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Sky + box query!
Hello, I'm new to this so may need some assistance! I had "words" with those cretins at Sky yesterday after they said I was entitled to a free Sky+ so long as I paid the instalation fee, great I thought but then they turned around and said I wasn't, due to the fact I wouldn't take out multi-room. The only problem is we own…
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any techies re. talktalk broadband/buffering?
Hi Have recently subscribed to talktalk broadband but am getting buffering on sites such as 4on demand and YouTube. I have had a little guidance from the talktalk forum and done speedtests but wonder if people on here can help (as alot of you have helped me in the past:j). I've just gone directly into the test socket to…
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Any Sky TV Techies Out There
We have sky tv in the lounge and in the bedroom. Previously if we had taped something on sky plus downstairs and played it downstairs we could watch it upstairs in the bedroom even though we dont have skyplus there. However my son blew up the toaster the other day which tripped the electric and now I cant watch skyplus…
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PC Very Slow in POST
A bit of an odd one this, I've got a PC with a Q6600 C2D, 4GB RAM and 9800GT grfx - i.e. quite quick. It's 6-12 months old (sadly not too sure) Over the past few days, I've noticed that it occasionally takes ages to get through its Power On Self Test, to the extent that the other day when I pressed F2 for setup, it took…
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Is this laptop dead?
Hi all My SIL has just had her laptop returned from someone who "fixes" them (it's a bloke across the road). Her daughter thought she'd done something (as yet unspecified) to it and took it to him as it was going to be looked at under "mates rates". I have the symptoms but not the laptop (I'll have that on Thursday when…
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iwork vs MS Office for the Mac
Hi everyone I'm planning to get a MacBook soon as my laptop's finally conked out and I'm returning to university in September. After the various problems I had with Windows, I was running my laptop on Ubuntu for a few months before it gave up the ghost, prefered it to Windows but found it a bit too diy for my tastes. Have…
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Needing some help re my laptop
Right ive got an acer laptop which in the last few months the cable used to charge it and run off the mains wasnt charging said laptop so basically when the battery needed charging i would plug the laptop into the mains hoping it would charge but the icon on the bottom right corner of screen representing the laptops…
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IE8 not loading
Hi all, Wondered if anyone can help me out at all. Automatic Updates has just installed IE8 on my laptop. I have tried to open it via the start menu, Quick Launch, and Desktop Shortcut. Each time the "Egg Timer" pops up for a couple of seconds then disappears, then nothing. I'm really confused as the update list shows the…
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Is There Anyway To Remove Permanently Installed Cookies?
Ive noticed spotify has installed one.......my username is always there whenever i open it! Did i tick a box by mistake? Anyway it must be a cookie thats hiding, cos normal methods to clear cookies dont work!
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Is this an OK Computer deal?
I am looking to change my PC and havve been shown this offer. My screen is OK, so does not need replacement. I only use the computer for Internet, a few minor Office type things, and a little downloading. Also, it doubles as the music system in the back room. With the addition of a couple of speakers, do we think this is…
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recording data - help required!
Hope someone can help me on this............. I work for a company that keeps a stock of parts. At the moment we keep this information on a spreadsheet. When we send out a part we then re-order it. We then overtype the serial number with the new one and it gets really hard to track which serial number went to which…
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When will purchase of new Vista laptop attract free Windows 7 upgrade?
I'm currently holding off buying a new Vista laptop until there is an announcement in the UK about an entitlement to a free upgrade to Windows 7, when it become available for shipping on 22 October. This 'future upgrade' has been announced (or, rather, leaked!) in the US by Best Buy, and here's a very early story from…
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LAPTOP Run as administrator
Just bought a new hp laptop for my mum and it is all set up. Only thing giving me a headache is that it will not allow me to install the printer as I am not an administrator. What does this mean? It also wont allow me to download MSN messenger and I am guessing the reason is the same. Any help appreciated. thanks ps. I…
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What do you call this connector?
Could someone tell me what you call those connectors you get inside cordless phones? They link the battery to the phone. They're found in other electronic devices too. Usually link between a battery or speaker. Iceze
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HijackThis log
Hi, Can anyone just take a peek at this log and see whether there is anything that needs removing,pretty please :o Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 14:11:10, on 16/06/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes:…
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Best digital photoframe that is Mac/iphoto compatible
hi all, Wanting to buy a digital photo frame but there are so many out there not sure what i should be looking for? Wanting something fairly cheap £30 mark..... What resolution should i be looking at? features? thanks all xxx
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New Laptop?/Bt vista disc
Hi , Probably stupid question. But just received my new laptop Advent 6553, which I won:j. It is wireless enabled, and I have a BT2.0 wireless hub. Do I need a Bt vista disc set up, as I only have a Bt xp set up disc, to get it to link up to the hub. Completley clueless, but I think mum had to do it with hers:confused:…
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Malware removal - Personal Antivirus
Good Afternoon All, I spent most of yesterday evening attempting to remove Personal Anti virus Malware from my outdated laptop... :-( I have followed the advice from the various posts on the site, but have one last bit I am struggling to remove... I completed the Malware Bytes scan, plus an adaware one, and its removed the…
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Just got Belkin Wireless gaming adapter for Xbox 360, MTU problem
Hi I just got a Belkin Wireless Gaming Adapter to connect my 360 to my Virgin Media network. I have set it all up and entered the SSID and password. Yet it refuses to connect, telling me there is a MTU problem and it needs to be at least 1364 - however it is set to 1500 on the router. Really confused. It connects to the…
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help with vista
I have a new computer with vista. I seem to be having problems connecting any of my hardware as it doesnt recognise it. I have a fuji finepix F480 camera and a sony DCR SR35 camcoder. I cannot get either to install the drivers. I have been on both websites and contacted fuji who cant help. So Is there any way of getting…
