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wipeing a hard drive
i'm thinking of changing from a desktop to a laptop PC, and would ideally like to sell on my desk top. is there a way of cleaning the hard drive/memory of all personall information?
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Sky+ App for iPhone
Hi, I found on the App store a sky+ app for the iPhone! It enables you to view program listings and record them and unlike the text message service its free!!! :) You do need to have a sky+ account and you have to change the iPhone time to 24 hour - however they are releasing an update for it soon!!! The link will open up…
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Removing unwanted OS
Hi all, I was hoping someone on here could help with a little problem. A friends laptop had a a xp home o/s and put on a xp pro version, only the home edition stayed on fo some reason. How can we remove the old home edition to get rid of the black screen asking which one we want to use? Thanks
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graphics cards
At the moment i am using a Radeon 7500 i want to upgrade to a new card can anyone recommend any i have a budget of £50 ,Thanks .
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Help! Ccleaner makes me nervous!
I downloaded Ccleaner couple weeks ago but haven't yet used it. I've read and re-read the instructions on the Piriform website but I just don't understand which boxes to check/uncheck as the description beside each box is practically meaningless to me. I had to look up to see what a "cookie" is - but I don't know whether…
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Windows 7
I have recently downloaded Windows 7 Professional from my MSDN account and I have to say how impressed I am with it. I am usually anti-Microsoft so it kills me to actually say well done! anyway I opened this thread to gather any thoughts of anyone else who is using it, good or bad and any problems you have experienced, if…
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Netbook for my aged parents?
I'm thinking about a christmas present of a netbook and mobile broadband for my parents (I guess I would pay the monthly fee for the first few months, or something). Can anyone suggest a good one/best place to go? Their history is that they used to be online when I lived abroad but have let it slip completely; their big…
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router & vista laptop won't connect
laptop just won't connect to router. wired or wireless. Run combofix, avira, malwarebytes, (all three found one or two problems) took all the rubbish out with hijack this reset winsock with "netsh winsock reset" run norton removal tool, run mcafee removal tool. disabled & enabled tcpip4 & tcpip6 The thing which may be the…
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putting MP4 onto a dvd ?
have recently bought a Samsung F30 flash camcorder and am a bit stuck on how to get the footage onto a DVD. Have loaded the footage onto my laptop but cant seem to burn it onto disc. The software provided Cyber media show isnt too clever and I wondered if I had to change it from MP4 to something else to get it onto disc ?…
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Dongle ID and uses
Hi, I am being offered a 3 Internet dongle which I would like to use my iPhone o2 sim in for browsing. Two questions: 1. Can sites see any info on the particular dongle because this has been used on sites I want to join and if they recognise the dongle then I may have alot of hassle proving I'm not my mate. 2. I know you…
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Help reformatting hard drive to NTFS
Hi, I wondered if you could help, does anyone know how long is it likely to take to reformat a 1TB external hard drive to NTFS? I bought a Western Digital one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Essential-External-Drive/dp/B000W9RNOA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253048552&sr=8-1 and I've been told that it was…
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DVD hacks
Hi does anyone know if there is a DVD hack for a Toshiba RD-97DT. I've recently been given one but have some movies from the US I'd like to play !!! I've done some searching on the net but not been successful. thanks Tina
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Virgin Media 50MB question
Hello thinking of getting the 50mb broadband out in, sounds silly but do i need it hooked up to a main pc as it were, whihc is not wireless? Reason I ask is I only have a laptop and dont want it tethered as it were, want it wireless! If you understand my question, any help appreciated!:rotfl:
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Laptop gone blank - help!!
It happened suddenly, when I was surfing the internet yesterday. Now, when I switch on laptop, this is what happens: 1. Start as usual 2. The music of starting a laptop appears. 3. The screen turns into my background page. 4. That's it, no icons, no start up menu, nothing - just a blank screen. 5. Mouse doesnt work, i.e.…
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update to "windows ultimate extra's"
A little pop-up box told me I should do an update for "windows ultimate extra's" today, which I did. Could someone please tell me how I will know the difference, as so far I can't.
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UP & DOWN arrows not working on my laptop!
This is driving me mad! Normally I can scroll up and down pages using my up and down arrows but they are either not working or just jump to the top or the bottom of the page! Any of you clever people know how to fix it? :T
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Immunet Protect- Free cloud based AV?
Hi has anyone tried Immunet Protect? It seems to be a free cloud based av like that panda one. & will it work with 'Avast' Are these AV's any good? http://www.immunet.com/protect
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"Dell Outlet" experiences...
Hi everyone, Long time lurker, first time poster. Just wanted to say a huge thanks to Martin and all the mod's here. Truly an awesome website!:T (Apologies for long post!) I'm looking to get a new laptop (spending up to £450) and was directed to the Dell outlet store (link not allowed for new posters...dell.co.uk/outlet).…
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Further iPod advice required please ...
Having now got an iPod Classic, I have tried to download podcasts to iTunes for everyday programmes like Chris Evans Drivetime, Wogan's morning show, Justin Lee Colins and Steve Wright in the Afternoon. However, it only downloaded the first one of each, on 18th September and no further podcasts have been added since. I…
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Active x
Hi Suddenly I keep getting an annoying pop up message saying your security settings does not allow web sites to use Active X controls on your computer, it is really getting on my nerves ..What I want to know is there any way of turning it off? it comes on when I am on my home page too? :mad: Cheers
