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Archives for January 2010

Wireless Router Signal
Does anyone know if there is such thing as a wireless router signal booster which you can just plug into the mains? I router is up in the srudy and sometimes if I use my laptop downstairs the signal gets a bit temperamental. Any advice I'd be grateful
BSOD with STOP error
Hi guys Just been in the middle of installing an update and the computer rebooted and now won't start. I've managed to stop the auto-reboot (it wouldn't do any of the Safe Mode boots, last known good or start normally). The error I'm getting is :- STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78ED528 0XC0000034 0x00000000 0x00000000) Any help…
32" aoc tv
Hello people AOC L32WA91 On ebuyer - item number 190353 Sorry, cant post likes as im a newbie Can anyone advise if this is an alright tv? Thanks for any advice
New car with bluetooth handsfree kit already fitted
Hi I've just bought a new car from auction and it is already set up with a bluetooth handsfree kit which I think is wired into one of the buttons on the dash. There is no paperwork to tell me how to connect up my mobile phone. Can anyone tell me how to do this or point me in the right direction to get help? Many thanks…
Domain name help
I had a .co.uk domain with Lycos before they stopped operating and had the chance to change over to starto. Big mistake they are useless. After a few problems and disagreements I can no longer access my account. I want to change the domain over to another hoster. How can I do this without contating strato? Ive been onto…
Murphy TV'S
Does anyone know who makes Murphy televisions as sold by Very, and Littlewoods etc. A friend of mine has had 2 Murphy TV's in the last two weeks (a 16" and 19" with built in DVD Player) and both have failed to work. He is still insisting on ordering a third replacement, I'm trying to suggest he goes for a different brand.…
Laptop Power adaptor, (I think its called that!!)
I'm sorry for not being very technical but my laptop isn't charging and when I swapped the lead with my daughter's lead (we have the same laptop) hers is working fine. Is the lead called a lap top power adapter? I've looked on the HP website and found an adapter but it doesn't have a UK plug on the end of it and I can't…
advice needed please
Hi, My wife is upset with me to the poing that I have to sleep on sofa until i find a way to allow her to watch grey's anatomy or whatever it is called. she had it set to record but i stopped it in error and now i have found it in america but says i can not view it. i know they are things i can do to hide address and…
Mobile Phone Internet Access
I have a Sony Ericsson C905 phone but I have a problem getting online, but only sometimes and in some places. I have tried changing the Internet settings on the phone but I still can go online consistently. Actually its got worse recently, probably because I have mucked about with the settings! Any ideas as to a solution?…
wireless router
What are the limitations of a wireless router as far as wall thicknesses are concerned? We have friends who still have dial up (eek)! and would like to go wireless broadband, but don't think it would work in their stone built cottage with 18inch walls ( also 2 houses into one so "internal" wall may be thick. Is there any…
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite HELP!
My computer has been infected with Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite and Microsoft.Windows.Redirected Hosts. I can find it with SpyBot, but I am unable to access it to remove it. Google is largely useless. :mad: Any ideas what to do? ANY help would be greatly appreciated!
I have an old Dell pc- what / how can i upgrade?
hope someone can help pimp my pc.. Dell Optiplex GX1, with the following- OS- Windows ME IE 5.5 Processor ?? 128mb RAM 30gb h/drive full MS Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint. cd drive dvd drive? that doesnt work.. I got this 2nd hand, and have yet to try to open the back to see what space is available for extra RAM, change…
where to start for a new PC?
Hello I am looking to buy a pc as my old one is dying :( Anyway, I use it for word processing, surfing the net and sometimes playing games. Now my budget is up tp £500 and I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? I have been looking into pcworld but find that their prices are rather high for the specification of he…
Please check this MBAM scan, thanks!
I would be grateful if someone could check the results of the scan on MBAM just run. The AVG scanner picked up the Trojan SHeur2.CIFS and removed it and Spybot Search and Destroy found Win32.Zbot. The main problem we have noticed is the Google search results being redirected to other sites - despite the Google search pages…
'Cleaning' a hard disk
I'm just about to sell my PC and i'd like to 'clean' the hard disk to remove (as much as possible) the possibility of someone recovering my personal documents etc. I had a program last year - its name escapes me - that repeatedly wrote and rewrote on the free space of a HD to ensure files couldnt be easily recovered. It…
how do i stop music loading straight on i-tunes ?
as soon as i put a cd into my dell desktop xp ... itunes loads and it starts copying all the cd on to it . Might be that i don't want some or all of that cd on my itunes at all .. how do i stop this happening thanks
It's another "please check my hijack this log"
Hi, I've recently been having trouble with viruses both on my home and work computer. The log below is from my home computer. I think i have eradicated the latest one but thought i would post the log for you guys to have a look at. The viruses i've had are the "Personal Security" virus which bought up fake alerts whilst…
virus redirecting Google search results - Malawarebytes and Hijack this log file help
Hi I think I've caught the virus that redirects google search results. I've carried out a full scan of Malawarebytes (it wouldn't let me update it so I installed a new version of Malawarebytes instead). It found quite a few items, which I removed, and then rebooted the computer. But on reboot, I'm still having the same…
What Causes "Program Not Responding" Messages?
After so long on my Acer laptop, I get "Program not responding" messages as my laptop suddenly freezes and grinds to a complete halt. Even when I repeatedly press Control, Alt + Delete, the laptop still hangs. Does anybody know what causes these annoying freezes and the "not responding" messages? Is it insufficient RAM,…
New E-Mail account?
Hi,How do i set up a new e-mail account in out look express,need to set up an e-mail account on a ipod touch for my son,thank you.

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