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Could anyone price up a computer?
Hi, i was wondering if anyone could take the time to basically build me a computer? Im looking to spend around £400 on a gaming computer made by parts from some website called scan ((dot co dot uk)new users cant post links :( ) id do it myself but its been years since ive made a new one myself, i already have a monitor and…
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Slow Laptop Hijack this Log please
Hi My Laptop has been running slower and slower recently. As a longer time lurker, I've run Hijack this and hope someone with more knowledge than me can tell me which items I need to delete. Laptop often is at 100% CPU usage especially when closing any applications Thanks mandy Scan saved at 20:42:22, on 25/09/2010…
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Opinion on new laptop
Hi I recently purchased the laptop below after some advice from what seemed a decent guy in PC World. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-dv6-3060sa-06474390-pdt.html Just would like some of your thoughts on this one spec wise, price wise etc. I explained to the guy I would like to play some games on it and normal…
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Techie advice - which E-reader?
Hello guys I have a Sony E-reader, which I love, but it's been playing up like heck and I've had to ask them to replace it. Unfortunately, my model (PR505) is now out of stock and I have a choice of a PR600 (retailing at £179 on the site or £199 on Amazon ) or a repair. I don't want a repair as it started playing up about…
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Desktop unit deals?
As per title, I'm looking for a decent desktop unit to mostly run standard office products and web browsing. any delas out there? ideally, I'd like to keep the budget below £300 spec: 2GHz memory, 2Gig RAM, dual core processor.. any suggestions or spots? thanks in advance
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Help with navigation & menu toolbar
I have Firefox and disabled these so as to watch a film on my little notebook. Now there is nowhere I can find to turn them on again. I have the window and tabs but that's it. Does anyone know how/where to enable them again? Thank you in advance. : )
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Printing on a DVD
I have a Epson R200 that still works well but the print CD/DVD function no longer works.......I think one of the springs that accepts the tray has broken! I used to print alot of DVD's but now use a hard drive for keeping my videos. However I am doing a wedding DVD for a couple of friends and would like it to look as good…
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Problems with MSI CR610 and flickering web pages
As the title says my MSI, bought of Argos Clearance (the same batch as Blackswan2) is causing me grief. Everything seems fine so far, but when browsing with IE the web pages flicker, particularly adverts and animated things. Moneysavingexpert and such are fine. Do I need to change any settings etc. or does this indicate a…
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Selecting Data using Excel
I have been asked to try to find a way of "separating" a specific type of (numerical) data from a list - I have exported the list to excel but am now stuck - The data that I am trying to seperate is a constant format but appears at different points in each line of data Any suggestions as to how to proceed ?
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Best possible 2.1 speakers for under £300?
Hi I am looking to get some new speakers for my pc. A 2.1 system as it will be on a desk with the sub underneath. Im looking at various logitecs, but more interested in the Bose Companion 5 at the moment. Is there anything better out there. Im looking for lots of volume, good quality and a good base. I know you get what…
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Should i buy a new laptop or a refurbished one
Hi, hope ive added this to the right section. I brought a HP laptop a few years ago, i got quidco cashback and money off so the laptop worked out about £280.00, unforunatley my laptop has given up.. and its going to work out too expensive to get repaired. Should i buy a brand new laptop, they are working out about £350 -…
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Windows Update Breaking Things?
I recently returned my PC to factory settings and it ran like a dream, really felt like it had come straight out of the box. However after 2 months of running, it is having a few issues again. Apps crashing, and the stability doesn't seem great. Also have a few slow down issues at times. I'm running Vista on a HP desktop…
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Buying a new laptop?
Hi, My laptop has given in the past week and I'm looking to purchase a new one for christmas. I am looking for a bargain really, i'm looking in the range of 450-550. I ideally would like a decent processor with 320gb hdd+ and 4gb ram. I'm not massively fussed about the graphics card as I don't play games on my laptop its…
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New Laptop
My old Dell has finally given up the ghost(well almost I can still get power on it) so I am looking for a new one only used for surfing the web currently researching my family tree,sending email etc,no gaming but want a reasonable spec for about £400,can anyone one offer any recommendations. I would also be interested to…
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Adobe / PDF / Chrome issue
Since installing Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 on my pc I can no longer view online PDF files. I get a message telling me to exit my browser. I can read the online PDF files via Explorer, but would like to know if there's a way of viewing them in Chrome (I could easily read them before I installed Acrobat 8, but am…
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Malware Spyware
I have the following installed: Avira Malwarebites Adaware Spybot Superantispy As they all take around two and a half hours to scan, I was wondering which is the best one to use for regular scanning. I do apreciate that Avira is different than all the others as it's antivirus not spyware/malware.
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second hand laptop
I have been offered a second hand laptop for my grand daughter (10) Toshiba satellite P10 4 years old I dont think it has wireless so I will have to buy a dongle. The only thing is when I said how much, I was told give us what you think!. I am not very technical and not sure what to offer him. What do you think? Thank you…
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Disgust at shop prices nb-4l batteries
One quote was £43 from a well known high street specialist, yet on line they are under £15. I want to get a spare for OH's camera, but with such a wide price range don't want to buy rubbish because it's cheap. What are members' views and recommendations?
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Facebook
For a few hours the other night i wasn't able to log on to my FB page, well things must have sorted themselves out and everything seems now to be Ok, but last night i received a message to say they've had problems and i should change my password when i log on. Does anyone know is this genuine, do we all need to do new…
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Spreadsheet for a League Table
I have volunteered to do the results page and league tables for my pubs games leagues. Can anyone recommend a ready made spreadsheet that I can fill in. Most have 2 points for a win so football related ones may not work "out of the tin". Any suggestions welcome
