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SAFETY ALERT Crazy Cameras
This post is to warn people in the UK of the potentially dangerous electrical components supplied to me by the online trader CrazyCamera.Co.UK. If you have purchased any electrical equipment from this company which plugs into the United Kingdom 230V domestic electrical supply please read the following information very…
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laptop note book net book argh help
My daughter is starting secondary school this time so I want to get her her own computer. My budget is £350. I dont know what the difference between a note book netbook and lap top are. Or how much memory I need or what to look out for. I dont want the salepeople at comet /currys or pc world conning me as I really have no…
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New Cheap Home Printer Please
We currently have a Lexmark x2600 all in one printer which now won't print. We've cleaned the ink, wicked the ink and nothing, just a blank page. Both the computer icon and the printer are not not showing that it needs ink, and when I cleaned the ink cartridges ink came off. Anyway, I'm not keen on buying new ink at £18…
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Problem with Roboform/Firefox add ons
I did a Roboform update last week. Now, all of the add ons on my Firefox (snap links, split pannel, and ie tab are the main ones I use) are now not working at all. This is the error I get: Firefox could not install the file at http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/addons/1865/adblock_plus-1.1.3-fx+sm+tb+fn.xpi…
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please help: infected
hi, i was getting alerts that my pc was infected so i trawled thru threads and performed procedures that seemed relevant. malware scan log result posted below, will reboot and perform next scan then post. thanks Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 Database version: 3799 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer…
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Just changed broadband supplier and can't send emails
Hi, i've just changed broadband suppliers, and ignoring the issues i have about speed, my outlook is very slowly downloading emails but it just won't send any out. Oh i have a wireless connection. Does anyone have any ideas? thanks for your help.
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laptop vista operating software not found
Hi, i went to power up my laptop and all i get it the acer logo and then it just comes up with operating system not found. I have tried a restore alt f10 but just bleeps is they any other way of getting it to load? I can get in to boot options but there is only boot from network and cd dvd nothing else? acer extensa 5220…
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Transformation packs for XP to look Like Win7?
I have XP on a laptop and am looking to make it look like its got Win7 or Vista on it but cant seem to find a download for it. I have seem a download somewhere but can not remember where so does anyone have any links please? Its the Transformation pack im after to make XP look like Win7 or Vista.
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PDF Printer problem
I got a real headbanger here... I can print out PDF files on my HP 940c colour and image perfect... As soon as I try to print direct ie. right click/print, or if I try to print from Word or Gimp, the colours look washed out or faded. Anybody got any ideas............:( Scratch that....^ Even PDF files look washed out…
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Microsoft Money - Gone! What are Microsoft Thinking?
Have always found Microsoft Money an excellent product, especially the way it predicts your future bank balance by plotting known spending habits and income. Great little product. So, was rather devastated to find, when Googling for news of the latest version, that Microsoft have discontinued it! What ARE they doing???? If…
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desktop - laptop speakers
hiya can i use these on a desktop or laptop http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=5447#checkstore ta for any help
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Hijack this report
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 21:18:13, on 26/02/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe…
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Where is the ‘remembered’ username and password stored?
My wife recently opened a savings account with Scottish Widows. Logging in on-line she entered her username and password (and presumably agreed to save that information). Each time she goes to that page of the banks web site her username and password are automatically entered as soon she clicks onto the entry box. I have…
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DVD Recorder
Looking to buy DVD recorder, nothing fancy (£100-£150)just to record now and again, what am I looking for? record onto disc or hard drive and what is a PVR? is it recording onto hard drive? might want to keep the odd programme. Stanehyve
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should i install this?
there is a possible update available in windows update. it is called microsoft browser choice screen update for eea users of windows vista. the description is, install this update to access a choice screen which lets you select whether and which web browser to install in addition to internet explorer. after you have…
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Help please with notebook & wireless connection
I have been lucky enough to win an MSI notebook like this one: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/27298/msi-x400-ultra-slim-notebook I have received the version without the optical drive, but the manual is a dvd. Where do I buy an optical drive and what would you recommend? I cannot find out how to switch it on to wireless…
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Laptop help please
Hi peeps, my mum gave me her laptop and i'm trying to use a 3 dongle to acsess internet but it keeps telling me i need to log on as an adminsrator? Laptop works through our internet, we tested it, any help would be appreciated.
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Wireless Internet suddenly stopped working
Hi A friend's wireless internet access thru Talk Talk has suddenly stopped working. She can still access the internet via the ethernet cable. She is running XP on a Toshiba Satellite laptop which is about 5 years old. The laptop seems to be working fine otherwise. I said I would go over to have a look on Sunday but to be…
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USB Flash memory pen/drive - HELP PLEASE! Corrupted/lost data?
Hi Hopefully someone can help a poor student! I'm beginning to go into meltdown! Basically my USB memory pen (Technika 256MB Flash) has lost loads of my data. It is still recognised by my PC when I put it in but lots of the folders and files have been lost. To be clear, many of the older files and folders are still there -…
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Anyone familiar with Coral draw?
Here in Norfolk our postcode starts NR however Coral draw won't allow me to put NR in capitals, each time it reverts to Nr anyone got any ideas please. Thanks Maggie
