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Advice on buying a desktop pc needed
Hi, I know there are always people asking this and I have read previous threads on this subject but I'm still stuck! My laptop had died after seven years and I urgently need to get a desktop pc (currently borrowing a laptop). I decided to get a desktop pc as from what I am told I can get more for my money plus they seem…
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Can anyone help sort my lappy?
Morning guys - I've come grovelling for help!! My lappy is very slow and doesn't seem to be working to the best of its ability. I did a full scan yesteday and found two trojans which have now been removed but its still realy slow and incredibily hot! I'm on Windows Vista and have Microsoft Security, when I go to Task…
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Dual monitor set-up - need new graphics card?
Hey, I recently bought a second Dell monitor for my 3-year old Dell computer so I could have a dual-monitor set up. Everything worked as it should when I plugged the monitor in, the computer recognises the dual-monitor set up, when I use it however it periodically freezes up both screens, sometimes for 20 seconds or more…
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File hosting sites
Not sure where this fits, Can pps recommend good safe free file hosting sites, that are easy to use? I already know about GoogleDocs, but also want another site.
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Broken Laptop how to get the files from the hard drive?
I have a broken laptop, is there a way I can transfer the information on the hard drive to my new laptop, BTW it's the screen that's damaged.
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Laptop repair man jailed for nine months
Old news, but certainly a strong warning for computer repair shops. Link here
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Corrupted inbox?
Solved now!
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Can someone please help with whats wrong with my PC?!
Put simply, when I start it in normal mode, it wont open anything. But its fine in safe mode - Im typing this now in safe mode. I do have an anti-virus but have I somehow picked up a nasty? Help!!!!
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Converting to PDF & merging
Can anyone recommend a free program that I can use to convert scanned documents to a PDF but also use to merge two scans into one PDF document.
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Wiping personal info from a Blackberry
Hi I have a curve 8520 that Ihave sold on ebay. If I delete contacts and photos, do I simply need to remove the sim to stop the emails from coming to it? Basically, I do not know when I set up the Blackberry internet service and getting the emails onto it if that was done via the phone itself or just the sim card? Many…
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import custom poi to satnav
Hi all..hope someone can help. I want to import a list of addresses into my new Navman satnav. I currently have this data on my laptop, as an excel spreadsheet. Do i have to convert it to anything first? I have tried to convert it to 'csv comma delimited' first, but the file didn't seem to upload onto my navman, so I'm…
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Only Facebook crashes - Why !!!! - Help
Can anyone shed any light on this please when ever my daughter logs into Facebook on her Dell Inspiron 1750, when she strats to type, it appears to crash complety causing the laptop to shut down, now this only happens when on Facebook not on any other site I have recently posted a similar problem, at the time a faullty…
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Can you look at this hijack log?
This is my sons computer and it is running really slow, is there anything obvious showing?I am also running a malwarebytes log which I will post when finished. They take ages. Any advice appreciated Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 20:02:29, on 08/08/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)…
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laptop to tv, can't get the screen back!
Not sure what I need to do. I connected my Acer to the TV with a cable, and pressed, I think Fn and F% or F6 to see some photos on the telly. Fine, but now I cannot get the laptop screen switched back on? Any help appreciated!
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HD partition gone!
OK then, here's the background; I have a SATA hard drive which has 2 partitions. C contains system files (as usual), F contains other program files , documents, in fact everything else. I was running short of space on C, so I used partition manager to increase the size allocated to C and decrease F. On restart, I have no F…
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Is my old PC & printer worth much?
Hi Want to get rid of my 6 year old Evesham Blue Beast desktop pc (w/o display) and Canon colour laser printer LBP5200 together on ebay or my local newspaper but got no idea how much i can expect to receive. Based on the spec below, realistically speaking how much are they worth? I'll include free next day delivery by…
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Computer keeps freezing - Updated with log
Hi, I have a laptop running Vista home. It keeps freezing - cursor can still be moved around, but clicking on anything has no effect, nor does trying ctrl alt del etc etc. The only way of getting it working again is to turn it off by the main power switch and then back on again. I use avira anti virus (free version). I…
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SKY+ Box memory
Hi - this may sound a really daft question but how do I find out how many GB the harddisk is on my SKY + HD box please? I no longer have the box and its now all unplugged etc... The model no is DRX780UK if thats any help and is just over a year old. Thank you!:o
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Who to report abuse to: yahoo or gmail?
The abuser sent abuse using gmail, to me (i.e. the recipient) at my yahoo account. Who do I report the abuse to? Yahoo or Gmail? :o
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Does anyone know how to set barometers ?
Hi all, I need some advise and help. I bought a barometer from a charity shop. I think that it is an aneroid barometer but I am not sure ? It looks very similar to photo number two at http://www.quicksilver-barometers.co.uk/barometer_information.htm, where it states 'The centre one is in both inches mercury and millibars…
