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Blue screen of death
Last night something happened to the power on my computer and it turned off and came straight back on again. All I get now is a blue screen when it has finished booting up and then it restarts again. I never had a backup disc for this pc- so far I have tried undoing everything I did last night in case it was something I…
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Itunes help
I know i'm going to get grief for using itunes, but if anyone else can help, it would be appreciated. I am trying to burn a cd, so i can play songs in the car. I have created a playlist, and transferred the particular album into it. However, at the botton of the screen, where itunes shows the size/duration etc of the…
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Dsl router problem
Hello everyone. Before christmas I could not get my talk talk broadband to work. My phone has not been affected. After being advised to call out an openreach engineer I rewired internally but the fault remained. I have discovered that if I repeatedly pull out the dsl lead from the back of the thompson router then…
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msn webcam problem
Hey my webcam is okay when using its own software however when I go on msn I have a red background and all sorts of colour issues, please advise?
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education discount applecare
Hi, I'm trying to get the best deal on a macbook pro for my brother. He's a teacher (primary) so I thought the educational discount would be best but it seems the prices in the refurb store are better (although they dont have edu discount on top which is shame)... My question is, if he gets a macbook pro from the refurb…
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Looking to replace our old camcorder
We have one of these old Sony camcorders dating from 1998(ish) and its about time to update it to something more modern, what do you all recommend, bearing in mind its for the elderly parents to use you needs to be relatively simple
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Learning electronics
Hi all, Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question. I have been using computers for many years now and have very good understanding of hardware and software. At the moment I find myself having a lot of spare time and wish to try learn more about the circuit board and components that are on motherboards. I did…
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Broadband - settings on this computer
Hi Trying to connect my friends laptop up via my broadband. I think I've accidently changed some settings :( When trying to connect to my network, an error message comes up saying "the settings saved on this computer for the network no not match the requirements of the network" Can anyone tell me how to rectify this…
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BBC iplayer on your TV
Looking online I can see "sinking the laconia" online available on iplayer in the films section. When I connect to iplayer on the TV, some of the other films are available but not all, including sinking the laconia. Also Antiques roadshow series 2 ep 10 is available online first broadcast jan 14 avail till Jan 21 But not…
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Recommend me a 22" monitor please
After a decent, not too expensive 22" monitor to conect to my laptop (Dell Inspiron, using analogue vga connection), can anyone recommend one for under £140 ish please? Thanks in advance
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kindle advice
I was given a kindle for christmas and am still getting used to it. My local library uses adobe digital editions to enable me to down load books but this does not support ' kindle' Has anyone any ideas how I can use my library service which allows me to down load audio books to my kindle via 'overdrive' I tried putting…
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Windows cannot check for security updates.
Since I installed Microsoft Security Centre back on the 14th December, my PC has not been well. Firstly, I had incidents with Trojans and other Malware, which some of you helped me sort out (I installed Malwarebytes). My PC is no longer crashing. I now have a red shield on the bottom toolbar which is, I hope, the MS…
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Hooking up to Broadband at a friends house?
Hi My friend is here and he runs his laptop using a dongle but it's a very slow service. We've tried to connect him up to my SKY broadband but can't work out how to do it. He has Windows Vista and his dongle thingy is Vodafone. Can anyone tell me how to sort this problem? Many thanks Terri
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Outlook rules
Hi I'm trying to use rules to cut down the amount of SPAM I'm getting. I can't get the rules to run automatically when emails arrive, I have to run manually. Outlook 2007 with hotmail. I've tried having the rule delete the emails and also tried moving it to the deleted folder. No joy.
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Choosing new laptop...PLEASE advise!
OK...I REALLY need some quick advice please! I am not at all techie...so be gentle with me! I have had a compaq netbook for last 2 years, which has just died. I need to replace it, and really want to upgrade to full laptop as my needs have changed a bit (netbook I must say was totally fine for what I wanted) I want to be…
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candy washer dryer cmd 146
I have a candy smart CMD 146 washer dryer The problem Im having is it lets water in and begins to wash but after 2 or 3 minutes it stops and the activia rinse light and time to end lights flash simultanesly 11 times and it will not go any further. I can drain it after turning it to off for few minutes then I can rinse or…
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Are there any free intelligent route planning programs available?
Hi, I wonder if anyone knows of anywhere I can find an intelligent route planning piece of software or a website that I can use? What I need to do is tell it the places I need to go and for it to tell me the best order to visit those places? I assume there must be some sort of software like this available and would be…
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Parallel ATA / IDE to USB 2 kit
Hi, I've got an old 7GB PATA / IDE drive with Windows 98 installed no less, that I'd like to get the data off. Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative than this? Cheers Edit - starting to think there are quite a few on eBay!
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Curser problem with laptop
I have a problem with my curser on the laptop, about every couple off minutes it plays up and i cant click on nothing for about a minute, its as thou the whole page has frozed but the curser still moves and sometimes i get like a round circle as a curser. Any ideas ?
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broadband speed
Hi, I have recently just been connected to broadband with talktalk, I have a package that says i can get up to 24 meg. I know about distance from exchange but the fastest i can get is 0.7meg, i rang them and they said yes thats about right. i think its not on, how can they say upto 24 meg when i don't even get a meg if i…
