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Overheating laptop
Hi My compaq cq60 laptop keeps overheating and shutting down. I am quite prepared to take it apart and try cleaning the heatsink. What I would like to know is if I start taking it apart will I lose any data (files, os, etc)?
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Dell hard drive failure
I'm having problems at the moment i leave my pc over night and in the morning i get a black screen with hard drive failure i have 2 hard drives in the machine and what seems to be happening is its trying to start off the other hard drive when i press f2 on start up and enter hard drive set up the second hard drive swaps…
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Newlec Economy 7 Quartz Water Heating Control
Can anyone tell me where I can get operating instructions for the above control? I have it in my flat and have never known how to use it. I have searched the internet and called a couple of companies but so far nothing. Thanks
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Dell extended warranty, alternatives?
Dell 3 year extended cover for my laptop is going to end next month, now I want to exend it for another two years at least. I was offered a price of £60 for an year or £90 for two years. Do you think it is a good deal or are there any alternatives there. You wont believe, During last three years, they have replaced, two…
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HDMI Cables
Just bought new HD TV and upgraded Sky package. Salesman at Currys/PC World said we would need upgraded 1.3c HDMI cables to get best results from HD system. He then also said that the Sky installation man would tell me that I didnt need them but that he was right. As predicted Sky installation engineer said I had been…
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ipod touch
Im confused!!!...kids after ipod touches..they know they not getting the latest models. 8gb will be enough..mainly want them for apps..(cant get them off my i phone angry birds..) What generation/model should i be looking at...planning on going to CEX as got loads to trade in. Also...can they use my i tunes account so if i…
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Cleaning up old analogue tapes and converting to digital
I'm involved with our local history trust, and currently transcribing old tapes which were made in the 70s 80s and 90s. There's a lot of noise in the background, and some of the voices are really unclear. Is there a way to clarify them? If so, how would I go about it/what equipment would I need? The other thing I wanted to…
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Laptop won't boot up.
Hi. Please can someone help. I have a Dell Vostro running vista. Last night my laptop instead of being shut down properly was just turned off by someone pushing the on/off button. When I went to put it on this morning it won't boot up. A screen comes up asking me to input the username and password. I don't have any set on…
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bad_pool_caller - Comp broke.
Recently i just installed a DLINK router to the desktop pc. The following day i switched the pc on and it came up as a blue screen saying bad_pool_caller. To restart and press f8 to go into safe mode. I tried this and it seemed to accept safe mode, moving onto the black screen with the words safe mode in each corner. It…
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Technika LCD TV backlight problem
I have a Technika LCD TV that is 18 months old. The backlight has gone on it. Is it possible to get spares to replace this? I've looked at all the spare parts stores etc but didn't have much luck. Its a M22/36B-GB-TCD1 Thanks
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Laptop won't connect wirelessly.Help please.
Hi all. This one is for the more techie people out there I feel.I'm trying to help a friend who's laptop is not connecting wirelessly all of a sudden. So was wondering if a few people could give me a few pointers.I'm quite knowledgable about laptops but even this one has got me stumped. He has quite an old Fujitsu Amilo…
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laptop to normal tv connection cable
can you suggest some good cable to watch laptop videos on tv, i've normal tv with 3(red,yellow,white) input and scart only, and labtop i have s-video and other one which has spiky one(dont know the name). thanks for your help.
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Dsi xl
Thanks and sorry
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Spybot Showing False Result
I did a Spybot scan yesterday after updating, it found this: Virtumonde.dll: [SBI $4792FFB9] Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\mfc40.dll According to the Spybot support forum, this is a false positive that was caused by their last update file and is nothing to worry about. http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?p=389557 I wish…
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toolbars in ff
hiya, im not sure what my mum has done to her computer but when she opens firefox there is no toolbars up the top of the page. normally there is one with the back button and the address bar & one with file/edit/view ect. anyone know how i can set these back on please thanks
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Wallace & Gromit wallpaper from Post Office
I had an email from the Post Office and there's a link to download a Wallace & Gromit wallpaper. They are supposed to attach to an email. I received the email but there's no attachment. Here is the page…
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New Laptop-Warning problem with cooling system
My Toshiba L500 V1 which I got from Argos in August has flashed up this message 'Problem with cooling system detected - turn off immediately and return for service' - flashed up last night and I turned off - tried again this morning and same message within a few minutes of turning on. I know probably will have to return it…
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wireless-does my main pc have to be connected
sorry if its a stupid question. I have virgin broadband and a few years ago bought a wireless router so I could use a laptop in bed. I couldnt get it to work so a mate did it for me and it worked great except that i had to actually log into main pc and log onto internet. Now I want to reinstall it but some one at work…
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Photo sent to me by email - how can I copy and paste it or save it?
Hi, Would be very grateful if any one can help on this please. Someone has taken a photo with their iphone and emailed it to me. When I open the email it shows in the body of the email (that is it is not an attachment). I need to forward the photo to someone else but when I try forwarding the email the pictures don't show…
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How Big Is Your HiJack This Log ???
Guys'n'gals, something struck me earlier. Some of the HJT logs we see posted on here are massive, and I know that a lot of them are from non-techie types when they have problems. But it got me thinking....what about the more techie forum members? How do theirs shape up? So, just out of curiosity, I thought I'd ask. I'm…
