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wireless connected but page cannot be displayed
hi all, please can you help? my partners laptop says it's connected to the bt hub, but when i try and open a web page it says page cannot be displayed. two ther laptops work fine with it at home. and his laptop works fine on the wireless at work:mad: i've had this before and someone helped me tweak some settings that…
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Sony PicturePackage and Vista
Hi, Can anyone help with this ? I have had a Sony Camcorder for 3 years using a product Sony PicturePackage on Windows XP. On replacing my PC 4 months ago I opted (perhaps against my better judgement) to run Vista. XP PicturePackage will not load on Vista. Sony have not been of any help with regard to this - I can't even…
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PVR Problem :(
I have bought a new Digital TV recorder, the Humax PVR9300T which has excellent reviews. It replaces a Wharfdale PVR which had many problems and eventually stopped working after 5 months. This Humax box was more than twice as expensive but I thought it was worth it if it worked well. But even though I've only had it a few…
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Apple Mac Mini TV Connections
I have been told that the new mac mini has a mini dvi output which comes with an adapter into which I can plug another cable which would terminate in an HDMI plug. All OK so far BUT I am presuming that only the VIDEO would be output via this method and I know I could output the AUDIO via the jack plug method and feed it…
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No internet explorer on some users
I can only get internet explorer on one user, the others just come up with a freeserve signup screen that i can only close with the task manager. I have never used freeserve and use firefox which is fine on all users. I am running xp service pack 3. I would think i need to remove freeserve but am not sure how to do this.…
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Canon N670U scanner and pdf
Might be old age, but I am sure that one of the options on the Canon N670U is to create a pdf file from the source document. However I cannot for the life of me find the option. I've tried a reinstall, but no joy there! The instruction bool is no help Am I getting senile:eek:, or does someone know what I need do to scan…
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Apple WWDC 2009
Anyone following it? 13" Macbooks have been changed to 13" Macbook Pro's with SD card slot and 800 firewire:T. + newer better displays. I finally don't have to worry about upgrading to a new one due to lack of firewire.:j
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What's the normal life cycle of a laptop battery any idea?
I run a HP laptop with original battery which when new would last for 2hrs off mains supply, now suddenly finding battery only lasting approx 35 minutes once off charge! :eek: Is this to be expected? Do they suddenly start dying like this? Any ideas on where to buy the best priced replacement? Ta :D
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New Dell Inspiron laptop problems
Hi all Can't get emails working on laptop. Have a Virgin router installed. PC working fine. Virgin tech support telling me emails working fine their end so must be problem with laptop, Kapersky security or something else. Been on to Dell (1 hr 20 mins at 6p a minute) only to be told that they can't see any fault and really…
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creating backup image
I want to back up some files I have on my PC and a friend said I can save them as an image? Can anyone explain what this is and how I can do it?
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Black Screen On Laptop
Hi We've got a laptop that was working fine up until half an hour ago, it crashed and had to be reset. Now all that appears is a black screen with a white cursor and occaisionally a blue circle appears near the cursor and then disappears. It's an acer laptop if thats any help Thanks
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3 in 1 printer best cheap to run
I am looking for a reasonable quality printer that is cheap to run basically I don't do a lot off printing ie photo's but if the quality was good i probably would I have a lexmark x2250 at the moment but the inks are just no good and pretty expensive I will need scanner as i do a fair bit off copying and space is no…
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Delayed emails - please help
Does anyone know why a lot of my emails are delayed? Some of them come through an hour or so later and it is happening more and more, why?:confused:
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Ideas for spare Optical drive bay.
Ok, I have a spare optical drive bay and I have thought about putting another DVDRW in it, but is there really a need for 2? Can anyone suggest anything else I can put in the spare bay? Is there a HD caddy that will fit in the bay? All siggestions welcome. Also,is it possible to extend a HDD bay at all. My PC has enough…
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Wireless Router getting old!
Ive had my Belkin wireless router for 4 years now and its getting harder and harder to log on each time. normal house but with loft conversion, router is in lounge on ground floor. I'm in the loft and struggle 8 out of 10 times to connect, which means running down 2 fights to turn it off and back on again, is this due to…
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DVD player to play MPEG and avi files
Recently downloaded a lot of films and they're currently on mpeg or avi files (i watch them on my laptop in either media player or VLC player) If i burn them onto dvd's, what typre of DVD palyer will I need to watch them? Any cheap ones you'd recommend? Thanks in advance
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seeting up vista user accounts
when i set my new pc with vista for the first time how do i open a user account and do i need to open an administrators account or not bother please advise and if i do need an administrator account how would i set that up,im the only person that uses my pc so maybe i dont need to?
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Best Compact Sat Nav
I've been using my nokia N95 for sat nav for the last few years and although it has its problems its served me pretty well. I've always been able to drive to a place, then take my phone (and sat nav) with me. Now I've changed phones I no longer have my sat nav, and I've changed to an iphone that has no sat nav what so…
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Would anyone be kind enough to send an urgent fax for me?
As subject. I have something I need to send today, and none of the free services I can find offer what I need - what I need to send needs to include my signature so I can provide the (scanned) file to you as either a jpg or PDF to be printed then faxed. It is to a normal UK geographic number. I would be eternally grateful…
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How compatible is Vista?
I've been looking at getting a laptop for my dad, but they all seem to have Vista as standard. I've heard that this isnt incredibly reliable & that people have problems with it. What are your views? Also, if I get him a Vista laptop, will he be able to use some of the software that I have? (I'm not talking about illegal…
