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Sell & Upgrade OR Use to Destruction?
Hi All I have a question where for computers, is it best to sell (whilst there is still some value) & upgrade say every three years, or use a PC to destruction before buying a new one? I think this depends on how the computer is used, so to give you an idea of how I use my computer: 1) Movies and music 2) Work - MS Office,…
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Question about scart leads
I have had a problem with intermittent signal break up on my sky freesat. A bit like you get in very heavy rain. Anyhow I think it's the scart lead which connects the TV to the digibox. The connectors look tarnished plus the heavy cable was possibly dragging it down a bit. Replacement with a thinner spare (but with shiny…
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v share tv ..need to delete
hi was watching on line football at the weekend on v share. which i have to say was excellent quality,,however it sneaked it own toolbar and search engine onto the pc (theirs always a price!!) however i cant find the program anywhere to delete it , tried the obvious ways!! thanks shaun
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Building my own PC
Hi all I'm looking to build my own PC (just for the experience) and I've got a budget of around £500. I've been looking on the Scan website but I'm unsure of what's compatible with what. Here's a list of nice-to-haves:- A good processor (I've been looking at a Phenom II but maybe that's overkill as I don't do that much…
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Hacking scam?
Hi am not very good at techy stuff but am on a social site and there was a post saying someone had got an apple air computer if you click the computer you go into your yahoo and there is a MSG saying that if you accept the laptop you agree to them accessing all your details so I came out without clicking on the laptop…
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Hdd dvd recorder
What is it like editing from the hard disk to dvd ? I want to copy a dvd to the hard drive then edit the copy as I have a mix of things I want to put on separate dvd's.
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Dell that won't boot, anybody help?
Hi I have a Dell Insprion 910 and I cannot get into windows When I try and go into Windows it says the following Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Realtek RTL8101E/8102E PCI-E Ethernet Controller v1.08 (080408) PXE-E61: Media test failure, Check cable PXE-M0F: Existing PXE ROM.…
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Home cinema system
im in need of home cinema sytem to run from my lounge tv. i dont need a dvd or blueray player as i have a ps3 and a dvd player, just speakers and a sub which has all the input connections, for optical and the speakers etc any ideas, pref cheapest possible
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iPod recommendation please
I don't have an MP3 player (now or ever) as I don't really like to plug myself into music - I'd rather listen to it aloud. Anyway, my old CD player is on it's last legs and good new ones have really increased in price since I last bought one. I play ambient sounds (rainfall and stuff) at night to help me sleep and so the…
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Online photo libraries
Can anyone recommend a really good online library in which to store personal photos, for sharing with friends and families? I have a huge amount of photos that I need to be able to organise into different sets, and I need to be able to give different access rights to different sets. Have played with Flickr for the last…
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IBM T43 Laptop
I have an old IBM T43 Laptop and now and again the screen goes blank. You can still hear what is going on in the background (say if you are playing music). I cant understand why it is doing it. Can someone help.
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really need help - security
hi, well i need your help. how do i get rid of 'personal internet security 2011' ? i got very giddy clicking away and it's installed and now cant remove. im not great with pcs so i need simple advice. please help someone as im very annoyed with myself
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Antimalware doctor-
Hi Ive just had this program (Antimalware doctor) install itself onto my computer and keeps giving me pop-ups/warnings every minute or so, AVG is finding nothing, and i cannot seem to find a way to uninstall this malware? just wondering if any of you kind folk can help me please? many thanks D
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avi files to dvd
Hi, What is the best way to convert avi files so that they can be burned to a dvd, and played in a dvd player? Any recommendations for any free software?
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Patchwork, Embroidery etc Software
Does anyone know of any free software that will specifically help in assisting the design of patchwork or embroidery on the computer?
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TV recorder
i want to get either a freeview recorder (even though i have freeview built into my TV) or a dvd recorder. is one better than the other? or are they just the same but do different things?
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Internet Explorer taking over!!!!!!!
I am trying to print Ryanair Boarding Pass. I use Firefox but when I try to open link on Outlook Express Internet Explorer appears with a message that the address is invalid. When I go into Firefox there are no left or right green arrows to move between pages(top Left) I have checked that Firefox is always my default and…
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Recovering DATA from a formatted hard drive
Hi guys I have a hard drive that has been "accidentally formatted" (Don't ask!!). What program can I use to recover photos from it? I know they exist but not what they are called. Regards Indie
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Group policy Windows NT / 2000
Hi, Am I going mad or did I once read Windows NT stamps group policies into the registry whereas 2000 onwards changes the reg value temporarily until the user logs out? Can anyone find an article on this? David
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Why isn't windows installing? (Never mind, it is now)
Not sure if anyone remembers my thread about swapping screens from a knackered Acer netbook to a good Acer netbook? Well it worked and the good netbook now has the good working screen. I've just deleted the partitions that were on it and created a new one that I'm trying to install a genuine copy of Windows 7 onto, via a…
