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Replacement printer ?
My old Epson Stylus DX4800 has just bit the dust :( Can anyone give me an idea for a replacement?, bearing in mind that I found this one ideal in all respects, performance, reasonable ink prices and initial cost. Supose it's a bit to much to hope for a unit that still takes the same cartridge as I have loads left over. It…
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High CPU usage
My CPU was up at 100% so I did some reading around and came across this post. It has now dropped to 10% at the most. It was caused by winlogon.exe which has to do with Media Player Sharing. I operating Windows 7 Click Start Right Click Computer Click Manage Go to services and applications Go to services Scroll down to…
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Laptop dead after updating Service Pack 1
Hi all I hope somebody can help. My internet kept crashing and a message came up to update windows. I went on the website and it said I needed to update Service Pack 1 (I think!). I did this and now the laptop is dead. When I try to turn on, I get a blue screen saying windows has a problem and to press f8 and to start in…
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Need hard drive recommendations
I am on the hunt for an external hard drive for my girlfriend's iMac, and come seeking recommendations from you fine people. Unfortunately I am simply not really in the know in this area and can't tell a reliable brand from a dodgy brand, and all that internet searching seems to bring up is bad reviews for virtually all…
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Free Email
After another hiccup with hotmail i really need to get another web based email account. Tried Google but unfortunately i can't get an email with anything of my name or something to recognise me by so which others would people recommend?
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Headphone advice
For the second time my headphones have broken. The problem is that in the transition area between the jack and the wires, one of the connections break so I can only hear in one ear. * How can I prevent this happening? * Should I buy cheap headphones so that they dont cost me a lot to replace, or should I fork out a bit…
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Security update for Windows Vista won't load
Hi Guys and Gals, Please can someone shed any light on my problem. My laptop had been shut down for over months, so there were the inevitable updates waiting to be downloaded. i did the Norton security ones first, then went on to do Windows. All except one loaded fine. But it seems the Security Update KB978338 somehow got…
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WEP Key?
A friend was in my house a few days ago and tried to connect to the internet via his phone and asked me what the wep key was for my network. How do I find out what my wep key is?
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Which web browser?
I currently have internet explorer on my laptop,though I access the internet via my AOL homepage and not IE. However when I logged on to IE I got a message/homepage from browserchoice.eu entitled Information Regarding Web Browsers and gave me the option to install 12 different browsers,including…
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my supermarket
hi-can any of you techies out there help me. i have been using my supermarket comparison site for a while but a week or so ago couldnt not get onto site. keep getting error in '/' application response. my computer skills arent up to solving this one. any advice would be welcome
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Sony Vaio - 16 months and given up the ghost
Sorry first if this is not the correct board. We purchased a Sony Vaio laptop Christmas 2008 (16 months old) for our daughter, and it is not working. It gets very very very hot and the screen goes green and it shuts itself down. I have contacted Sony as I do not feel that it should not be a functioning laptop, but the…
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How do I save SHSH file to Cydia
am wanting to upgrade to 3.1.3 on my iphone but have been told to save this file in cydia. How do I go about doing this in cydia? Thanks
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Can you copy data from an iPod to a new drive?
In one of my butterfingers moments, I managed to drop and (I assume, I daren't disassemble it) break the needle of my ancient Western Digital external hard drive, which I used to store multimedia for iTunes. All I hear now is a horrible clicking noise, which is apparently the now useless needle scratching my hard drive…
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Username changey
I want to rename my user account, hate having this name going to put in my normal username if possible who's the board admins or ones with power only Martin ?
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connecting laptop to TV
is it possible to connect my laptop to my television. what cable do i need. All i want is watch some movies on the tele which are usually available online. Thanks
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Can't post hijack This log!
For some reason I can't post my hijack this! log, It says there is a connection problem, but everything lese is working fine. Help please!
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Buying a new panasonic tv g series
I intend to buy a new panasonic full hd tv g series for my bedroom. I just want to know whether I could use my old VHS for recording or do I need to buy a new dvd recorder? I am so confused and do not know what to chose, I do not intend to buy an hd box. I have also a link in my main tv so that I can watch sky+ in my…
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Quarantining a virus
After scanning my computer, I have found a virus, which is related to stealing bank related details (i.e. online banking details/card details). It has been quarantined. The virus infected an important file in the Microsoft Works directory. This software is pre-installed when buying the new laptop. It's the first time I had…
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no signal input messge
My sister has just called me (?) and said her pc won't start. It is beepig a few times, but then the screen reads "no signal input". She says the fans are working, the power on but nothing but the message happens. Is this terminal? :(
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Speakers for iTouch - what do you recommend?
Hello, We have finally reached the techno age and bought an iTouch. Love it! I realise we will want to use it everywhere, so 1) what speakers would you recommend for a living room? 2) what clock/radio/speaker dock would you recommend? Prices vary from £20 to loads! We are going to put this on our wedding list, as got a…
