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My broadband only 343kbps!!
I always complain about slow broadband!! My friend brought his laptop and connected to my internet and ran the watchdog speed test and said "wow wish I had your speed" - which on his laptop reached 6mb. Running the same test on my computer I only got 343 kbps which he says is awful.... have done defrag and deleted cookies…
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Help please
Please help, i had problems with computer over xmas, had to pay for it to be fixed- wouldn't go on the internet cos of it having viruses. It's my 9 years old pc, so trying to keep on top of it now. I have the latest avast as protection and that found 7 trojans, did the boot scan. Then i was advised on here,to do the…
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Noisy fan on sony vaio
Hi everyone I hope you can help, the fan on my sony vaio is really noisy sounds like something is stuck in it but there isn't I've not had it 12 months. What can I do? Steph xx
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Dell - help!
Okay, i ordered my "free" upgrade kit for Windows 7 from Dell on 9th January (had to pay £12.00 for shipping) was due to be delivered on 19 January. Followed the tracking via UPS in USA everything was fine and it reported it was on schedule now this has changed and it appears to be stuck at a depot since 18 January, I rang…
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FREE Broadband ISP and Network Traffic Management Testing Tools
The Traffic Management and Shaping measures imposed by many UK broadband providers have the power to both help and hamper a customer’s connection. Though this often depends on both how an end user chooses to make use of their service and the degree to which his or her ISP enforces any limits. Needless to say it can often…
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Microsoft Anti-Trust case
Source MS joining Apple with the "my house, my rules" argument. far better to sell an official accessory at £50 than allow a 3rd party to sell an similar product for £10. I wish Apple had lost the Psystar case, and I hope MS lose this one, though I suspect the most expensive lawyers will win, which will be sad for all of…
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windows 7 live mail and outlook express
Our desktop has XP and outlook express and the new laptop is Windows 7 with live mail. I can send emails out from both but they mostly all come in to the desktop (with the occasional one coming in to the laptop and some coming in to both). Is it feasible to have all incoming to both machines and if so any suggestions how…
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grey border on desktop
I have a grey border on the left of the desktop, as if from Windows Explorer . The border can be widened by dragging, but always the same quarter of an inch all the time. How do I get rid of this. Tried restore. Desktop is on lock. Any help appreciated. Thanks for reading.
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about skype...
im apologize for posting in a wrong cathegory. i was really mistaken. sorry
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computer to tv set...
"anyone linking computer to their tv set to get programmes etc. is it worth doing. any recommendations"
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Recommended Address Book Software? Alternative to Outlook? Your advice please!
Hi, I have seen excellent advice on these forums that has introduced me to VOIP and also Linux receivers that I had never even heard of before! I am now using both of these technologies and I am extremely impressed with the benefits. I have the MSE Techies to thank for showing me the light! lol I was just about to…
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Putting a video onto a Dvd
Hi, My brother has asked for me to get his favourite video put on to a dvd in time for his bday in early Feb. I know some people do this themselves but I don't have a video player or the cable required. Has anyone any idea what this is called so I can search on google or recommend a company which does this kind of thing?…
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How do you copy a DVD to pc?
Hi I was wondering if someone can help. I have a DVD of a wedding that I would like to copy. I can play the DVD on my pc but can’t copy it unless I am doing something wrong!!! Very possible lol. I am opening the drive in my computer with the DVD in the drive and selecting copy and then trying to paste to another folder on…
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help
i have a 19in logik television that broke. currys wont give me my money back coz i havent got the base stand, even tho i took out the cover plan, and the insurance company is no help ether, does any1 no were i could get 1, new or second hand, any site i could go on???
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How about a Genuine Techy List
Hello All, I as you will know am very new here. That said, it doesnt mean I don't know my job. Over the last couple of days I have read the posts of several people needing assistance in one way or another. I have seen several helpful suggestions too and unfortunately I have seen the odd disaster as a result of either…
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Lineone Email No longer working?
Not sure if many people are still using a lineone email accounts, mine has stopped working completely for the last two weeks! I've contacted talk talk that replied and said it was a billing issue and I would be contacted by that team. I have since chased twice and had no response and tonight found out my address is now…
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urgent help need
hi having to use pc in safe mode posted earlier about whether my scans were clear as had personal security virus thing yesterday. were all clear but was told to run combofix so downloaded it from a link on here, turned off net and anti virus then scanned this has ended now but shed loads of stuff has vanish off my pc i.e…
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i pod touch wireless connection
I have a new i pod touch and would like to use the internet on it When i hit the safari button it recognises my home network but rejects my password I have a netgear router and the password on the bottom says password I have set up a lap top to this router which works fine I dont recall changing the default password on the…
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Microsoft Office Guide/Book
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. I want to learn more about the main microsoft office programmes (i.e. excel, word, powerpoint etc) as I realise that despite using them on a daily basis, I'm only utilising a tiny element of what they can do (e.g. not even doing IF functions in excel). Does anyone know a good basic/easy to…
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How do I measure my Laptop size?
Hello :wave: Ok, this is probably a daft question but I'm not sure how to work out the size of my laptop! lol I want to buy a case for my laptop but I'm not sure how to measure it. On adverts for TVs they show it diagonally (corner to corner type thing) so do I do that or is it just straight across the screen? Corner to…
