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ATI Radeon HD 5600 Problems
A friend has asked me this question, its got me stumped. What about the guru's here?
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Netbooks
I'm thinking of buying my daughter a netbook for Christmas as she loves the games on the Cbeebies, Nick Jr and Disney sites. I want to spend as little as possible but also want to ensure that what I do buy will run the games that she likes. Can anyone tell me what minumim specs I would need or even better recommend a…
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Admin password?
Is there any way to recover this ? I have tried the original but it won't accept it,I have tried the one I changed it to, but that wasn't right either! I did a Malwarebytes scan and saved it and the only way I can recover it is by using Admin.I am the only person that uses this PC. Should I use the installation discs I got…
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Help pleaseeee
Hi there, I ve been looking to purchase a new net book for a while now and ive looked at so many im completely foxed as to which would be the best deal for me. At the moment i have an acer aspire one which came with linux but i had changed to windows xp. My problem with this hence my wanting another one is because its very…
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Pipex broadband - Disconnects when phone rings
Hi Guys My broadband keeps disconnecting when the phone rings or gets puts down after a call. During the call it is fine it's only when it is answered or put down. I have an ADSL filter setup but still doesn't work Also, I have a friend with the same problem who is on AOL. Regards Indie
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canon
Does anyone know anything about canon powershot cameras having an issue with batteries? I have a canon A590 IS which has been working away happily for nearly 2 years. Yesterday however I noticed that I was getting a battery low icon followed by a message saying that the batteries( AAs) should be changed. It then shut…
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iTunes Store account hacked. Beware.
Hi Everyone On Monday morning I opened my iTunes and was horrified that I only had 28p in my account when attempting to purchase a song. I was shocked as the day previous I had well over £38 in my account that I had leftover from a £50 gift card that I recently received as a present. I immediately checked my account…
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Reliable place to buy laptop battery
Can anyone recommend a place to buy a battery for an Acer Aspire 5622 laptop? I'm concerned that there are many cheap batteries out there, and I don't want to take any chances, what with the possibility of fire risk and so on.
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Emoticons/smilies
I love the emoticons available for the MSE forum, especially the animated ones - is there any way to add them to emails in Outlook? I tried straightforward copy and paste but they lost the animation. I then tried googling for free emoticons but when I downloaded some my anti-virus program said they were malware and deleted…
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Is there a program for cataloging?
I have a huge collection of antique books and I want to find a program so I can keep a catalogue of them on my computer. Ideally I would like to be able to list title, author, publisher, date of publication, where/when I bought it and what I paid. Could anyone please recommend a program that I could use for this please?
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Reinstalling Windows 7 Pro [NAO] Useing Standard Windows 7 Disc?
Hi, My little brother received one of those laptops from the home access grant, a C650. It's a single core laptop and it completely sucks with all the pre-installed clutter, plus windows 7 in itself, which makes it take for ever to load. Some how a virus got into the laptop, and its one of those viruses where it just keeps…
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Drawing Programs
Can anyone suggest a good computer art package for kids?? My son is 10 years old and he spends HOURS and HOURS drawning pictures with 'Paint' the free program that comes with Windows. We are buying im a PC for Christmas/Birthday for his bedroom (selfishly so he can do homework upstairs when he goes to senior school haha)…
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Converting M4A files to MP3
Hi, I'm fairly new to itunes, so just getting my head round it. I imported loads of CDs onto itunes, and they have been saved as M4A files. That is fine for my ipod, but I also have another MP3 player that I use for when I'm out and about, and it does not play M4A files. Is there any easy way to convert all my music files…
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Laptop service manuals
Hi, Could anyone help me out finding service manuals for an Acer Aspire 1644 and an Acer 5920? I've had a look, but the only downloads I can find are from sites that look a bit less than reputable and want a bit too much personal info for my liking! Cheers!
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Trying to fix Laptop
I hope someone can PLEASE help! I know very little about computers but need to get my daughters laptop working. We had intermittent broadband connection, so phoned Orange tech support. BIG MISTAKE! Fiddled about with various settings on the laptop and since then we cannot connect to Internet Explorer. I have done a system…
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Cheap Memory
I'm looking to upgrade my laptop, but the memory modules I need seem expensive. I need 2x 2GB DDR2 800MHz (PC2-6400) 200-PIN SODIMM for the upgrade. Cheapest I have found is this. amazon.co.uk/200-pin-SODIMM-PC2-6400-Memory-Module/dp/B001342KM8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291225647&sr=8-1-catcorr If anyone could find anything…
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Free Excel software.Is it possible?
I don't use Microsoft but would like to be able to use something like EXCEL. Does anyone know if it is possible to get a free download?
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Acer Aspire D260A
Hi, I'm considering an Acer Aspire D260A Netbook from Argos - can anyone tell me if it has a 3 cell or 6 cell battery please? Does anyone have any experiences of this model please - it's loaded with Windows XP as standard. Thanks. Brian
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Somethings lurking in my computer.
Hi Something has latched onto my Ebay account. Example :- I’ve just sold an item, whenever I click on the item, in the bottom right hand corner of my monitor the same product being sold by someone else appears, could be at Amazon or in fact any other website selling the same product. Can anyone suggest what to do to…
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Home network problem
Ok I’ll try to get this all in one. I have 1. Desktop running XP in upstairs room – wired connection to router – Broadband and router supplied by Sky. Security on this machine is Microsoft security essentials (recently changed from AVG free). HP printer (wired connection) to this PC 2. Laptop running XP in downstairs room…
