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Xbox idiots! Indian call centre extremely rude!
My son, recently sent off his Xbox to the repair centre because of the common Red Ring of Death, and recieved it around 5 days ago. Anyway, when it came back, my son inserted a game into the drive, turned it on and the dvd drive started making loud noises! I then ejected the disk to find it had a huge circular scratch…
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ipod touch 3.0 software update - worth getting?
Hi all, I'm just wondering whether to get the new software update, I don't have an iphone, just an ipod touch. Is it worth the £5.99? Thanks in advance for your opinions :D http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/softwareupdate.html
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Is there any way to record from iplayer.....?
On either TV or PC, And is it legal? Thanks in advance
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Epson Stylus R220 Inkjet Printer
I have an Epson Stylus R220 Inkjet Printer and I bought a set of compatible cartridges for it. When I installed them I got an error message that the ink cartridges cannot be recognised. I contacted the supplier and he suggested that I only install one cartridge at a time which I did, took ages, and managed to print from…
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Windows Live Mail and importing Outlook file
Does anyone know how I go about importing a .pst file into windows live mail? I have the .pst file which is from outlook 2000 and I just want to transfer my contacts and emails into WLM. It's driving me nuts!
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Laptop and DVD / Blu ray
Starting to look at replacing this old lappie with something more up to date. Seen loads with BluRay. Is it backward compatible with DVD / CDROM?
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Internet not working!!!
My internet is not working. Al relevant lights and connections etc are on and my son's laptop is still working which comes from the same connection. Rang Orange and they asked me to do some checks and told me that it is accepting IP addresses by numbers but not words and to contact the computer manufacturer. Am just…
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Anyone used a HP TouchSmart tx2
Is it any good? http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49301717,00.htm Or a pile of plastic junk? I have been asked my opinion by a world travelling conference facilitator so it needs to be reliable. I am inclined to say stear clear get something more conventional. But I have actually never seen one!
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Graphics card advice
I'm looking for a new graphics card but theres so many different makes and they all claim to be the best so I was hoping I could get some advice on what card to buy. I'll list my requirements and I hope someone in the "know" will be able to help me out with a recommendation. * Pci-Express 2 * 512mb or more memory * Svideo…
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Firewire - what do I need?
Please help a technaphobe - I have just bought a new computer and my 15 year old wants to transfer his 4000+ itunes tracks from the old computer to this one. He tells me I need to buy a firewire(????). I've looked at firewires and they mean nothing to me - what connections do I need at the end of this wire? Sorry if I…
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Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.0 - Docked Windows Lost
I have docked the windows, which happen to be the 'Media FX Crop' and 'Generated Media' etc ... by dragging them to the bottom of the screen, and they have completely dissapeared. When I click the 'Crop FX' buttons, nothing comes up ... the edit window is supposed to appear.
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Now connected but what caused the fault?
When I turned on my laptop tonight there was no connection. I checked everything but then assumed it was AOL that had a problem. The battery had not been in use for a couple of weeks but I cannot see how this would affect connection. I put it in and did a System restore and I am now connected. Can anyone tell me if this is…
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Sony MP3 jamming
Hello there My Sony MP3 screen keeps jamming and freezing. I only bought it in January from amazon.co.uk. Who do i contact as it must be under warranty? Thanks
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iPhone OS 3
Anyone downloaded it yet for their iPhone or iPod Touch? I've had a bit of a play around; the copy & paste is very nice, and the Spotlight search works really well.
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Tip for anyone with less than perfect eyesight!!!
To enlarge print on any internet page, hold down Control key and move middle wheel of mouse up or down to enlarge print. I found this by accident and have found it so useful.
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Monitor problem
I have now bought a hd monitor to which i have connect my x box working great, But i have now tried to connect seperate 2.1 speakers into the monitor by the 3.5 jack and no sound comes out of the speakers just out of the monitor. I have looked in the monitors manual and it say's on the back of the monitor there is a audio…
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Speaqker / computer audio problem.
I have a problem, my new compueter (about 2/3 months old) has stopped playing music. the speakers are just as new, and it was fine last night. i have checked the connections, and they seem to be fine. i have tried my ipod headphones in the jack thing at the front, and that seems also not to be working.... does this mean it…
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drive partitions
hello , I have a acer aspire desktop running windows home basic vista . drives C and D both with 32 gig. C has 9 gig remaining and D has 30 gig remaining. can you move the partition and balanced them out. if so is it easy and if you can tell me plain simple english please. Have done the usual cleaning etc. Thanks for…
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Are laptop chargers suppossed to get hot?
My old laptop charger use to get hot (the box in the middle of the wire) but I broke the charger, I've just bought a new one but my laptop still won't charge, there is a green light on the end to say theres power but the charger doesn't get hot just wondering if this new one could be faulty. Any advice on this? It is a…
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How can I remove broken plastic from mains outlet on laptop?
Hi Not long after getting our Laptop (HP G5000) my DD triped over the wire and the bit that plugs into laptop from AC adaptor broke off inside the socket, it was not a big problem as it still worked ok as long as you inserted correctly. 2 years on the battery now only lasts long enough to start up and the AC adaptor now…
