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How do Antivirus progs compare lately?
I've been looking at the free AV alternatives, and I've come across a new Microsoft one that's free ( http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ ). And apparently Avast! have revamped their free version too. How do these compare, with Avira now?
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Trojan Horse Virus 16 .... Help
I run AVG 9.0 and have done for the last 18 months, touch wood never had probs, BUT I am very cautious with using the net and sites I go on, and have to tell the kids what they can and can't go on too. All ok except my pc kept shutting down (no data lost). Took it into my pc repair shop who came recommended from a friend…
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copyingfrom skyhd box recording to sony hdd recorder
hw can i recorded progs on sky+hd box copy on to sony hdd for later to be copied on to dvd after editing
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Checking I have done everything re viruses etc?
Had multiple warnings from some 'personal security' flag up potentially multiple viruses/tojans etc on one of our laptops today. Ran latest version of Avast with no detection of anything. Then following the early parts of this thread did the following. Ran Malwarebytes (latest version) and came up with this log:-…
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Using someone elses sky card in my house?
I have an old digibox and using it for the free channels only. Daughter has moved back in with me and had to cancel her sky services 6 months early in the 12 month contract at her previous address so shes having to pay the full 12 months. Will her viewing card still remain active including the extra channels she paid for…
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Help - Can't receive or send emails
Can any one shed any light on what's happened here, please I've got a desk top PC running XP with Mailwasher, also a "new" laptop running win7 with Mailwasher have been using Mailwasher for a number of years with no problems, until Friday firstly,desktop PC can't receive or send any email's either through mailwasher or…
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Rotten egg smell
When I spin my washer, there is a rotten egg smell. The sink has the same smell when the water disappears:eek:. If I call out the washing machine repair man and the problem is in the drains, he will charge me, and vice a versa with the sink. Does anyone know how I can tell which is causing the smell?
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Is This An Option
I supposed I should have asked is this a sensible option :o OK here's the situation. I have an Inspiron 510m laptop. Have it about five years now and to be honest all I use it for is some wordprocessing, running a small number of blogs/websites for which I occasionally use Dreamweaver, a little bit of photo editing (not to…
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Please Help - IS this log infected?
Please can someone help me. I have run a hi-jack this but cannot post the log as i am a new user adn it has links in it? How do i get round this? I am running XP Media Edition and my PC freezes up after about 10 mins on the Net and then makes a high pitch whistling noise. I have no idea what to do anymore? Thanks
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How do i make a back up copy of my wii games?
Legally I am allowed to make a backup copy of my wii games but how do i do this? Do i simply copy them using a dvd burner or do i need to do something else? Tried looking online but most plaes want to sell you software to do this - and i don;t know if i need it.
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Restore using factory.wim
hi, I have a dell dimension c521 which I want to restore using the factory.wim file on the D: \ recovery drive. Does anyone have any hints or tips or know any good instructions on line? thanks
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Fixing computer
Hi i am after some help I am trying too fix a computer for a friend and not sure what problem is it recognizes the hard drive and motherboard is fine it seems to get stuck on loading screen which suggests to me a problem with software so am trying to reinstall windows this is where prob is it get too bit where it says…
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Need ethernet cable for wireless?
Hi I've never used wireless before, but i've just bought a router from Virgin Media so i can use my laptop wirelessly in my house. I don't know much about it, but do i need an ethernet cable and, if so, should that come with the router? thanks for any help G
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Samsung MP3 Video Player
I have just bought a Samsung MP3 Video Player (Product code YP - Q2J CB). On the packaging it says that it supports the BBC iplayer. I have downloaded a program off iplayer, and have tried to copy this over. However it is not copying and the error it is showing says that there is a direct show filter error. Does anyone…
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Analog TV Switch Off
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but can anyone tell me I have just the Sky box and a Philip's Recorder DVD/Video if I wanted to watch one channel and record on another channel how would I do this as we have now had the Analog switched off
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How do i scan a Pen Drive.......
Please could someone tell me how to scan a pen drive. My daughter has been coming home from school and plugging her pen drive thingy into our new PC, and i am worried/terrified that she may introduce a virus onto our computer, as the school has been having problems. She needs to do work on the PC so i can't just say NO, so…
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Software to build website for small business
I used to google for things like this but I am finding that search engine increasingly useless.... I am about to build a website for a new internet business, but am rather new to all this. I am reasonably competent at computer programs but am not sure which software is best to do the following: 1. Transactions will be made…
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Advice on where to buy a PC similar to this...
Im looking at getting a new computer and want something along the lines of this spec http://www.cube247.co.uk/?customise=3 However after getting really poor phone communication and reading bad things about them im looking for somewhere else to make my purchase. Any recommendations of online places that are good both in…
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pc took an age to log on...
should i be worried that my pc took an absolute age to log on today. i actually got impatient and turned it off and started again. it got to the part were the screen is black and the cursor is on screen and movable and just stayed there. i am talking more than 10 or 15 minutes before i lost my patience.
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Todays Give away of the day
Has anyone taken advantage of the Giveawayoftheday today (Crave World Clock)? I did and it appeared on screen for a while then went, I'm wondering if I've done anything wrong.
