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Digital TV / Digibox / Aerial Problem?
I would firstly apologise for this being a long post. I have a Samsung plasma 42" TV bought from Argos end of March this year. My aerial lead goes into a BT Vision box then into a Sagem Digital recorder and then into the TV. There is an HDMI lead from the Vision box to the TV, there is an HDMI lead from the Sagem box to…
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Lost my Settings and users on XP
Hi I have hit into a brick wall !!! My desktop PC seems to have lost all its settings - users, internet settings, programs etc. Before when i turned PC on I used to be able to choose between my user and my brothers, however now it just goes to the original HP screen. Strangely all my docs, music etc are still available and…
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how do i protect a memory stick from theft
does anyone know how to put some kind of code on a memory stick incase anyone pinches it? i have backed up my pc on a 8gb stick but dont know how to protect it many thanks
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why can't i download programs
I've just got a new Samsung netbook NC10. I've updated the XP files so I know my internet connection's ok but I now want to download my own choice of firewall, anti-virus, iTunes, Firefox etc etc etc. IE8 lets me get as far as "save file" but when I hit OK, nothing happens.... Any help and constructive advice would be much…
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Updating scheduled tasks
Hi all I have a load of scheduled tasks on my works machine and I need to update them every 28 days. I need to update them as the IT policy says you have to change your password every 28 days. I can't run the tasks under the admin account as it's locked off and our local IT bods won't give me the password. Does anyone know…
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PC Optimiser Pro
Hi all I've just installed the latest version of CCleaner (thanks to the FileHippo Update Checker). Also on there was a program called PC Optimizer Pro. I've instaled it and it's doing a scan and it says it found 1460 problems in the registry, which are :- COM/ActiveX - 10 Software Locations - 6 Deep Scan - 298 Empty Keys…
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mobile video clips distort on laptop
hi i wondered if anyone can help please i have some video clips on sony ericsson k800i of my grandchildren which distort on samsung r710 laptop does anyone know of a way to enlarge them without distortion please.they are very important to me because their dad has been seriously ill and in hospital a lot and photos and…
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got ubuntu now want to know how to install xp
I have a pc which is running with ubuntu i want to change my os to xp i thought it would be as simple as just getting an xp disc and getting it to boot up and write over ubuntu but i have seen xp advertised on ebay and the guy says i have to format my hard drive before i load the cd could anyone advise me how i go about…
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HELP!!! Pleaaaase respond
Hi , A plea really alienrik has helped me in the past. I unistalled Avast from my daughters laptop it came with the laptop. I replaced it with Avira , problem is it wont run a full system scan it stops after 33.8% of scanning and just freezes the bar says avira system scan not responding. I've run Malware malbytes the…
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advice on Virgin internet please
My daughter has virgin internet in the house that she shares with other students. Her room is at the back of the house and she cannot get a signal form there on her laptop ! Is there anything that I can purchase to boost the signal for her ? Any help would be gratefully recieved, I am completely dense when it comes to…
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PLEASE HELP Sick Laptop
My daughter's laptop is poorly. It is a DELL Inspiron 1525 bought in May last year. When I turn it on I briefly get the Dell screen then just a blank screen with the cursor flashing in top left corner. I cannot use any of the letters etc to type anything. Next to the on button are three padlock thingys and the last one…
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Older laptop memory upgrade
We have a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro V2010 (or maybe a V2000, can't remember) which DW uses just for surfing. She's complained that it is very slow (and getting slower) which I'm putting down to need a clean install of XP (it's never been reinstalled) and the weight of Firefox plus modern anti-virus software struggling on…
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getting a signal for picture frame TV
sorry about the bizzare sounding header question. Have just bought an elonex picture frame that is a TV as well.Knew about the problems with receiving TV signal on it before I bought it.As I live in a pretty strong signal strength area , thought would risk it. Cant get a signal at all through the supplied small ariel. Can…
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What's using up my hard drive?
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hi. Can anyone offer me advice. The hard drive on my laptop is filling up and I don't know what with! Well I do know that a lot of it is filled up with my photos, but lately the bit I did have free is filling up inexplicably. Three days ago I had about 1.5gb free, a day later it was…
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Headphones for kids?
I'm looking for some headphones for my 7yr daughter to use with her MP3 player. All the in ear ones, just fall out and won't stay in. Any suggestions please?
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Help! Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 Problems
Hi, I've use Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and wanted to remove it, I tried using add/remove but it didnt work. - edit - Thanks for the link! Its worked a treat :)
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Touchpad mouse - should I just give up
The touchpad mouse on my netbook is super sensitive, and especially when filling in forms online tends to go back a page or two all by itself. I have tried changing the settings, but to no avail. Shall I just give up and use a wireless mouse? this sort of defeats the object for me of having a tiny little computer if I then…
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What net book (mini lap top should I buy)
My son has saved up all his spending money, Birthday and Christmas money and is wanting to buy a net book (they use them at school.) I don't really know where to start and don't want to pick the wrong one as he has saved up for so long to buy one. I have been looking at the Samsung NC10........is this any good? Does anyone…
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Windows XP Prob
My Old PC running windows xp home wont boot up. I dont have the recovery discs either as the Hard Drive (recovery) was previously replaced. Would it be ok if I bought XP Home Edition from say amazon and install it? Or do I need to contact Packard Bell to get the recovery discs? Thanks for your help. I no someone will put…
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MAC BOOK AIR/ 13INCH MAC BOOK PRO/New one ?
can anyone please help with this decision I work away from home, but only for say 3 months of the year Therefore when i go away for 3 months i need portability.but when i am at home i need a disk drive ( although you can get an external disk drive with the air. any clues or idea on which one>or should i wait till the new…
