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serious problems with mesh computer
I have a 10 month old mesh nero E5200 computer that has had problems from the start. Initially it was very slow and then gradually the screen started blacking out for a few seconds and then a message about display driver problems would flash up. However in the last couple of months it has got worse and worse. After being…
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Help please
My brother had a message on his computer to say "does he want to compress files to save space on his hard drive" he clicked yes and he is now is unable to boot his pc as a messages reads "BOOTMGR is compressed". How do we undo this action please? Hes running Windows XP. TIA
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which MP3 player for reading books/book mark?
Help needed please - never had an MP3 player, need something simple but not too expensive, just to listen to reading books sometimes for half hour at a time! First I saw Philips GoGear Raga 8GB MP3 Player. £34.99 good reviews, quite tough and long bettery life but not compatible with audio books, then saw Phillips Spark…
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how to do this (HTML Q?)
On a forum I use , that allows sigs with links, some peoples appear as (random example) https://www.blah.com how ever some peoples appear as King of blah I can see how to do it on here using the feature , but there is not one in the profile options, so I guess I need some HTML tags or something?
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Zanussi washing machine wont start
I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask I have a zanussi washing machine aquacycle FLE 1416 W wont start programs as usual but light above the start/pause button keeps flashing and nothing happens I tried emptying the machine in case I'd overloaded it but that didn't help. I'm afraid to call someone out incase I end…
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Email doing the rounds that says you have a virus
Just on the off chance no one knows about this email which is doing the rounds at the moment it puports to come from a forum which you may be a member of saying that you visited and a virus alert was noticed on your computer. The email asks you to sign in to a link which carries the forum name to view the original message…
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PC trouble - Windows XP - Fujitsu Siemens - do I need a new PC?
Hi all I hope someone can give me some advice as I'm really at the end of my tether, as well as my limited technical ability. I have a Fujitsu Siemens PC that's about 5 years old. Its played up over the years but I've always had Tech Guys back-up cover and have got stuff sorted either on the phone and with the occasional…
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humax foxstat
ok, i have done more research, having originally posted on how to get a freeview plus box. my research tells me i need a humax foxstat pvr, what none of the sites tell me is if i just need that, as in, it will give me my channels too, or if i need the pvr AND my freesky box to keep getting my channels. this making sense??…
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Appreciate a bit of help please :)
Nothing major but just a tad annoying...Im using Windows Mail V6.0 in Vista and when an email came through, an icon type thing used to appear on the bottom right task bar to let me know...for some unknown reason, it doesnt happen anymore!! I dont have the sound on my laptop so I dont get to hear the ding and rely on the…
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WinPatrol Plus for 63p..
http://lifehacker.com/5459598/grab-windows-monitoring-tool-winpatrol-plus-for-99-cents I know there's free options out there but this looks nice for a few pence!
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which 1 of these laptops
hiya can someone suggest which 1 of these laptops wil be best i would prefer a 15.6 inch screen but i only need the laptop for surfing - emails - itunes. £349.00 is a little more above my budget which is £300.00…
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Redeeming stars for DSi points??
Ok my stepson has 1400 stars on Club Nintendo account and it says you can redeem these for DSi Points but how?? Tried get can only see how to convert them into Wii points?
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Adsl 2+
Hi all, My ISP has advised me that my local exchange has been upgraded and that I can now take advantage of the new ADSL 2+ service. However, they suggest that my download speed (a lowly 2MB) will be unchanged. Can anyone give me a simple list of pros and cons of the new service that may influence my decision as to whether…
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Computer Applications keep hanging
Hi, I have XP Service pk 3 and i'm experiencing alot of application hanging, especially when using facebook, with the program stopping and when i click ctrl, alt. del it comes up not responding. I have downloaded the lastest IE8 to try and remedy it, i have run anti virus scans which show everything being fine and…
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Email Attachment Help
I have attatched things by email before from other computers and off my own have attatched pictures in jpg form etc with no problems. Thing is i want to send someone a document and it's not letting me do it. I've tried numerous times testing it on another email address of mine, it will let me attatch it in a 'wps' form?…
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Accessing data on old Ipod
I have an old Ipod video which I was using to store photos, videos etc and it no longer works. Wont charge or turn on and I've tried changing the battery with no luck. I really want to get these files from it as there are photos of my daughter as a baby that I do not have stored elsewhere. Does anyone know how I can go…
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urgent help appreciated - laptop playing up
Help, please. My son was on facebook last night and was typing, when it suddenly started typing by itself, then the screen tilted sideways. When switching it on, it goes to the Windows Error Recovery screen with safe, safe mode ......network, safe mode ....... command prompt options. Is highlighted on 'start windows…
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Wireless Printer Installation - fatal error
Help please! My son has a laptop so we bought him a printer and I cannot install it. I have tried with the disc; I have downloaded the driver from the HP site It's a HP F 4580 printer. The message I keep getting is Fatal Error then it tells me to go to the website where I need to look for infor on MSIBufferChm but I can't…
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Sky box stuck on standby
Last night my Skybox stuck on standby and also my wireless router stopped working. I rang Sky and went through all the rigmarole, turning Sky off at the plug holding Buttons on the box down etc, etc. Nothing worked so they are sending an engineer on Saturday. This man said that he didnt know whether the two things going…
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Can I move emails from Microsoft Office to Outlook Express on a new laptop?
Hello I've a new laptop and it has Outlook Express which I dont really like :( Anyway can you transfer emails from Microsoft Outlook to Outlook Express? Have emails that I don't want to lose and not sure what to do. Maybe I should purchase Microsoft Office (if it's not too expensive lol) sunni
