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Advice on buying a new computer (£300-400 price range)
Hi i am wondering if anyone who is up to date with computer specs would be able to give me some advice on what is a reasonable spec in my price range. I am wanting to buy a computer primarily to do work for university which obviously doesnt require a good spec at all (any pc these days can run MS office). Would like the…
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what camera
hi im looking to buy a digital slr camera which functions as a camcorder as well, i am more into the photography side of things and just want to film the kids plays and days out, nothing major. but the camera i want for wildlife, kids, travel and such. i have never used an slr so i want something fairly easy to understand…
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Nvidia 8400m faulty graphics card, Sony vaio fixing through sony ?!
Advice needed please! I’m hoping there’s someone out there that may have experienced the same problem and could put my mind at rest. Basically the scenario is; I have a Sony VGN FZ11s laptop which is about 3 years old now, at the time I paid £899 for it. A few weeks back I occurred a problem where my screen would freeze on…
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Cannot uninstall Norton
I am attempting to help a friend with their Toshiba laptop which is approx 3 years old. Anyway we have used the Recovery disc and taken it all back to the original BUT it came with 90 days free Norton and we do not want it but the "uninstall" refuses to work. We cannot install McAfee while Norton is in place. Any…
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ISDN vs ADSL
Please can someone tell me in laymans terms what the difference is between ISDN and ADSL. I use a wireless router to connect to the internet and have ADSL 'boxes' going into every phone line. I need to connect to an organisation using my laptop but their paper work says dial up needs to be via ISDN. What would I need to do…
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HTC Desire
Hi all, I hope someone can help me with a problem I`m having, I have set up my email address on the Desire, and it works fine, but is there any way of keeping emails so that they also can be seen/downloaded on my pc at home?.
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Problems with Quicktime update on Win XP-Pro PC
I use a Dell desktop which runs Win XP-Pro. From time to time I get sent a .mov file from a client who is an architect, to show me something, and then I need to run Quicktime. So I have a version of Quicktime on my pc as most architects use Apple macs. Recently, the first time for some time, I was sent an Apple generated…
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HP iPAQ PDA Bluetooth Problem
Hi I'm a total numptie when it comes to techie stuff and usually OH sorts things out but this has him stumped. Recently I let my HP iPAQ hx2410 run out of charge and when I charged it up it had lost most info. I use it mostly for Sat Nav and when I turn on the bluetooth it comes up with the message "Bluetooth radio failed…
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NTL pop up?
Hi, does anyone know why NTL keeps popping up on screen. I used it to back up yesterday, and it,s just popped up 10 times, keep clicking out, but back it comes. It,s been doing this at random for ages. Apart from removing it, what else can I do? It,s a nuisance.
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computer not working
hi, it went off automatically ysterday as forgot to put charger on but now it does not load up goes to the page where it says safe mode, safe mode with networking Normally you can get on with safe mode but not now. Noticed a blue message comes on but it is so fast cannot read it all but cannot get onto main screen just…
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Photoshop cs book?
Looking for a first steps book for Photoshop CS which won't break the bank.
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Laptop power lead ?
Have had quite a few problems with the lead for my laptop and need to get a new one sorted.Have looked in PC world , currys and Argos but all are £50. Does anybody know of a cheaper place or am I going to have to bite the bullet and pay the money ? Thanks :money:
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Installing Router
Hi I have just dug out my old wireless router (DLink - 524) as I want to be able to connect my netbook to the wireless However I cant for the world find the CD that came with the router. Should I be able to just plug and play the router? or do I need the CD to make it work? Cheers
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Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.FirewallBypass - can't rid of it
Recently, everytime I turn on my computer, the first thing I see is the Windows Firewall warning that Windows Explorer wants to access the internet. I can either click Keep Blocking, Unblock, or Ask Me Later. Whatever I click, the same Windows Firewall warning pop-up pops up again when I turn on my computer (happend this…
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Red Ring Of Death (RROD)
Ok, I brought an Xbox 360 console back at launch (winter 2005). I've never been overly fond of M$ but I'm quite the gamer I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway 13 months later I get RROD. After hell through their customer support I managed to get it repaired, £80 at the time but they later refunded me since they admitted…
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New laptop needed, max of £800
Hey guys, basically i want a new laptop, i've got about £800 pounds to spend, and i want it mainly for gaming purposes, so reasonably powerful. More specifically i want it to be able to play relatively new games, but the one i absolutely must have is fallout 3. So basically, whats the most powerful gaming laptop i can buy…
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Any good PS3 deals out there?
Hi all. I'm looking to purchase a PS3, but was wondering if anyone knew of any good deals currently online or on the high street? The 120gb slimline version would be ideal with a couple of games. The best so far that I've seen is £254 at HMV. Does anyone know anywhere better?Many thanks. Josh
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Spainish PAYG
My parents live in Spain and currently use have Spainish Vodafone PAYG, I would like to get my dad an Iphone, PAYG but I am confused. I was told that Iphone is contract only in Spain - and can't find a English website to verify this, I don't speak Spanish so can't make head or tail of the Apple Spainish website. I have…
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fujitsu laptop problem
Have a fujitsu. The laptop runs for a few days then bluescreens. It keeps saying that its missing dll files. Know this is a long shot but any suggestions
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hi how do i turn off
when my computer is idle for lets say 3 mins i have to keep entering my password. think its some new download from windows
