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concerned about viruses
Hi, I enter alot of competitions and am concerned about identity theft and viruses. I have kaspersky virus software which i use to scan the computer frequently. The thing that concerned me yesterday was i clicked on a website and it started downloading something and said i had a virus. so quickly shut of downloading. Ive…
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Updating Drivers
The question might sound silly but I recently checked the drivers for my Dell Inspiron 510m from the Dell site and it suggested updating some drivers; some were classified as, 'optional,' others as 'recommended' others as 'urgent'. Well I downloaded the 'recommended' and 'urgent' ones. Now I realize I don't know what to do…
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Help - Fuzzy text
I'm not very good with IT so please be very basic in your replies. I have bought a 19" HP monitor and find that the text is not very sharp - distinctly fuzzy. I'm sure there must be a way to make it sharper but I have no idea how to do it. Can anyone explain what I need to do please?
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Privacy centre virus on laptop
Kids have managed to get the privacy centre virus on their laptop. I want to download malwarebytes but can't as the user ID wont load up to get onto the internet and OH has forgotton the administrator password. Any ideas how I can 'by-pass' this - thanks
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Slow broadband speeds
Hi I recently upgraded to a 20mb connection with virgin and since upgrading on my main pc I am doing speed tests and getting speeds sometimes of 3Mbps up to 15Mbps. I called up Virgin who said I needed a new modem, new modem came and I am still getting slow speeds so I run spybot ect and generally clean up pc still slow so…
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IDE input
My motherboard only has 2 ide ports, 1 for the DVD/IDE HDD and 1 for the floppy. Is it possible to use the one for the floppy to input the HDD?
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need a new camera similar to fuji f440
hi had a bit of an accident with my fujifilm finepix f440 digital camera, dropped it in some water and now the screen wont work, and it would cost too much to repair so i am looking to buy a new one, but as i have had this one for nearly 4 years i think they are now discontinued and i really loved it, and would like to get…
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VDO DAYTON PN6000 Question
Hi Does anyone have a VDO Dayton PN6000 Sat Nav, or know anyone who has one please? I have lost the SD card with the maps on, and my only hope is to find someone with the same Sat Nav and ask them if I can buy a copy of the card. Thanks in advance
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Memory Stick 4GB - Is info lost?
Hi all, i was transfering pictures etc from an old PC (am giving it to a family that needs it more than i do) and in the process of transfering data, i kicked the stick and i am no longer getting the PC to talk to it. It contains important information on my younger daughter's Uni work etc. She is going to kill me.....Is…
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CD Deterioration
I have a number of CD’s recently taken out of storage and I am in the process of loading them onto itunes. One or two of them haven survived storage to well and will not load. When you look at the disc it is clouded as if hair spray had been sprayed on it, however it is not on the surface of the disc, it’s under the…
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HDMI cables £2.99
HDMI cables £2.99 HDMI cables £2.99 at Home Bargains. this link will take you to your nearest store http://www.tjmorris.co.uk/. bought one today
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Download times 10mb broadband How long
How long should it take to download 170mb zipped file over a 10mb broadband link running at full capacity?. Could it be slow due to problems at the site where downloaded software is stored, if the broadband checks out as fully operational?
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Help please for cheap basic laptop/netbook!
Hi, we are trying to choose a laptop for basic things like surfing, kids going on social networks and hubby doing a bit of work (spreadsheets etc). We wont be playing games on it (have just about every console old and new lol) or watching films on it, so which would be best to look at? I have no idea when it comes to…
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New pc with vista can i use my old outlook express e mail address?
new pc with vista can i use my old outlook express e mail address,as as just thrown out a broken pc which i had xp on and outlook express was my e mail service when setting up vista windows mail what will happen if i enter my old outlook express address when i fill in details
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Playing a cd on a PC
I've just bought a cd, which plays ok in the car. When I put it in the PC, it doesn't recognise it as an audio cd, just autoruns the "bonus" movie track, and shows this as the only track in realplayer and windows media player, and the root directory of the cd only shows the movie track as well. Is there any way to make…
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Copy protected CD to MP3
I've recently bought a cd which turns out to be copy protected. Is there any way in which I could burn this onto my Ipod?
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Alternative to handbreak?
I have A LOT of TV box sets to rip to avi. So I googled to find the best way to do this, handbreak seemed to pop up a lot, so I gave it a try. It does exactly what I need, but it takes over an hour and a half to convert a 25 minute episode. Obviously that time will increase with eposide size, and at this rate it'll take…
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Internet cuts out when i pick up phone?
hi there i have my bt broadband hub connected to my phone socket ( not master socket though) , all sockets have filters but the Internet cuts out when i pick up phone? what could be causing this ? kind regards
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Which Linux?
I want to try and run Linux on my 2nd HDD. First of all is this possible, and how would I make suer my computer boots into Linux not Vista? Secondly what Linux should I install. I mainly use my PC for surfing the web, facebook etc, writing CD/DVD's, photoshop, basic video editing, office. I need it to be very easy to use…
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best free web stream recording software
hello basically i would like a ''free'' good quality program that records any streaming video from the web, I have goggled for some but there are loads and i would be great full if i could get some opinions from people who have actually use this software. only limitation is that i dont want a big program as space is…
