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Avira AntiVir Personal
I have just done a system scan, and it took just over one hour. Is this normal? Also, is it possible to schedule scans and updates, as I have to do them manually now?
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Skype
My Skype automatically update 2 days ago, and now new icons have appeared, one of which tells me: "Your computer is very slow. The connecction speed between you is slow." How can I improve my speed and how did Skype update without asking for it?
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bioshock 2 /fallout 3 - pc
Hi , does anyone know if either of these can be bought second hand and played or do they need an account and internet connection with 'Steam' or similar , and so are no use second hand from ebay. Thanks
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Pls help me decode this mesaage!
I hope this is in the right place. I'm trying to register for a site and keep getting the message:Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'dbo.User' with unique index 'IX_User_CommunityServerId'. The statement has been terminated. I've been over the form time and again and I've no idea what it refers to. Any clues…
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Isp question- security.
Can someone maybe answer a question for me. Owing to language problems at the present moment I thought i would ask here first before I attempt the shop I am presently working in Thailand and got the internet installed at my apt as I need it for work. Had a few problems installing but eventually have got it working. In UK I…
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How to XBOX Live for first time
My DS has an Xbox 360 and wants to go LIVE. Our house is a very old converted barn with walls thicker than my brain! Most of the house receives wifi from the study at the other end of the house to the Xbox. We don't think DS can get wifi in his room He has a normal BT phone socket next to his Xbox. I'm not sure where to…
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Please can anyone tell me if these SDHC cards are any good
We have just bought a Panasonic Lumix TZ9 (its a TZ10 without the GPS - from Currys) I have found some cards that sound ok but not sure if they will be any good http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-SDHC-Class-Memory-Card/dp/B002WE6D44/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279808465&sr=1-2…
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Adjusting "Open Link in New Tab" Feature of Google Chrome?
Hello, I'm a big fan of Google Chrome and have taken to using it as my main browser. One thing that annoys me is that I often like to open a few links in new tabs at a time, or rather one just after another. Chrome will only let me open then waits until this page is fully loaded before allowing me to open another. Defeats…
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hotmail has changed
Has anyone elses hotmail changed, mine has and i dont like it, I want it back to how it was, has anyone else had this problem thanks sam
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Webcam upgrade help pls
I've recently become rather fed up of the bog standard webcam I have Logitech Quickcam E2500. Looking for something that can do reasonable msn video calls, and maybe music recordings and vlogs if I get brave enough. Budget is £30, £40 at most, would like it to have on board mic. Anyone seen any good deals online? Thanks in…
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Help with iphone email please
Hi can someone help me please. I have just entered the exciting new world of having an iphone, I have set up emails for Sky and for Yahoo. I used to have a Nokia E71 which would beep to let you know if an email had arrived. As far as I know I have set it all up correctly with the email notification alert on. The only way I…
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Which external CD/DVD writer ?
Have got a netbook and wanted to put some more CD's onto my ipod ( got about 20gig worth of music on my archos player that i rtransfered across to my hard drive) Can anybody reccommend a basic USB driven writer ? Thought had got one of those neon samsung blue ones from 02 (but got email yesterday pulling the offer) for…
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help with ipod
can someone please help me set up the currency bit of my phone
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Trying to connect laptop to tv. Will this work?
Hi I am trying to connect my laptop to my LCD tv, to use it as an external monitor. The ports available on my laptop are VGA (15 pin) and several USB's The ports available on my tv are SCART, HDMI, Red Yellow White (I think this is RCA) Also a YPbPr. I am thinking of this cable…
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How should we store all of the DVD's?
Due to lack of space we are looking to rip all our dvd's and store them somehow. I was thinking maybe when we get our new telly to use the USB socket at the back (it is a Samsung) to hookup some external drive. My question is if we rip the DVD's, what output format is the best in terms of compromising between space and…
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Alien Swarm: FREE *pretty decent* PC game on Steam
Very highly polished "run around shooting aliens" source engine game thats actually alot of fun and is now (completly) free on steam as of this week. The online co-op 4 player mode is pretty cool too http://www.geek.com/articles/games/valve-releasing-alien-swarm-for-free-on-monday-20100717/…
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Logs after infection
Sorry about this long post. Had Virus which seemed very similar to another in this thread. Had all kinds of AV popups and it also changed IE settings. Anyway sorted that out. Updated and ran Malwarebytes 1st, had to do it in safemode with networking, then ran Combofix as instructions on here then ran hijack this, all seems…
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Broadband and phone down
Hey my phone is with BT and broadband with Sky. The sky router is netgear instead of the lights going green they are sometimes going yellow so the net is down, and my phone is not working as its making that noise like when your microfilters are not installed however mines are perfectly installed, what could be wrong?
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Using Skype on holiday
I am looking at various ways of reducing the cost of phoning the UK during the couple of weeks a year I am on holiday. A friend has suggested Skype via computer for free phone calls and I have been looking at their web site to try and get to grips with the concept. Seems straightforward enough if I am making calls from the…
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Ipod Touch with MiFi and Three
Recently had my car nicked which had an Ipod in (old classic). Needs replacing and on reflection thought I might get a Touch this time just to see how I go with them. It is for my Mrs really, and unlike me she has quite limited playlists and listens to the same stuff all the time so an 8gb one would be more than enough.…
