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Sky HD and tv link (the "eye")
Hi, sorry for the title, not entirely sure what the correct term is for the little "eye" or "mouse" that I have in my bedroom to enable me to watch sky! Anyway, the problem is that Ihave installed SKY HD but the picture in the bedroom is snowy. I have retuned the tv in the bedroom and changed the RF settings onthe HD Box,…
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cd/dvd player
hi, my fatherinlaw asked me to have a look at his brand new cd/dvd player on his pc,it was fitted about 3 months ago,but has never worked. when i go into my computer its not showing in my devices with removable storage. when i try to play dvds its saying something about code 41. anyone got any ideas on how to get this…
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Copying a CD
Forgive me for being a bit thick, but it is a long, long time since I've needed to copy a CD. Step by step, how do you copy one CD to a blank one? I seem to have managed, but wondered if there is a different way to do it. I copied the PDF file from the original CD to my desktop, put in the blank CD and used Send To to send…
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Hosting
Hi everyone, can anyone recommend me any good hosting companies? there's just too many choices lol!! ive looked at one(dot)com (sorry can't post links yet, which seems to be quite cheap, the website that i am building is quite basic though, no database but maybe in the future there will be, is there anything I should avoid…
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windows saying theres no security turned on
ok, when i logged on i got the windows security window popping up saying that there is no firewall or malware protection turned on. when i click on the drop down the only things available to have turned on are what we get included with windows. however i have kaspersky 2010 installed and it appears to be working. hijack…
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Simple website - plus shared calender?
Hi can anyone recommend a host/website builder for a very simple 2/3 page website 4 a hairdresser min cost :) Also how do I set up a shared calender that a couple of us can have online access to as we manage a hairdressers and need to arrange rotas etc thanks?
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Recording to DVD Recorder to DVD
Hi I have got a 'Panasonic DMR-EX773EBK 160GB HDD DVD Recorder' and have got some footage from our camcorder saved on its hard drive, am now trying to save it to dvd but am struggling and hoping someone is able to help! I have been using a DVD+RW but it always says either disc not recognised or disc is non recordable…
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Problem - Microsoft Outlook
I tried to send an email with loads of pics attached but it seems to have stuck in the system. I've tried to delete it but i can't as it tells me that outlook has started to send the message. It's been sitting in my outbox for the last 3 days & can't remove it... :wall::doh: I'm hoping you guys can help me sort it....…
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compatible printer ink problems
I have just replaced my T0714 compatible yellow ink in my Epson Stylus SX200. The other 3 colours I have replaced succesfully but my printer wont accept the yellow, so it wont let me carry on printing untill I replace with a genuine Epson, is there anything I can do to overcome this problem. I would be very gratefull for…
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Cleaning a PC prior to disposal
Hello, We bought a PC last week from Tesco which is faulty and they are replacing it and taking the faulty one away. I would appreciate some advice on how to be sure that I don't leave any personal data on the PC. I know about the obvious data (docs, pictures etc) which I'll move onto an external hard drive and then…
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DOS box - keyboard settings
Acer 5735 laptop running Vista. Keyboard works fine in Windows but in a DOS Command box it types in American, ie " comes up as @ and vice versa. Checked the Keyboard and Language settings and can't see anything there. Checked the Keyboard settings and seems OK there. Any suggestions?
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Digital camera help please
Hi all, I've decided that I'm going to give up using mobile phones to take nice photos and buy a small compact digital camera. I'm majorly clueless though and they all look so similar and I really can't tell what is a bargain or not. I haven't really set an exact price limit but I find the following features appealing:…
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Wireless printer needed for pc/mac & laptop
Hi I need a wireless printer for home use, mainly letters,emails and high school home work. We have an old 6 year old windows xp desktop, a new IMac and a windoes xp laptop, but will also have another lap top at xmas-windows I think. Can anyone recomend one cheap and chearful and cheak on ink. Thanks in advance.
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Samsung MP3 problems
Got a 2nd hand MP3 player which is visible when i click on computer and then MP3 player. Downloaded it's drivers on first USB connection. Samsung Q2-JCB 8gb. But when i use Emodio ( downloaded off web, not via the usually supplied CD) or Windows Media Player and MediaMonkey, the MP3 player is not detected. I can only drag…
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Laptop - Formatting Problem, Reinstalling XP Problem.
Right give you a quick overview of the situation: My girlfriend is trying to clean up her old Asus Laptop that is running XP at the moment. The system is currently running in Danish. We are wanting to format and clear everything from the Laptop and convert it over to English. She doesn't have any of the original discs but…
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system restore...partition removed?
when ive had problems with my laptop that have proved hard to fix ive used the system restore tool to take it back to factory settings......earlier it began going funny and being a bit impatient i thought i would just do this but when i tried it said i had to put the disc in because the restore partition has been…
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Dell 1720 Headphone Jack Not working advice
Hi I have a Dell Inspiron 1720 but for a while the headphone jack has been getting worse (wiggle it about to get sound from headphones) now however no sound at all .. sound on laptop speaker is working fine so I know its the socket thats broken not a laptop sound problem I have waded through google and forums etc its deffo…
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PC load up probs,Help?
My PC will load up from XP as usual but all my icons and the start up menu's are missing. It even has my background picture showing after load up but nothing else. So I cant do anything with it. Sugs please? Does this mean I will have to completely reinstall from scratch again? As obviously I cant use the thing with no…
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Toolbar help please
I just posted this and it disappeared. ############## My toolbar suddenly moved to the left+vertical. How do I return it to the foot of the page please? Thankyou.
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Toolbar has moved - how to fix please.
Non-techie stupid ?, of category beloved of Martin's 'be nice' pleadings:D. Toolbar suddenly went vertical+left and I cannot return it to foot of page. Help would be much appreciated - thankyou.
