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Anyone spotted a good deal on a PC recently?
Hi all, I have been looking on EBay at the price of a 4 Gb memory, 500gb Hard Drive (or similar spec) PC recently, prices range between £250-300. I already have a monitor,keyboard and accessories. Has anyone seen any other competitive deals out there for a similar spec computer? Thanks
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Microsoft Access help please
Hi all I am trying to sort an issue with MA. The problem is, when I try to sort the "referral number" field in ascending order, the numbers do not appear in order. E.g. the order will appear as: 1036 1037 1038 1039 104 1040 1041 This makes it a pain to have to scroll through to allocate a new referral number! Can anyone…
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Slingbox - What is the quality like ?
I'm thinking of getting a Slingbox as i travel quite a bit, does anyone have any experience of using them and also what i'm really interested in is what the quality is like (if you are using a decent internet connection of course!). Thanks
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Win money by playing console games online is this a good Idea ?
This new service being lunch by Virgin called Virgin gaming http://virgingaming.com/ do you think this is a runner ? as both gaming and gambling have both proven to be addictive activity's so is it a winner or is it just adding to a social problem what do people think? as I think it may drew me in if I am not careful :(…
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Dell Mini 9 had pre release Win 7 and now doesn't work
As title, Dell Mini notebook had a pre release evaluation copy of Windows 7 on it which obviously expired a good while ago. I'm not up for spending money on this machine so am planning on going back to Ubuntu which was on it when it was bought. I know nothing about Ubuntu and don't find it very intuitive to use tbh so can…
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Printer/Ink problem... advice please
I have an Epson DX8400 printer/scanner. The black ink doesnt seem to be getting through fully, I have performed nozzle check, head cleaning etc and only a very small amount of black will print on the test sheet. If I want to print a document in black, nothing prints at all. The colours are fine. Any advice?
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Uninstall windows defender??
How on earth can you uninstall/disable windows defender?? - it keeps clashing with my antivirus...........how do i disable/turn off 'real time protection' or ideally just get rid of it?....... thanks for any helpXX
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LCD or Plasma - What is good with Playstation 3?
Have a playstation 3 linked up to a CRT tv. The tv died yesterday. Sound but no pic. Have a 32" LCD Sony tv which is used for daily viewing. Thinking of getting a bigger tv and moving this upstairs. Was thinking is a LCD or Plasma suitable for gaming?
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Constantly retuning TV
Hi Any idea why we constantly have to digitally retune our TV? It's getting ridiculous when you can't watch an episode of Come Dine With Me without tunind it twice????????????:eek:
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What part of a printhead needs to be cleaned?
I have a canon ip4300 and despite numerous haed cleaning sessions the print quality has really gone downhill with the test pages coming up with missing bands of colour(mainly magenta) I am starting to think that the nozzles will have to be cleaned externally and have read up that this can be done by soaking the printhead…
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I want to buy a new camera, any suggestions?
hello all, I want to buy a new digital camera. I want to buy a new camera which takes good quality pics. has a reasonable good video mode (for posting online). Something easy to use. It should also have very good battery life. Nnot looking for something expensive, just a point and shoot, any suggestions????
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V plus box
Hi, I currently subscribe to Virgin digital. I am thinking to buy V+ box from ebay. Will Virgin allow connection to V+ box when its nots bought directly from them? Thanks MS
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XP admin password missing computer kaput
Computer keeps going back to XP boot choices will start in safe mode but not in ordinary. My mates got the comp 2nd hand and do not know the admin password any ideas?
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XP Keeps rebooting on boot up also in safe mode
i think i have a serious virus. when i boot up my PC it goes through the usual process gets to my wallpaper with desk top icons blue screen appears very quickly then re-boots. (i cannot see what the blue screen says) i have tried to boot up in safe mode again the system boots up but after being on for about 5 mins the pc…
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Need help adding music to PPT 97-03 in compatible mode using 2007?
I am making a powerpoint presentation that I need to add music to. The powerpoint is a 97-03 version as although I 2007 on my computer the place I need to play it only has 97-03 so I have it open in compatible mode at the moment. But I can't find anyway to add music, all the movies and sound options are unclickable in…
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Plasma, LCD, LED TVs?
I am a flat screen virgin, and feel a little confused by the various types. What do they offer and which is best value?
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Problems Linking XP Laptop to Vista PC - argh!
This seemed to be easy enough in the older days with two XP system and using Homeplug devices. However now using Wireless and two differing OS's and it has me stumped. Is it realy so complicated or is there an easy 'one, or two, step' way that even I could follow????
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Nintendo Wii Pin
Hi, My daughter has bought a Nintendo Wii Console (second hand) Is there a way to get past the Parental Controls Pin? Thanks for any advice Cres
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What do I need in a new desktop computer?
We are looking to buy a new desktop, don't want to get ripped off by buying too basic or too fancy a system for what we need. Our usage is pretty much general multipurpose family, use the internet quite a lot (sky broadband connection) for a bit of everything really except massive downloading, son likes online game sites…
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Getting a clip from a large movie file.
Hi, I want to get about a four minute clip out of an hour long video. Any free software out there that will let me do this? Quicktime wants me to buy quicktime pro to do it through that. Thanks.
