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Hijack log
Hi i have a freinds lappy and it is infected according to Norton and malwarebites. I have done a hijack log for some nice person to look at please :0) I have deleted cursor mania from the add programs and there is a trojen that norton has quarrenteened from the ashshapoo burning prog. The system is vista and it was running…
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DVD Player....
l'm looking for a DVD Player as cheap as possible for the bedroom, does anyone know the best place to get one. With all these sales and reductions going on there must be a bargain going on DVD Players somewhere..
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Best system cleaner?
what is is the best system cleaner for your oc. i currently use 'advanced system care pro' but is there a better one?
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What is happening here?
I turned off my laptop correctly at Noon today but when I wanted to switch it on again this afternoon the screen was blank. I took the plug out for about 15 mins then when I turned the laptop on again I got a black screen with a couple of options about what to do. It is fine again now but as this has happened twice now in…
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Mailmerge Question - using Windows for Mac
I am moneysaving [yes indeedy] by producing a document in word that merges with the information on excel to produce a little A5 document to send to people [like a brochure with the info merging from Excel]. What I want to know, is it possible to pull pictures from excel into a word mail merge [even though it isn't…
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Fast Laptop for 3D CAD - i5/i7?
Hi all, your advice sought, I'm after a laptop suitable for running 3D CAD at a very basic level (simple, single parts, not complex assemblies). On top of that, I'd like HDMI. Will a 4GB i5 or i7 laptop be up this task, and are there any slower i5's that I should avoid? Are gaming laptops well matched to CAD work? I'm…
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MSE avatar help, please
Hi techies, I changed my MSE profile avatar earlier, and all was well - until I saw a little sort of "arrowed sign" to the right of the pic. I curiously :opressed on it and my avatar disappeared!!!! :eek: I've tried hard to bring it back, but just don't know how to. The dot is filled that says to use an avatar, so is the…
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Processor Speed help
This deal was posted on hotukdeals and I posted a techie question but so far no response so hoping someone here can help. "Just noticed this on Sony's website. They are running a free Blu Ray writer (not just a BD-ROM) upgrade promotion. The starting model in E series is £549 as in the link given. +5% quidco !!! A good…
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RJ45 Portless
I am thinking of doing the currys deal, trading in 3yo laptop for a shiny new one... Deal looks sound to me... Anyway the laptop I am thinking about doesnt have an RJ45 port to enable a wired connection. Obviously I have a router and am wireless but was just looking for opinions on whether it is any great shakes not having…
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How Can I Remove Internet Exploxer 8?
I've got Windows XP, and they suggested going to Add/Remove Programmes, to uninstall IE 8. I did that, but it's still there. They suggested an alternative route, using the Command Centre, but it just says that the pathway (?) doesn't exist. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Visual Studio 2010: Which version?
Hi, looking into buying VS2010. Not sure which version to get. The prof edition appears to start at about £100 going all the way upto £700 for the +MSDN edition. Doing GUI +C++/C# and dbase int work. Is the bog std "prof ed" good enough? Cheers.
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WOOHOO - No more Sky insurance sales calls...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11848113 Three businesses that were illegally selling satellite television warranties to customers have been put into provisional liquidation. Digital Satellite Warranty Cover (DSWC) made a profit of £10m in the last year and had nearly 200,000 customers. But it had never been authorised…
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Need advice on PVRs
I'm thinking about buying a PVR and need your advice on how to choose it. I've got a LG HD TV and a Sky 'pay once, watch forever'. That means I've got the Sky dish and box, but no contract, which is what I want. If I want to avoid having an aerial installed, does that mean that I'll have to buy a Freesat PVR? What do you…
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Stuxnet
Stuxnet - The 'New' Biggest Threat to the World's Economy or Just Another (Allbeit) Late 'Millenium Bug'? http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?go=toolbar&uri=%2F&q=Stuxnet
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DSLR camera questions
My girlfriend would like to get a DSLR camera. Any suggestions? I am wondering if the lens I have for my old Canon SLR would be usable and if so would it make sense to get a Canon? I have a flash for it too, it's about 12 years old though.
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energy saving light bulbs
Morning everyone, For some years now we've used energy saving bulbs in the standard lights we have (the bog standard screw-in 40-60 watt things) but it's crossed my mind that 2-3 rooms in our house have a light fitting which requires up to 5 GU10 style halogen lights The bulbs we currently use in these are 35-40watt and on…
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Best MP3 for £50?
In my role of deputy Father Christmas I need to buy an MP3 player but I know absolutely nothing about them! Could some kind soul tell me whether there's a good general all round one available for about £50? Many thanks.
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Not Responding Problems
hi guys , ive had a Dell Inspiron for 13 months now and have loved it up untill weds night, i was on the net and doing a virus scan and malwarebytes scan when everything froze, tried shutting down but just got programme not responding couldnt get task manager to open so couldnt shut anything down so i pushed the button on…
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v mate sandisk install to sky plus box?
please help , i have sandisk video memory recorder and i want to record from sky plus . i have follow the intructions and changing av channels and not picking up any siginal from the v mate sandisk recorder? ( the v mate is on ) Has anyone install a v mate to sky plus box how did you do it i tried scart switchers please…
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Netbook
Morning all. I d like to buy a new netbook as my acer aspire one is very slow. I ve been looking at specs etc and think i need one with 1.66 ghz processor and 1gb of ram. As i dont know much about these things i was hoping one of you clever people on here could advise me as to what might be what i need as its a mine field…
