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Archives for February 2010

Virgin phone call re viruses
My parents have Virgin broadband which is registered in my dad's name. A couple of days ago my mum got a phone call from a withheld number telling her that she had several viruses on her computer and if she turned her computer on the person phoning would look at her computer and remove them for her. My mum, bless her, is…
mobile broadband ip address
just wondering when you use mobile broadband what sort of ip address are you assigned? and what about if you change the sim card, does this change the ip address, or is it the dongle that affects the ip address? thanks a lot for any replies
Bit of advice needed!
Hi, My work just provided me with a laptop and mobile broadband USB thingy so that I can use my laptop when on the move. My question is... can they check... a) Where I'm at... b) What I'm doing/surfing on the computer?! Many thanks!
Compressed air keyboard/pc cleaner £2 netto 1st March
As title should do for clearing cpu cooler -don't know what size it is. Cheaper than the often quoted £5-8 prices.
Sound problem in new Samsung TV
Hi my husband bought a new flat screen Samsung series 6 tv a few weeks ago from amazon. The problem is after about an hours viewing the sound goes very buzzy, we get our TV via sky as we dont have a signal here. I contacted Samsung who said to do a diagnostic test to see if it was the TV at fault, which it seems that it…
TomTom GO700 Hard drive failed ?
Hi all , my tomtom GO 700 has developed an intermittent fault where you can turn it on and it will work for so long then the screen goes green and a picture of a disc with a red cross through it comes up ?, however i can reset it and sometimes it will start first reset other times it takes 3-4 resets then when you type an…
Using a plasma TV for PC monitor.
Okay so this is what i have at the moment: Dell Dimension E521 normal desktop setup. I'm on Virgin Media and currently have a wired connection from the wall to router and then ethernet cable to pc in upstairs office. This is what i want to do: I'd like to place pc tower downstairs next to Samsung plasma tv and hook that up…
Security Tool virus.Log check please
aliEnRIK/Browntoa and other experts,I think I've removed this virus.Please check my logs... Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 Database version: 3807 Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18882 28/02/2010 19:42:02 mbam-log-2010-02-28 (19-42-02).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|) Objects scanned: 222438 Time…
HDMI DVD player on CRT TV
I am looking at DVD players and saw a HDMI upscaling one. Am I right that this would have no effect on a CRT TV? (ie you would need to connect up a HDMI lead which a CRT TV doesn't have)
All in one remote needed
Hi I am currently using 4 remotes and looking to replace them all with just the one. I am been searching around but the problem is I cannot find a 4-in-1 which includes the Sky+ functions (Play, rewind etc) Currently using one remote for: TV Sky+ DVD Extra Satellite decoder (Eurobird) Any recommendations? Thanks
Can you use the same cable for satellite dish and loft aerial?
I've decided to run some coax from our loft aerial to the pc. I've always bought bog standard builder's merchant coax in the past but I'm thinking I want good quality cable and wonder if I can use the same stuff I used for the satellite runs? Is coax just coax iyswim? The sites I've looked at always just seem to mention…
Acer Aspire One - Security needed?
My notebook is Linux - do I need any Security or anti-virus software? I am a bit uneasy as I have none currently - I did check on a Linux website when I purchased the notebook and the feeling was that none was required. Anybody had any bad experience??
Need new MoBo, help choosing please.
Hullo my gorgeous people. :D My motherboard has gone in the kids PC, but I don't have a clue about buying one. Can anyone recommend what I should be looking for or any good sites? This is the PC and specs http://www.reevoo.com/p/ei-systems-ei-403#product-features-tab We were told to get this because its like for like but…
roboform
Hi, somehow i've lost my roboform toolbar and i cant seem to get it back on, i've tried to download it from google, tells me its succsessfull but still not there, any help much appreciated.
Free drive management software
Just thought i'd give a headsup for this one... http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm Its free and works perfectly. I wanted to do some re-allocation of drive space but the useless disk management software packaged with vista just gave error messages/refused to work. Downloaded the above and it did the job perfectly.
Fromatting stays "ON" in Outlook Express e-mail
I type a lot of e-mails which require considerable Bold and Underlining formatting in them. Often after I've Bolded and Underlined a heading the formatting will simply not remove itself for the body of the text underneath and it's driving me crazy. I double click on Bold and Underline to remove it, but as soon as I start…
Twitter probs
My twitter hasn't updated since about 8am this morning. I have looked at people who I follow and they have posted but it's not showing up on my home page I've looked to see if I can solve the problem on their help pages but it's as clear as mud!! Anyone any ideas why or what I can do to sort it out please, am a bit of a…
Connect Wii to the PC
Anyone tried this? Is it possible? If so - what wires are required? Thanks
usb 3.0 - anybody used it yet?
I see usb 3.0 cards are now available. http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=192066 Also hard drives too http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductID=1146161 wonder if anyones tried it and is it really 10 times quicker than usb 2.0? is it usb 1.1 compatible?
New Samsung HDD keeps disappearing.. ideas?
Hi all, recently purchased a Samsung Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen (HD154UI) internal hard-drive, and it's been formatted fine and all required backup data copied across. Thing is, every so often it seems to disappear from my list of available drives in 'My Computer' (I'm running Windows 7). If I reboot, it appears, but then seems…

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