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Keys not working on laptop
I have about 5 keys not working at all since I spilt a small amount of tea on the keyboard. Anything I can do or is it a job for the professionals...if so can someone give me a rough idea of cost please. Thanks.
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Firewire cable
Hello I have bought a firewire lead as I am trying to copy videos taken on a handycam which copies on to mini dv cassette tapes. When the lead is plugged into the computer and camcorder I am not getting any Icons showing on the pc in (Devices in my removable storage) . You have probably gathered by now I AM CLUELESS. :( -…
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help - piggly driving me insane!!
I know this is not that technical, but i am addicted to a computer game that I found on my netbook called Piggly. I am stuck on level 'pigs can't fly'. If anyone has any clues, please let me know. I don't want to download any stuff, thought maybe someone would have the answer!! It is a money saving thing - because it stops…
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Windows 7 Gadgets :@
Hi, I have this problem with the gadgets. I tried adding some new ones from microsoft live website and they either came up white , blank , black or the red cross in a square. First i thought they might be dodgy gadgets, so i put the standard gadgets on (CPU monitor , calender etc.) and these also didnt work. Last september…
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ipod vidoe logic board problem
Was replacing the battery for my 5thgen video ipod.... while unhooking the battery cable by lifting the brown clip up ... the whole connector came off and took one of the five pin that was attached to the logic board with it ... The pin that got pulled out was the 3rd pin in .... I connected everything back to their…
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Anyone know anything about Playstation Network?
Hi, my OH has registered for PSN. He has just gone to log in on PS3 (second hand). The original owner's email address is in the sign in ID box so he deleted that and added his own and then the password. It then said "you cannot sign in using another users sign in ID". Anyone know what to do as it's the first time we've…
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Gmail messages
I use Outlook Express for my email, by mistake I have deleted all my messages but they are still archived on the Gmail site. How do I set the Google site to allow me to re-download the messages.
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Xvid to MP4 converter?
Hi Guys, So I have some xvid files that I want to stick on my iPad/iPhone. Tried converting to mp4 using some random free app but as predicted the end result had out of sync audio (baaad). I have a pretty powerful laptop (a new XPS 16.. highest core 2 duo spec with 4gb of ram) and left it running overnight so I think the…
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Help please!
Hi Would any of you kind people on here have a look and see if I have a virus please? Every time I try to run an antivirus program it freezes and it is doing my head in. Thank you Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 18:27:00, on 14/09/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet…
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Been given an old xbox. One of the games not working.
I have been given an old xbox (one of the first coming out) by a friend. He gave me 4 games with it, 3 works but the fourth didn't, when inserting the disc, it ended up showing no disk on the screen, I could not load it. Thinking the game was faulty, I have bought the same game second hand, and this one didn't work…
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VHS to DVD
Hi I have some VHS that I wish to transfer to DVD but need to buy the equipment to do so. What is the cheapest way to do this? I don't own a DVD Recorder, but if I bought one and connected it to my VHS, would this work? Or would it be easier to buy a two in one VHS/DVD Recorder? Can I find some kind of cable to connect a…
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Cancelling X-Box Live Help Please
I cannot cancel X-Box live for some reason. Can anyone tell me how to cancel my son's membership please?
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Can't paste links into MSE threads
I always used to be able to do this - has something changed?
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How do I post a YouTube link?
How do I post a link to a song on YouTube? I've been following the "What music stopped you in your tracks" post and would have liked to link my songs to their YouTube videos but I don't know how to do it.
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Firewire giving me 3rd degree head ache
A long time ago i connected my ipod to my computer with a firewire card, the OS was XP and there were no issues. Along came vista and i started using USB to connect my ipod as it didn’t come with a firewire card. I remember at some point to kill some time i tried connecting up my old firewire card but didn’t show any signs…
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Internet problems...help please?
Hi :) I'm having huge problems with the internet at the moment. I have a laptop and a desktop, the laptop is wireless, the desktop can be either but is currently wired. On the desktop, the connection drops every few minutes, for 30 seconds or so. I get the 'connection has been reset' error, and after the 30 seconds, it…
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photos
Hi first time on this board so forgive me if this has been asked before. Recently our laptop give up the ghost and died. I didnt take any back ups (dho). Is there a way of retrieving the info on it. There is nothing important really but we do have all the photos of the kids, house renovation etc over the last few years.…
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Laptop batt failed/best replacement..?
I have a tosh lappy which will be 3 years old in August yet the batt seems to have failed. It shows charging..then fully charged but when you pull the power plug,it works for a while showing slow discharge i.e 99% 95% then it suddenly falls over after about 5 minutes and drops to 5% then nothing! I havent used the batt…
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recently slow pc
I have noticed that since the weekend my pc or at least browsing seem to get very slow in the evening. I know in the evening more people tend to be online, but its still slow at 10 or 11 pm. It has been fine for the last few years but in the last few days it has got so slow that its been impossible to be online unless I…
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Domains and Hosts - who to choose?
Hi guys Im just starting a little business to run alongside my normal job (to start with at least). I have brought a website template, edited it and have chosen my domain name. However I havent brought it yet as I am not sure who to go with. 123reg, godaddy? Anyone have any advice? I need an email address too. Thanks Si