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one month's FREE sky world .. anyone else got it ?
just got an email from sky offering me one month's sky world for free. obviously i'm going to snap their hands off for it, but i just wondered if anyone else had got one or if anyone knew when the offer expires ? there's a pre-season tournament featuring tottenham, celtic and barcelona that's being screened on sky on the…
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PC build
Ive got a printer that has a serial cable but am i right in thinking that serial is old and you dont see it much on motherboards these days so would i be better off just getting a serial to usb adapter or buy a serial pci express card
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Can't log onto Windows without admin password :(
To cut a long story short, I managed to get hold of a computer (desktop) for my aunty, from my partner's company, as they get rid of old computers for a nominal fee when the company upgrades its systems. I naturally jumped at the chance to get my aunt a pc for my niece and nephew, and things were ok in the beginning. I…
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I've Just Removed Some Nasties.......
Spybot S&D managed to find and remove the following trojans/ viruses (all others could not find anything): Smitfraud-C.: [SBI $0C72A02F] Configuration file (File, fixed) C:\Windows\System32\win32hlp.cnf Virtumonde.atr: [SBI $BAED3F30] Settings (Registry key, fixed) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\seneka…
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Is this safe or not?
Hi All I searched for free sample of Horlicks, clicked on a site. There was a list of samples you could send for and in the middle of the list there was something called Robform, where it helps you fill in all your details instead of typing them all in. Can anybody tell me if this site is ok to use as it is asking me if I…
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Please Help
:oI know this may sound stupid but my son wants a laptop that supports a webcam, if buying online how do I know it will.:confused: Thanks in advance
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How do I identify new drivers please?
Is there a way that my puter can be scanned and identify any drivers which need updating please?
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norton security scan
hi, i would be grateful if anyone can advise me as i am not a confident computer user. i have in the past had had several viruses on my computer that i have found myself by running a full system scan. however for the last few months when running the scan it jumps from scanning4000 items to 7500 items which i think is the…
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New Camera
I am looking to buy a new camera, but I am unsure which make to go for. I am undecided between Panasonic or Sony. My current cmaera is a 4 year old Sony Cybershot, but I find it doesn't take good action shots - they go blurry. Any ideas? Thanks
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Uniblue Registry Booster 2009
My teenage son decided to download and install this program. He's scanned the pc with it and its come up with a list of over 500 problems! Is this program something to be trusted, or is there a better free programe to scan the registry ( he got a cmd.exe error on a game he was playing)
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Packard Bell MIT-SABLE-G How much RAM
Does anyone have any idea if the above laptop takes more than the standard 1GB RAM and if it needs a specific type/variation:confused:
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A FREE Operatating System.... Other Than Windows + Linux, Please?
ive got an old computer.....it stopped working ages ago.........then i thought it might be the Windows 98 on it that was kaput? (i dont have the disc anymore) anyway, i downloaded on my laptop Linux (free), and although it seemed okay...it wouldnt let me install anything new.....ie firewall etc.....and now its not working…
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help
my daughter inserted her memory stick into her laptop whrn she got in from school and it said it needed formating. which she did and now there seems to be nothing on her stick. has she lost all her course work? please help.
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Looking for a laptop, £400-£450 max budget
Right, I've had a look in the usual places, and the best deal is the one I've seen below... http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5920G_Laptop_LX.AQB0X.612/version.asp * Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core ) * RAM - 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 2 x 2 GB ) * Hard Drive - 250…
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Help with sitebuilder
I have just bought a domain name and hosting from 123reg, I know exactly how I want my site to look but my techie knowledge is virtually zero and I am struggling to make it look decent let alone add the parts that I want does anyone have any suggestions how I can do this preferably without having to pay a fortune for web…
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having problems re-listing ebay
i usually just tick relist button on ebay when i want to re-list but this funny message comes up saying Please provide the correct information in the highlighted fields. * This category is not a valid leaf category. Please choose a leaf category. * Dispatch time - Please select a dispatch time. Domestic postage Dispatch…
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AdAware SE removal help please
I wanted to remove this from my computer so I could install McAfee (paid for total cover) McAfee notified me during the download that it was incompatible, and had to be removed. Followed all instructions control panel, add/ remove programs etc. and removed it, rebooted as advised, and can find no trace of AdAware SE…
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Vstuff from Virgin
Is this of any, (safe), use for Virgin users? Just received from Richard :D ; - From: Richard Branson Dear *******, When I last wrote to you I mentioned I would be in touch about our brand new, free service, V Stuff. Well V Stuff is here and ready for you to download. Some of our best ideas at Virgin Media come about…
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Find your local MPs expenses
About time too ~ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8106044.stm
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Reinstalling XP... .
I want to reinstall XP on an old laptop. I have a copy of XP (now nlited with service pack 3), my activation key and a laptop. I'm a bit worried that when I reinstall XP I won't have all the drivers, in which case will it not work...? I don't have the original CDs for the laptop so would like to make a copy of all the…
