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Help my text has got smaler
Hi All you helpful peeps out there.... As I was logging on to my laptop before I pressed something and have now got tiny text the only thing I can find to change it is not the right one its just making stuff on the screen bigger, any help much appreciated :osamx
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Nedd some advice with regards to IP address and credit card fraud
Hi there i need some advice please on some credit card fraud on my card. it happend in october and there about £200.00 of transactions on my card in october from places such as blahdvd and cdwow, always small amounts. i had a phone call from the the credit card and they have said that the IP address on these transactions…
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Xbox360 Red Ring Of Death
Hi All My nephews xbox360 has got RROD its just over 12 months old , i was wondering if anyone could put me in the right direction as to what to do ie does it go back to the shop where he bought it or do he have to get in touch with microsoft if so can some provide a link please. Many thanks in advance John
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Homeplug software required
I am a happy user of some Maplin homeplug equipment, namely an ethernet bridge and a 4 port wireless access point (product codes A66HB and A69HB) respectively. Unofrtunately I've lost the CDs that came with the units & need to do soem reconfiguration. Can anybody point me to where I can download replacement software
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do low energy bulbs work with a dimmer switch?
decided to change the dead bulbs in my ceiling spotlights at moment fitted with 50w gu10 , looking on ebay i see that it is possible to now buy low energy versions , they work out quite expensive and if they dont work on a dimmer switch will be a waste of money , i get the impression that they will give out a murky light…
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Computer base unit for downloading/playing HD
Hi All, Does anyone know who sells the following spec base unit: HDMI port, dual core processor, decent size RAM and hard drive, graphics card that can play downloaded HD media files. Also would need to have an inbuilt N-level wireless card? Thanks a lot Shibi
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Help with Dell Inspiron 1300
Wonder if anyone can help. My neighbours laptop - Dell Inspiron 1300 (its about 4 years old) is having some problems. It will turn on and starts the user screen (running XP home edition) but when you click a user it "hangs" on the wallpaper picture with no icons and the egg timer going. (massive apologies for my non…
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SUM function not working in OpenOffice Calc
As the title says, really. I can't get the SUM function to work in OpenOffice Calc, all it shows in the box is the formula, not the answer to all the numbers that need adding up. For example, if I put: 7 in box A1 3 in box A2 5 in box A3 =SUM(A1:A3) in box A5 A5 will say the formula, and not 15 as it should do (because it…
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6 wk old laptop - update more advice pse ....
As title says. Is a pink sony Vaio with Windows 7 - bought end of Oct, given to DD as bday present end of november. Has had MS office downloaded and linked to our home wifi - no other software downloads. Problem 1 - No access to documents/ picture library etc. (never has been) Problem 2 - Screen goes blue in middle of…
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Next Netbook - Installing flash player on Linux
Hi guys. A friend of mine recently bought one of these for her son for Christmas. (Next Netbook) Her son wants to get onto Youtube, Facebook and other sites that use flash, the trouble is the internet browser ( a strange version of firefox i've never come accross before) does not have flash installed and finding and…
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Lava Lamp
Not sure if this is the right place? Anyway I've got a lava lamp, they still sell them in Argos, their about a tenner. But to cut a long story short, I've had it a while, the bulbs gone twice on it so far, last time it went I never replaced it so its been sat idle for over 6 months Bought a new bulb today and plugged it in…
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Buying a new MP3 player
Hello Folks My last MP3 player sadly expired (took it back to the "real" shop and got a refund). Anyway I've been looking at Ebay for a replacement and my questions are "Has anybody here ever bought an unbranded MP3 player i.e. supplied from Hong Kong? Would you recommend this course of action? I've also posted this same…
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Replacement Laptop Advice
without boring yer with all the details, looks like I'm after a replacement laptop from CarPhoneWarehouse the laptop has to be similar to Intel Pentium Dual Core 2 GB Memory 250 GB Hard Drive 17" screen Battery life 260 mins with Windows 7 bearing in mind I had the Dell Inspiron 1750 anyone recommend something "decent"…
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recommendations for mp3 downloads
hiya not sure where to post this but does anyone have recommendations where to get mp3 downloads, and the prices? never done if before so would rather not use any illegal sites (not sure what is and isn't illegal anyway) ta if anyone can help
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wireless receiver for my pc
hi i have searched for a solution but haven't found it yet so hopefully someone can help me or point me in the right direction - if have posted in the wrong place please let me know or move it to the right place right i use a dell pc which is connected to a sky broadband router/modem (how do i know which one it is?) my bf…
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Trojan problem?
Hi I am getting a message from McAffee that I have a Trojan, but a full scan reveals nothing. I am getting strange popups - the only thing I have noticed. How do I go about tracking down what and where this is and eradicating please? Please be gentle with me :D All help gratefully accepted and with thanks.
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ISP IP Address lease times
Does anybody have a list of ISPs and their public IP address lease times? I have TalkTalk ADSL and assume that their lease time must be very short because every time I reboot my ADSL router I get a different public IP address. I also have Virgin Cable and have always had the same public IP address, even if I leave my cable…
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camera for a child
I'm after a cheap digital camera for my daughter and was thinking one with a fixed lens would be safer for the inevetable drops, (she's dropped mine a couple of times and the lens struggles to move occasionaly) but if the lens doesn't move in and out, does that mean it will nearly always take out of focus photo's? I was…
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Bookmarking threads
Not sure if this is the right place to post this - if not sorry - but can anyone tell me if I can bookmark individual threads in different sections of the forum? I just want to be able to go directly to a thread I'm following. I've found the 'subscriptions' bit of 'User CP' but I don't understand what to do there, or if…
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hack for dvd player
I'm looking for a hack for my dvd player proline dvd15701 - seems this is a newer model than all the sites I have visited = can anyone help please?
