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Archives for August 2010

Sony Vaio VGN NR21M Help Please!
As above Sony Vaio VGN-NR21M running on vista home premium 32bit. Doesn't charge properly. It is the correct charger but will only charge if the laptop is tilted. Laptop constantly shuts itself off. Possible over heating. Built in wireless used to work up until recently, now will not work at all. Intel (R) pro wireless…
Laptop screen help
Hopefully there is a solution for this but I am sure it will cost alot to sort out as always... Since having a new hard drive installed, my laptop screen has a feint but annoying, thin green line towards the right of it. It is horizontal and if I used to gently push it, it would disappear. Now it is constant unless I put…
Ipod advice please
Hi I've been given an ipod nano (an early version) please can anyone tell me how to find tunes I've put on several playlists which are duplicated. Hope this makes sense. :o Thank you Cres
Vista HDD in a WIN7 PC. Need to repair Vista registry
Not as mad as it sounds. I have a W7 pc. I have been given a Vista Home Premium (32 bit) laptop which was dropped. It seems the HDD has been scratched when dropped, and the registry is now corrupt. I can get access to the HDD from the laptop after plugging it into my W7 pc, but to do that I had to disconnect the CDROM. The…
Hi jack this - help please
Hi, I've had terrible problems with our computer and have followed all the advice on the sticky about malware, cc cleaner etc. Now I've done the hijack this - could someone please have a look and tell me what to do next. Computer still running really slowly and crashing occasionally. I've tried to post the hijack this log…
Can you recommend a good Adware link?
been looking at downloading Adaware-would you recommend this-does anyone have a link to a genuine site-worried about downloading it from somewhere dodgy! Many thanks.
hd caddy caused windows boot manager
after my dell xps melting , i bought a dynamode hdd caddy put in dell hard drive linked up to another laptop -which all worked fine . was able to get at info required at the time. switched off laptop after unsucessfully trying to "safely remove hardware". this morning the laptop does not boot up , but instead goes directly…
Missing Iphone apps
My darling daughter has removed some of the apps from my Iphone. They're still on the laptop, and i've plugged the phone in and sync'd it, but they're not going to the phone. Does anyone know how I get them back?
70's Simon
Does anyone know if it is possible to buy a 70's classic Electronic Simon game - NEW anymore ? I have seen them secondhand on ebay at up to £50 in "unknown" condition...... If not - this could be a potential money spinner for someone with the wherewithall to remanufacture them ??
Vista problem for printer
Hi, Ok not really comp literate so please be kind, thanks. Have Epson D88 plus printer (realise it is old but ok for me0 when I go to install disc, comes up not compatible with this version of windows (vista). How can I get printer installed please. Thanks
malwarebytes anti malware problem
I hope someone can help me. When i press check for updates it does not work. Its on dateabase version 4451. What do i need to do. Thanks.
Best of the free emails
Hi, I have at the moment hotmail address and then addresses linked to couple of domain names that I get to my Outlook. Eventually I would like to get rid of these addresses and Outlook and only have email that can be operated online. So my question is that which one of the free ones people find the best to use and most…
help please!
I posted on here couple days ago bout after having downloaded ie8 i was having all sorts of problems with when i go to google it clicks through to completley different sites! I did a scan with malaware and nothing was found, do i now remove ie8? Sorry but it's really getting on my nerves, its clicking through to sex sites…
Tele with freeview wont work help please
My son gave me a tele that has built in freeview as it has a larger screen than the one i have, however it will not work with my ariel yet my other tele that doesnt have freeview built in is fine. He had it connected via his sky ariel could this be my problem thankyou
KIS 2011 and freezing
I updated to KIS 2011 a couple of months back and since then Ive had problems with pages freezing, not just the net but my word processor. Ctrl alt delete did zilcho and I had to restart - losing data a few times. I then realised if I sit quietly and wait :o about 30 seconds later everything goes back to normal. After a…
Help Needed to obtain Header for Emails Received
Hi Techies! I received 3 emails from a trading company and they are denying that anyone there sent them so I need to prove that these emails are from their office/IP and have not been edited/fabricated by me. I would appreciate your step-by-step instructions as to how I can do that. I am not a techie so please keep it…
Freecycle - spam
I have a lot of stuff to get rid of and want to list some of it on freecycle. In the past, listing stuff on freecycle has meant that I've started getting lots of spam to my email address. I want to find a way to create a temporary email address that I can use just for freecycle and then delete when I've finished working…
Sony Vaio laptop won't charge
Hi, My partner's sony Vaio laptop won;t charge. It's just over a year old and has been hardly used until the last few weeks. I have a spare charger and tried that to no avail. It's completely dead now. Would the battery need changing already?
blackberry 7290 " no message servies configured" ??
Got a 2nd hand blackberry 7290 ... put in my sim card .. went to blackberry website to do the "change device" procedure and re put in email addresses i want emails pushing from .... all worked fine .... emails coming through fine .. BUT can't reply ? ... get a screen saying " no message servies configured..you will only be…
Replacement battery for laptop
Hi Can anyone recommend somewhere I can buy a replacement battery for my laptop (HP G70 notebook pc). I have checked HP website but they are almost £100, and I cant afford that!! I have looked online but there are so many places who sell them at varying prices. We have bought cheap replacement chargers before but they only…

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