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in simple language what is ...
The Intel Matrix Storage Console? I know I probably appear totally stupid but I have no idea what it is and what I am supposed to do with it and it is in my opening menu and showing up as 'pink' which I am guessing means 'give me some attention'. I have looked around and I gather it is something to do with RAID - whatever…
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Folder appears when switching on computer
Every time we turn on the computer at home it does all it's business and climaxes with an open folder in the middle of the screen. In it is a file claiming to be "Windows Enhancement Pack". The route to it is C: program files/windows then inside this is a program called "choice guard" and a "cguard.exe" file What does it…
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screen image displaying upside down!
Hi, I dropped some books on the keyboard accidentally and now the screen image is displaying upside down - can anyone tell me which keys I need to press to get th display back to normal. Ta
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Can I view a previous unaltered webpade from the day before?
Hello! :D I don't know a lot of computers and thought this might be the best place to ask my question. Yesterday I viewed a page on rightmove.com and today the page I was looking at has changed. Is there any way to view the same page I looked at yesterday before the new changes were added? I looked in my history and it's…
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Stream direct tv
Hi, Has anyone used Stream Direct Tv - which is advertised as providing software to enable viewing of online tv channels worldwide for a very modest fee? Any recommendations/warnings would be appreciated. Thanks C
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phone password
Hi Im hoping someone can help me please. I have forgotten the password to a phone I used to use and want to start using again, is there anyway to reset it, it doesnt seem to be giving me the option. Its a samsung. TIA
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Screen Saver goes back to "Background"
Ive always used "My Pictures" as a screen saver, however after about 2 mins, it goes back to "Background", without anyone near the computer. The "Turn off" Monitor after X mins is also not working. Any Clues? Thanks:mad:
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lowering MTU in router settings?
Hi i am having trouble getting a particular website to load, i have tried in both IE and Firefox. Other people are saying the site is workign for them.... somebody has advised me to "lower MTU in my router settings to 1458 or 1392" but how do i do this, and will it work? my ISP is: Virgin site is: www.betpack.com thanks
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Best way to transfer data between old/new computer
Hi, I have just bought a new desktop computer from dell (an inspiron 545MT running windows 7 64-bit,) and want to transfer data between my old dell desktop (another inspiron, but 5yr old on XP) and the new computer. The new computer uses the screen of the old one, I only have one screen, so setting up networking and…
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Tune sky remote to Alba Television ?
Have just bought an Alba L42M1 Television and cant find code to retune Sky remote. Have been onto sky and they do not have a code for it ? Can anyone advise ? Thanks very much.
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guarantee
Hello All, Guarantee expires on laptop soon, i dont want to pay P.CWorld £8.00 a month. Is there a cheaper alternative? Smudger
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Misleading BT Cold-Callers
Since I pay BT for my phone line and have been a 'loyal' customer for many years I was lucky enough to recieve a call from them last night offering me a limited offer on my broadband. To be fair, in financial terms the deal wasn't bad but it was the pushy and misleading nature of the call that hacked me off. I'm currently…
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DVD won't play on laptop
Hi, I got the free Matt Roberts dvd in the Telegraph last week and it won't play in windows media player. I have downloaded another player called KM player and it still won't play. Says can't view thumb nails. Any suggestions please? Thanks. Fifi
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Driver IRQL not less or equal???
Hi Guys, I have an Acer 5040 running XP. I have had some problems recently with an annoying black screen on start-up which you tried to help me with, and I ran hijack this etc which didn't particularly show up anything wrong. I have turned my Laptop on this morning and have a blue screen with lots of black lines running…
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New Laptop- Installing Tiscali Broadband internet problems!
Hi, I just got a new laptop and used my already existent 'Broadband installation CD' on it. Everything went fine for a while I entered the Username and PW, and folloed all the steps (Tried it all twice so far!) but when I reach the final step, which is plugging my modem to the laptop, the modem produces one red light…
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1080i and 1080P difference?
Hi, Some of the play back storage devices quote HD1080i and some HD1080P, why is that? Can someone shed some light on this please. seb
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Core 2 Duo or Pentium Dual Core
Hello all! I'm in the market for a new laptop. I'll only really be using it for surfing the web and storing a few pictures. I just wondered if it's worth spending a wee bit more and getting one with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor rather than a Pentium Dual Core. I don't know much about these things but read somewhere that…
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Connecting W7 laptop to XP PC printer
Bought my daughter a new laptop running Windows 7 but there doesn't appear to be a compatible driver for my printer which is connected to my PC running XP. The laptop finds the printer but needs a driver for it. Am i screwed & need to buy a new wireless printer or is there a workaround? BTW the printer in question is a…
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checking my ISP
I know this may seem strange but I've just done a system restore on my PC and I'm setting it up again. I was offered a trial of AOL broadband which I don't want as I already have Talktalk. Now I'm connected, how can I check I've not inadvertantly ended up with AOL please? Thanks
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Occasional internet access
Hi I have my laptop set up at home to connect to my Orange Broadband service with a Belkin wireless card (no built in wireless in laptop) and the Orange Livebox. Works fine. I often visit a relative who has no computer and would like to take my laptop and connect to the internet at their house. Would it be possible to get…
