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Microsoft Office 2002/2003
This is going to sound like a stupid question and I'm sure I know the answer to it but I'm a bit confused about two versions of MS Office. I have installed a replacement HDD (old one making clicking noises) and rebuilt my machine with XP. I have installed MS Office 2002 but Outlook says my PST file isn't compatible. I put…
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Orange mobile broadband
Bear with me guys, I'm using my mobile phone as a modem ATM.... It's WinXP, with M$ Security Essentials and Windows firewall.... LG KP500 on Orange network....... I have full signal but the pages are loading like it's a 32k modem..... *Yawn* Anybody got any clue why it could be so slow????
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Download video for free?
My Daughter was in play and its been posted on their website for streaming - is there a way of downloading it so i can send copy to my family? When i hover over the video there is an option to download but you have to pay for it (may have been Quicktime Pro or something like that) Is there a safe reliable free software to…
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Hijack this log....
My friend has dropped a PC round for me to look at tonight with a view to loading Kaspersky Int security 2010 which he has bought. There seems to be some sort of nasty on th machine which is preventing me using IE8 and windows update. The Kaspersky loader is saying something about removal of Steganos AVG which doesnt…
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Not got xbox360 back
Hey all sent my sons xbox in for repair over 2 weeks ago to a company called GCMODS, which can be found on google. i tracked my parcel so i knew it had got there fine, however i have not heard anything from them so i have no idea what is going on :( I wouldnt mind but its my sons and it was part of his christmas presents…
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Upgrade to Office
Hi everyone Can anyone recommend a good deal for an upgrade from Microsoft Works to Microsoft Office (Word / Excel)? I'm running on Windows Vista at the moment. Thanks V
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Clean Install Using Dell PC Restore?
I am trying to fix a Dell Dimension 5000 PC with XP Professional, which appears to have multiple infections, I have removed some with MalwareBytes and Combofix, but it's still not entirely clean. The PC has Dell PC Restore installed, the data is backed up, so it seems to me that a factory restore is the way to go with…
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New Aldi PC
Any views from the experts on this machine please? http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_12578.htm?WT.mc_id=2010-01-04-12-00 Supplementary question. I download video from by Cannon DV Camcorder onto my current Medion Desktop using the Firewire, which this new machine seems not to have. Are any of the connections shown…
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Broken Wii? BIG UP TO NINTENDO SERVICE CENTRE!!!
Hi I'm not sure where to post this but perhaps the mods could direct it to the right place???? We purchased our Nintendo Wii about a month after the launch and have had much use and good times from it so you can imagine how upset we were when it stopped working last October time (well out of it's warranty period). We were…
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Halifax Evacuated?!
Halifax loans department – “Thank-you for calling. Due to emergency procedures, this building has been evacuated. Please try again later.” Been like that since about 1800hrs - reckon they kicked staff out early due to snow?
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Ringtones for Nokia 6300
I'm trying to load a ringtone to my Nokia 6300. I have downloaded it from Zedge and into the Nokia Ovi Player, I have plugged my phone in via a USB cable, but can't see what to do next. Can anyone help please? Thanks
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Free scrabble downloads anywhere?
I like playing scrabble and thought I would Google and find one that is a freeware and downloadable. Many say they are free but when downloaded say it is one hour trial before you need to pay. Does anyone know of a free one?
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Laptop USB port help
Hi everyone I have a laptop with 3 usb ports Sadly two are now unuseable due to me being clumsy :o Is it relatively easy for someone who has electronic repairs exp to relpace them ? Is it viable cost wise ? can they easily be purchased ? Or is this a job that a PC repair place could easily do ? Don't really want to buy a…
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Nat West on line banking
Over the last month or so logging onto Nat West on line banking has been a crawl, yesterday and today it timed out everything, it was so slow. I got onto Nat West who immediately asked me whether I was using Orange as my internet provider, which I do. They said they had received numerous complainants from Orange customers…
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Anyone any good with wiring patch panels?
Been trying to get this to work all day at work, well, I say all day....All day in IT guy terms :rotfl: Can't figure it out for the life of me. I know the diagram is on the back but I can't understand why it has A and B and then different configurations for the wires. At first I thought each Cat 5 port came off 4 wires on…
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Thunderbird email setup
Ok recently installed Mozilla Thinderbird and must be missing something very obvious. Used to use Outlook Express and want to setup Thunderbird to work in a similar way with my O2 pop account. I put in all my settings, send thunderbird off to download all my messages which it does but then if I close and re-open TB all…
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Laptop/Processor advice
Hi, I am a techie myself but I don't really keep up on the latest processors (especially for laptops) but I am trying to decide/configure a laptop for my Mum. Absolute max budget is £500 but the less the better, she will be mainly using it for documents (very large documents and lots open at a time in Office 2007),…
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A nasty on the system
Not sure that this has been mentioned. I had a program attach itself to my puter today. It calls it self Internet Security 2010. It claims to find malware and asks, I think, $49 to remove the so called found stuff. Now the scary bit was not only when I rebooted I couldn`t access my desktop, it also refused the same in safe…
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like snapfish but better
Hi, I've recently discovered snapfish and I'm really enjoying how easy it is to use and how quick it is to upload etc etc. I've been sharing my photos with some friends, and recently one of my friends shared his with me. I thought I could copy his photos to my computer. It seemed to work, but when I opened them on my…
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Laptop speed dropped
Good evening MoneySavers! Basically, my laptop speed (mainly Internet Explorer) has dropped quite a fair bit. It happened just before christmas and I eventually had to do a factory reset because it wouldn't boot up properly. Even after the reset, Internet Explorer has been very slow and it is very slow at opening new…
