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SD card problem
Hope someone can help. My SD card (Kodak 1MB) Which should have many pics on it is saying SD card needs formatting when camera (Kodak DX6490) is switched on. If I continue it warns that anything on the card will be lost. Is there a way to save the pics please? Laptop has a built in card reader but when card is inserted it…
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Looking for video dj or DVD file splicing software
I have bought a couple of kiddie pop dvds to play at my daughters birthday party for pass the parcel etc. Ideally I want the music to play continually by having the tracks fade in to each other rather than having gaps between tracks. Can anyone suggest any software that would let me 'dj' the tracks in to each other or…
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Best FREE Avi to Mpeg 4 converter ???
Hey guys. Looking for a FREE AVI to MPEG4 converter so I can play movies on my tv through a USB stick. I found a program before that converts it for USB devices but I can't remember what it was ???? Any help greatly appreciaited. :j
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Any ideas?
Hi Just want to see if i can pick sime brains but not sure if posting if right place! I have an indesit dishwasher and halfway through a programme yesterday it tripped the main fuse and if you reset the dishwasher it just trips again? Does anyone know if this would happen if it needed a new element? Thx Jan
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refreshing page automatically
Hi guys, I have IE8, does anyone know if there are any options that can be changed to make the current page refresh at given intervals set by me. I want to go onto a webpage and basically leave the pc on in the background for a while but have the page refresh every 30 seconds or so .... Does anyone know if this is possible…
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Wireless Network Nightmare
Hey folks, any help would be much appreciated! The parents have an old XP computer that they are trying to use a Belkin wireless dongle with. The 2 laptops in the house connect fine through their internal wireless connections. The old desktop computer (Vista) which has now moved out to my new house used to work perfectly…
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dvd drawer won't open
hi, does anyone know if i can fix this, or am i better off taking it to a tv repair guy? i've got a home cinema system, but on the dvd player the drawer won't open so i can put a disc in....it just makes a funny whirring and clicking noise is this easy enough to fix, as i dnt want to be ripped off and be told that its a…
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Taking sim out of blackberry
Hi. I was wondering what would happen if you take your pay monthly sim out of a blackberry and put a pay as you go sim in for temporary use? Will blackberry messenger and emails stop working or would i have to ring up my network if i put my pay monthly back in and get these settings again?
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Canon Pixma IP 5200 paper problems
I have had my Canon Pixma for a few years now, but it has been looked after and not overworked. I went ot print out a simple word document the other day, and although it was making the familar noises - mostly nozzle cleaning by the sound of it, it refused to pick up any paper fed into it. I tried single sheets, small…
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firefox cookies
just noticed on my firefox pc with up to date program ,under TOOLS/ OPTIONS /PRIVACY when show cookies is looked at and remove cookies is pressed they dissapear, but go back to firefox [ off/on ] and their back ,on checking found a lot of complaints , buy no answer to fix , on L/T WITH OLDER VERSION ALL COOKIES CLEAR ?…
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Nokia 6700 - calculator
I have somehow, managed to delete the calculator from the organiser on my nokia 6700 (classic, not slide) I have been to the shop, guy there was as dumbfounded as me. Does anyone have any ideas where it could have vanished to, or how I can get it back? Thanks
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Advice please
Hi Techie's I think my computer is finally on it's last legs :eek: I am looking for a replacement quickly (every day it struggles!) because I feel it could go any moment. I use it for the usual, mail, surfing, chatting and games (just point and click type) It is 8yrs old, runs hot most of the time and fairly noisy (cleaned…
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want to buy a cheap lap top
hi all i'm new to this so bear with me i would like to buy a basic laptop. I will be using it to go online, download music and watch tv/dvds from time to time. don't need it for much more than that really. I don't really want to spend over £300 but have no idea where to start! :eek: i dont have broadband or a landline at…
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Downgrading my broadband speed - any pitfalls?
Hi Due to my area and the fact that I live in a flat, my max broadband speed is quoted at around 4MB by BT. However, I'm with o2 Broadband and paying £10 for a 20MB service, instead of £7.50 for up to 8MB. It seems a bit obvious that I should just downgrade. My current speeds are around 3.2MB. But could this actually…
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DS lite v DSi
My 6 year old son wants a ds for xmas (i know its early!) and has been going on and on about it, so i'm confident he won't change his mind. Comet have a DS lite for £79.99. DSi is £120+ He'll only be playing mario and sonic games etc on it. Is it worth paying the extra for the DSi? I'm thinking of getting it now as ive…
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Sky HD set region ?
Hi Had new a HD box installed yesterday , as old 1 broke again . Engineer came whilst i was at work only wife in . How to i change from BBC london to BBC North West ?
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EPS file to open
Hi I have an .eps file to open. Is there any way of doing this without purchasing software so I can save it to a .jpeg? Thank you.
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System restore Problem
Can anyone help please. Last night my other half did a critical update for windows. When it had finished everthing on my desktop was tiny, all the fonts, the icons, the windows everything. The desktop now is only about 35% of the size it was. The same applies to the windows, small fonts etc. I have tried system restore…
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Internet/network traffic metering
Quick one, am trying to monitor/meter network traffic to see how much some new video conferencing softwareI have uses, the one i usually use doesn't seem to be detecting any traffic from it, even when in a meeting and streaming video to/from another site accross the net. Google brings up scores of these things so was…
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Can not get rid off Virtumonde.sdn trojan
hi there every time i scan my computer with spybot search and destroy its finds a trojan called Virtumonde.sdn , but it can not remove it. many thanks for any advice
