a blue screen came up asking me to choose which boot device to boot from. I chose the hard drive and it just came back to this screen. I don't have any disks or anything to boot from and I'm not sure what to do. I'm not a…
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Dell/Linux laptop wireless problems
Hi all, I have been given a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop and am having a few problems with it, hopefully someone will be able to help me out. I was given the laptop because its always crashing and locking up. Surfing on the net is impossible for more than a couple of minutes without crashing and it just generally runs pretty…
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Help me rid my PC of Registry Defender and other ad. pop ups
I have had regular pop ups from registry defender and other advertisements. I think a week ago i may nhave accidentally excepted something which has allowed this -big mistake. My computer is slower, they are inconvenient and now my AVG is catching trojan viruses -doesnt sound good. I am a complete technophobe -as you can…
