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Wireless networking
Windows Vista. Wirelessly networked my Desktop PC and wife's laptop so that she can print from my printer. How can I swap files (i.e. documents & photos) between the computers - thought it should be obvious, but I'm being thick & missing something ? !
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Battery &/or Charger Problem please help!!!
Can some one please help I have a Compaq presario laptop the battery stopped hold charge,# bought a new charger - that works. but the battery still wouldn't charge - so bought a new battery. The battery is still running of the charger - not being charged.:mad: what could the problem be? :(
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Laptop ---router cnnection problem
Hi, I have a new laptop that I want to connect with my Speedtouch router. I use AOL and have followed all the guidelines and my laptop tels me that Aol wifi is installed, but when I try to access the internet I get a failure message I know that the wifi in my laptop is ok , as Ican connect at free wifi hotspots The laptop…
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windows 7 on imac
hi Just bought a new imac (total newbie but sick of pc problems) Unfortunately I have to install windows ( to run accounting software that only runs on windows os). Paralells is installed. What version of windows is the best to "ruin" (lol) the machine with? Thanks
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I cant get rid of these messages
I keep getting messages in Hotmail that say [EMAIL="postmaster@mail.hot"]postmaster@mail.hot[/EMAIL] delivery status notification failure. These are all from an unknown sender. I don't send out many messages in a week, maybe one or two. There are at least a page of these daily. How can I get rid of them. I have reported…
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Streaming video offline
Hi everyone :) . I work in a school and a teacher was asking to show a video for an assembly. However the hall which will be used doesn't have internet access and unfortunately it is streamed from a site. The media does not have a "Save Target As" and I was wondering if you had any ideas? I've provided the link below:…
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Macbook Pro: Difficulties downloading onto i movies
Hi, I have a Toshiba H10 HD camcorder. Whenever I try to download movies to i movie the best I can get is transfer to i photos. I can then watch the movie clips( in i photos) but I cannot edit them. Any suggestions very much welcomed! thanks Alexi
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Home Server / Wireless Hard Drive
Hello, We have bought a Sony Vaio HS1 Home Server - our aim is to have all our photos/files on this hard drive & wirelessly access them from both of our laptops/ our Sony Bravia TV & the PS3. My husband also wants to access the HS1 from afghan while he is there. We've started to set it up - but it doesn't seem to be…
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Laptop Overheating
I know this is a common problem with laptops, but I was wondering whether anyone has any tips on how to prevent it. I have a relatively powerful HP entertainment laptop, and I use it to play games that are heavy on processing requirements. At the moment I have to use it with the battery out, on a cooling pad with three…
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Which item is causing the problem!
I have Google Chrome latest beta version (its the only thing that allows any speed on my computer) I have the latest Flash. When trying to play games on Facebook, I get the following, either Google Chrome is not responding, shockwave plug in not responding, a google chrome pop up saying whatever page I am trying to access…
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Lost DVD drive
My Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop came with DVD player in 2006 but now doesn't play. I suspect the driver has become disconnected, anyone know how to re-establish it, please? Answers in words of one syllable if possible as I'm a wrinkly techno-? :mad: not phobe but ignorant.
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Speaker re-use
I have just bought a new television and the audio connections at the back are either :- 1 red and 1 white input or digital input ? (fibre optic I think) My old television had 4 external speakers attached to it. Each speaker has a white wire coming out of it which split into two at the end (one white, one black) which are…
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best type of wireless router
Hi all I am thinking of buying a wireless router for my home but i'm pretty clueless as to which 1 to go with. I'll need 1 that is capable of running my ps3 and also my laptop. All suggestions and recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance
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Dab radio problem
I purchased an Alba Dab pd2 Dab/fm radio,after it has been on only a short time I lose the station,the lights flash and I just get a load of crackling the only way to get the radio back on is to disconnect the mains but then after a short time it happens again.Any ideas please.
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Can't load any internet pages
Please help I am getting a connection to the internet but I can't access internet pages. I have done an error check and it comes up with a yellow triangle next to key ports-with unknown error page not resolved??? All Chinese to me am afraid. Did a system restore, virus check, defrag but still can't access the internet.…
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Vista and Messenger
I am sure this question has been asked before, so i apologise for asking again. Does anyone have a patch to enable me to use messenger on my vista laptop. I have gone back to factory settings, and it is playing up all over again. I remember getting a patch before and it worked (on and off). Tried all the normal bits and…
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btinternet email
I have just moved from bt to plusnet. Bt have said that i will be able to use their dial up service, (which i won't be using ) and email for a month after which they will discontinue it. Will i not be able to stay with my email? didn't really want to change it. Have a lot going on with bt at the momement so don't want to…
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wired network doesn't work - help?
Hi All, I am trying to set up a home network between my desktop PC which runs on XP, and my laptop which runs on Vista Home Premium. All I want to be able to do is to move files from the desktop to the laptop. I read that it can be done with a crossover cable which I bought, and I followed all the instructions I could find…
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Email / Gmail / Blackberry sync
Long time reader, first time poster so please be gentle and assume I know nothing. I run a small business and use Outlook for email on my computer, using my business name as the email address (like davo@bbcconsulting.co.uk or whatever). The email is hosted in the US by Media Temple (as is our website). I have just bought a…
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Can someone help with Yahoo mail please?
Just a small thing that's bugging me - my account keeps showing that there is one mail in my inbox. But there isn't! I've been all through it, and through my folders and can't see anything - where is it?!! Thanks for any help :)
