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oh no :-(
ok here goes my daughter has a advent laptop, just over a year old, trouble is, it charges then doesnt, thought it was the adapter at first but tried with another one and still wont charge properly any ideas would be welcome or any cost cutting warrenty ideas would be great to thanks!
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Which Scanner should I BUY?
Hi, I want to buy a scanner to archive family photos, including from negatives, and scan old school books etc. I had an epson before, and this was fine but broke a year or so ago. I'm looking to buy another, but want to invest in a good one, and not buy one for ~10yrs. I have about £200 to spend. Have narrowed down my…
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New printer/scanner required.
My old scanner has finally died and I am wanting to update to an all in one printer/scanner. The printer I have, which is also next to kaput is a Canon ip2000. At the moment I can get compatible cartridges for around £3 a set so I am looking for an all in one which has cartridges around this price, perhaps up to £5 a set…
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URGENT HELP please comp keeps rebooting
Hi, I was just going to continue with the previous help and opened my desktop but it keeps rebooting. It wont allow me to go into safe mode or last known config or anything just turns itself off/on. Can anyone advise me please or is this the end of its life?? and can I save the work as its got my sons coursework etc on it.…
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anybody who can do HTML please ??
Can somebody show me how to do a link to a website that you click and it takes you right to it ? I did it once and can't do it again and have lost my coursework folder!:(
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Sky+ not always recording programmes
We've been having problems since Sunday with recording some programmes onto Sky+. Some are series linked but some aren't. It's recording some but not others and in a couple of cases we held down the record button and it started recording after a while. The box is about 3 years old - does it sound as though it is on it's…
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creative zen v on windows 7
Hi guys, My laptops on windows 7 and I’d really like to be able to use by creative ven v on it but I can’t seem to get the software to work. I've looked on the website and I can only find software for vista but I have read online that I should be able to get it to work. I tried transferring songs from media player but only…
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Avast please can anyone help
We have this running on daughters laptop. I have just started up the laptop and its saying her system is unsecured and it willo not let me re-start the programme. I have restarted the laptop as well just to see and its still unsecured. Will I have to take this off and re-instal it again? because its just unresponsive or…
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What did I miss?
seems a thread may have gone off the rails a little...but as I wasn't paying attention I missed it. I'm sure this will also be deleted...so a PM may be the best way to answer...but who's been banned? I have a suspicion discussion on an avatar's cussions may be to blame...though what little I could read of the deleted post…
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Latest Windows Xp Updates Problems
If you are running Widows Xp you might want to hold off installing the latest patches/updates, there have been a few reports of problems after installing this Tuesdays updates. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9155419/Windows_patch_cripples_XP_with_blue_screen_users_claim?taxonomyId=89
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Windows February Security Updates
Just a 'heads up' that Windows Update now has the February security updates available. No less than 10 updates this month for my XP system. :eek: Makes you wonder how much of the original OS is still in there ... it must have more holes than a Swiss cheese. :rotfl: Dave.
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Remove audio from MP4/FLV clip
I've got some MP4 clips to upload to YouTube, but I want to remove the audio from them (it's completely irrelvant to the clip), but keep them otherwise the same. I've not found any software on the PC to do this easily, and if I do this in iMovie on my OHs Mac, I have to export and re-encode the video, and I can never get…
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Windows is about to expire - requires activation?
After some recent hardware (network adaptor) problems with my pc and installing windows service pack 3 (not sure if related) my pc is telling me that due to hardware changes my copy of windows needs to be activated or it will expire. We were given the pc years ago with no disks so I don't have the key for it. What will…
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good free cd/dvd software
Hi, I'm looking for a good free cd/dvd burning software and came across the techsupportalert site ... just wondering if anyone uses any of the progs recommended on there (ImgBurn, BurnAware Free, CDBurnerXP, InfraRecorder) or recommends any other particular ones? I cant post a link to the site as im a newbie here and the…
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Which router?
OK everyone, I am sooo simple when it comes to techie stuff so I have a simple question, I am looking to buy a router and don't know which one to get. Which is the fastest and best one to get? I have a windows 7 laptop and a windows xp pc, does this matter when it comes to buying a router? Again, sorry for the simplicity.
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Obtaining an Adobe ID HELP PLEASE
I have just purchased a Sony E Reader and am so frustrated! I have downloaded Calibre as the Sony stuff is poor. I am now trying to authorise my reader and every time I get to the "obtain an adobe id" screen it freezes. I have also tried to download Adobe Digital Editions and the same thing, complete freeze up. What am I…
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Trying to connect to Xbox live!!
My son is trying to connect to Xbox live using a wireless adaptor. It is asking for a WPA key and we don't know where to find it. Our router for the internet has a WEP key but this doesn't seem to be working, any suggestions asap would be most appreciated please.
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Laptop problems - alarm type noise, freezing etc
Help please, you lovely techie people. My son was online on his laptop when he said it started beeping constantly (like an alarm/siren) and the cursor froze. He said the noise was quite loud and he switched it off. Have had problems with it starting up on occasion for the last few months, sometimes taking about 5 attempts.…
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Help
Hi My daughter came through last night to say she couldnt get on her netbook because of a pop up saying: Warning! Visiting this site may harm your computer!? It is in a red box and will not let us access the internet keeps blockin it. We do have anti virus on the netbook so not sure how it got through, she may have pressed…
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windows not recognizing printer
have a hp deskjet D1660 printer installed on my laptop.it works fine then all of a sudden it stops & a bubble pops up saying windows does not recognize this usb device. tried shutting down pc then turned it back on & it works only to go off again after.any ideas
