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Please help - internet connection problems
Hi All Please can someone shed some light on a problem we have been having at home for the last few days? OH thought it was a computer problem but it is obvious that the problem is with the internet connection – we had both laptops on last night and they both lost the internet connection at the same time and reconnected at…
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goodbattery.co.uk, beware if buying a laptop battery
Long story so best make a cuppa! The series of events are as follows: 1. I purchased a Toshiba replacement laptop battery from www.goodbattery.co.uk for £45 plus £6 P&P. I used Paypal to complete the transaction on my credit card. 2. The battery was dispatched (from China!) but I did not use it until Christmas, as it was a…
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Sky Plus
If I cancel my Sky package will i still be able to use my Sky Plus to watch digtal tv channels and will I still be able to use it to record programmes?
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Can anyone recommend a small printer?
Can anyone recommend a small printer? I am looking for a basic printer. It doesn't have to be portable just small in size that can be kept out of the way when not needed, can print both b&w and colour A4 size and cheap to buy ink for.
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reinstall windows vista, need product key
Hi all just wondering if you can help. i am trying to 'clean' a friends' computer and the best way is to reinstall their windows vista with the cd. i have that, and unfortunatly i only have half the 25 digit product key, as it was partly torn off the side of the computer. is there any way i can recover this key from the…
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Merging zip files
I have two desktop PC's at work which have around 11,500 zip files on with identical text files in, one text file per zip file per week. I also archive these off onto an external hard drive, but the external HD has a complete record going back two years whilst I only keep six months data on the PC's. When I archive them…
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HTC Hero / memory cards
Hi I purchased above phone at weekend and it came with a 2gb micro SD card. Already filled that with music so want to know if I can out a bigger card in i.e. micro SDHC card? Cant find anywhere on HTC site or the manual that states taking a SDHC card. Has anyone put a bigger one in and if so, what size? TIA
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Cheap digital camera
Hi, i'm looking to spend about £60 on a digital camera. Does anyone have any recommendations on good deals at the moment? My only requirement is that it must be rechargeable! I'm willing to spend a bit more if it is a really good deal. I was looking at the Samsung ES55 from Boots, is this a good camera? It would be just…
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Anyone else have similair win 7 problems?
Hi there, I have a new computer with win 7 (32 bit installed) and have installed an extra copy of win 7 as well, different partition. I have the following probs on both of the win 7 installs. 1 system restore won't work 2 I can make a windows 7 backup ok but after its done windows still says I haven't made a backup and…
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Avast: Unable to scan lines?
When I run Avast, it shows no virus, but after scan has finshed a box pops up, saying results of last scan, with 2083 lines? that it has been unable to scan..Sorry to be dim, but what does this mean? Is it anything to worry abt?:o Can't copy and paste results.
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"Security Tool" removal
The above malicious software installed itself on my partners laptop. Seen on websites that this can be removed manually, or using 'Spyware Doctor'. Not being overly confident in my ability to remove this manually I went to download 'Spyware Doctor' on her laptop, but when it gets to the end of downloading it seems that…
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New laptop won't charge
Hi I wonder could anyone advise me as I'm a bit of a numpty were pooters are concerned. I bought my daughter a laptop for Christmas (Dell inspiron) and she's having problems charging it. In fact it won't charge at all now. She can use it only when it's plugged in. I bought it online from pc world at the beginning of…
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Help mouse probs
Hi how do i get rid of the weird thing thats just happened, first my mouse wheel thing made to page larger or smaller and now i noticed along my favorites bar its got this quick tabs thingy i dont want how do i get rid of it .thanks
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Vista v. Windows 7
I am currently using Windows Vista HP and was amazed when Microsoft launched Windows 7 so soon after Vista, especially with all the hype about Vista. I Hope Vista does not become another Windows Millenium (no updates after a couple of years).
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problems with internet connection
We have been having problems connecting both wirelessly and wired to the internet. We ahve had a bloke out to try and sort it but even he is lossing the will to live. We have virgin. We have replaced the belkin router as it was faulty for a new belkin router. |Replaced the desktop pc as it was 7 yrs old for a new laptop.…
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Embarrassingly simple question about ethernet cable
I posted this question on another forum and got a reply but I didn't understand and posted to say so. I then got another reply but I don't understand that one either and I'm too embarrassed to say so again so can you lot help please? I feel like a complete idiot and don't want to try their patience. :o I've run 3 cat6…
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greenest/least toxic computer?
Does anyone have any recommendations for a laptop that is noted for being less toxic, in its materials, and fairly green (energy saving). I currently have a macbook which does its job, only they do get terribly hot. I'm aware macs don't have pvc or bfrs, but they do have this smell in some of their products (adhesive…
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Somewhere to sell PC related items
I am looking to sell some PC related items (i.e. 2 monitors and an apple laptop). I am in quite a rush to sell them due to needing the money for a house deposit so I decided to stick them on ebay - signed up for an account, listed the laptop and one of the screens - 10 minutes later got suspended with no real explanation.…
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xbox 360 lips game set up help please !!
got 2nd hand game no instructions . do you have to set up the mikes or just switch on and away you go ? can't get it to work . any advice
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Word.doc recovered files. Need help GCSE missing file.
HI all, Need some assistance with a few recovered .doc files. I have been trying to sort out the SP1 Vista update problem with Microsoft via phone and email. Unfortunately, following Microsoft’s advice, the laptop crashed with no way of getting it going again without reformatting and losing all files. However, found 3…
