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Printers
Hey everyone, I find it really infuriating that my printer won't print a black & white document without using my coloured inks as well, even if I select greyscale. (A shameless scam on the part of the manufacturers!) Does anyone know of a printer that doesn't do this? (epic)
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Spoof emails
I'm sorry to post again but this site has really helped me before and I was hoping someone could help again. I'm not that good with technical things so I would really appreciate it if someone could explain a couple of things. A few weeks ago, I noticed my yahoo account had sent a spam email claiming to be from me but it…
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How to secure wireless dongle
I'm using a 3 mobile broadband dongle and it's all going well. However I notice I can see another wifi in range, presumably my next door neighbour', which made me think they might be able to access mine. Is there a way of password protecting it so that only I can use it? I wasn't asked for anything like that when I first…
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History tab
Hi can someone tell me where my history tab is on my laptop Cheers
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cable socket on LG phones
Hi I am trying to get an adaptor so that I can use my headphones with my phone. I can find what I want readily enough on the internet , in fact there are absolutely loads but not for my model of phone. Does anyone know if they are all the same fittings or which ones if any are the same as mine. It is an LG Pop GD510
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Help Wanted- Upgrading My PC Functioning
A few questions. I’d quite like to increase the memory on my PC. At the moment I have two 512 Mb sticks of RAM- I’d like to increase it to at least 3 GBs if possible. What memory sticks should I buy? I’ll be getting them off ebay if possible. The memory sticks I have now have some stuff written on them, but I don’t know…
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wireless network to another pc how do it do it please?
Hi everyone i have set up a network (wireless) and i'm trying to add another pc to the network could someone tell me how i go about it please? i have a dlink and a virgin cisco modem thanks
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Avira & Malawarebytes
Will Malawarebytes conflict with Avira? I seem to remember you cannot run 2 antivirus softwares on the same pc.
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laptops
looking to buy a laptop with a buget of about £400 and wondered if anyone could give me some advice on what to look for. or have any suggestions of best buys thanks in advance
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Cancelling a print job
Hi I have just instructed my computer to print off some documents. But I didn't realise that there are 433 pages! Luckily the paper has ran out after 6 pages. How do I cancel the rest of the print job? Thanks
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PC World £150 cash back for old laptop
I was wondering if anyone had taken advantage of the PC World offer of £150 cash back for an old laptop under 4 years old http://pcworld.pctradeup.com/claim.php I've looked around the MSE forums but most references appear to be for the £100 cashback previously offered to upgrade to a Windows7 system. The cashback appears…
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Unresponsive Script Message
Hi, Does anyone know the reason why I keep getting a Unresponsive Script :mad:message when I'm using Firefox(latest edition). It gives me the option to continue or stop but it's happening more & more often and it's driving me nuts plus everything slows down. Friend suggested it might have something to do with Java and…
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Replacement Battery
Hi - I need a new battery for my Acer 5920 Laptop - have googled but there are millions of companies and don't want to end up with a dodgy one that bursts into flames!! Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy one (that doesn't cost nearly as much as the laptop did!)? Thanks.
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Split drives help please
also.... I have inherited a computer where the hard drive is split with two ways to log in. One is an admin suer with password, the other is normal. Apparently this was done to stop people downloading things they shouldn't! But its a pain for me because you have to be logged in as admin to download anything, but most of my…
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Bubble Tube Lights
The 2 Bubble Tube lights I have on the front of my Tower have failed, i was thinking that they might have blown but would the 2 of them blow at the exact same time or is there another problem I should be aware of. I have a transparent window on the side and it looks pretty dark in there, maybe that could be the light…
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Acer Laptops
I've been considering a new laptop now for a few months and I think I'm been drawn towards these Acer laptops http://www.aceroutlet.com/PRD_SearchResults.aspx?searchstring=Aspire+AS5542 with a special interest in http://www.aceroutlet.com/PRD_ProductDetail.aspx?ProdID=4476 or alternatively…
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PC Health "bad"?
I have tried a program MyPCTUNEUP which so called checks the health of your pc and have had the result that mine is bad. A tottal of 1008! Is there a free program that will sort out these issues?? Thanks
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RAM Upgrade
I have a couple of sticks of RAM lying around 512MB - PC3200 DDR 400MHz. My desktop PC has the same spec RAM installed (2 x512MB PC3200 DDR 400Mhz). I thort I would install them in my PC (as advised in another thread) since Vista is RAM hungry. When I install them in the two spare slots my PC keeps rebooting and never…
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My Blooming laptop............
Hi Folks, Dont know if anyone can help, the past couple of times I have used my laptop it said I need a new battery (or words to that effect), now when I turned it on the other night it is coming on but not letting me type at all, meaning I cant even put my password in or anything......:mad:, any help please....:D
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My Laptop charger is not working!
Yesterday, I dropped my laptop (Samsung NP-R519) on the floor and the charger bent to one side, and now when i try to plug it in it won't charge. I tried plugging it in again but when I took out the charger, something flew out of the adapter socket. I don't know if it was part of the charger or the part where you plug it…
