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Need to reinstall Windows on netbook
I've had a quick look through previous posts but can't find an answer - apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. My netbook's harddrive got so badly scrambled that it wasn't possible to reinstall Windows from the recovery partition. No discs were provided with the netbook so I've been in touch with the manufacturer…
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looking for a certain software
Hope i have posted this in the right place. A few years ago i bought my son a software cd which he could list all his model trains etc with a picture, price info etc. we never used the cd ( it was only a few quid) and now i cant find it...lol..( prob sent it to the cahrity shop when having a mega blitz on his bedroom) I am…
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Disc drive
I have a Dell Inspiron Mini 1011 on XP. I have hundred of CD's I would like to upload on my drive, but no means of doing so. My kids have itunes on their laptops, and I tried to have a file from their laptop, but Window Media Player cannot read it. Can anyone direct me towards a decent and good value external disc drive…
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Ipod touch (can't connect to wi-fi)
Any ideas about getting wi-fi working again on Ipod touch please, anyone? It was re-set by AOl a few days ago but it lost connection again, any help for a novice please?
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Onkyo-SR606
Hi can anyone help, have the above receiver, have installed sky + HD/Blu Ray and done speaker set up etc, all fine have connected PS2 via optical cable, on to optical 1 on the receiver, but nothing is coming up when I switch to Game/TV on the receiver have gone into set up and ensured optical 1 is set up for game/tv but…
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Compaq Presario "code purple"
Sister has a compaq presario which lately had just been grinding to a halt, so after backing up all the necessary files etc, she ran the system recovery program to restore the pc to its factory shipped condition. When pc was booting vista back up afterwards it got so far then a screen pops up saying theres a configuration…
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O2 Connection Manager
I have an unlocked branded O2 Huawei E160 dongle and have been trying out a couple of different sims in it to see which signal is the strongest in different areas. When O2 Connection Manager searches for networks it does not find all of them. In fact in some areas it shows no networks available. For instance it does not…
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My laptop keeps turning back on after i shutdown
Hey all, im having a problem with my laptop. When i use it, and then shutdown, it turns itself back on again. I tried to keep shuting down but the same problem kept happening. Eventually i had to take the battery out. Does anyone know what the problem might be?
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Choosing An Antivirus Program.
I suppose the question I'm asking probably boils down to personal choice but I'd appreciate some input nevertheless. Currently my antivirus program is Vipre, it is due to expire next month. Late last year I had a problem and found that the Vipre support centre was totally useless. I decided then that I'd let the program…
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Windows 7 Product - changing it?
I have 2 PC's which have both got Windows 7, one came with Vista and an upgrade disk and the other originally had no OS and I installed Win7. The one that came with Vista is starting to creak a bit and I would like to re-install Windows, can I use the 'full' key from the other one to simplify the installation (i.e. not…
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Ipod touch (can't connect to wi-fi)
Any ideas about getting wi-fi working again on Ipod touch please, anyone? It was re-set by AOl a few days ago but it lost connection again, any help for a novice please?
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Vodafone Mobile Broadband K3570-Z USB Stick
Hi I dont know if you can help me? But my voda broad band memory stick works on my laptop, running XP, but when I put it in my daughters laptop running vista it will not work!! It makes a sound when you plug it in and the light flashes.But it will not load. When I look in the usb tree thing it identifies it as am usb mass…
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Help, Son's Ipod touch 2nd gen as frozen?
Well I've had a enough of this ipod and he's only had it 3 weeks, bought through student computer's (new) a couple of days ago he lost wi-fi connection after only a couple of days of AOL setting it up properly and now today it as frozen, can't turn it off, completely puzzled, I'm not at all techie, it just makes me…
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Help Please
My son took his samsung netbook around and a friends and connected to his network. We subsquently can not reconnect it to our network, it is not even showing our netwook on the options. Any suggestions please in simple terms as I am not tech savvie!
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MAC help needed - cant connect to NAS (LaCie)
Hi all, Any MAC users with experience of connecting a Network attached storage, please help! I bought the OH a 1TB LaCie multimedia player / storage device (called a LaCinema if you've heard of it?) but he's having terrible trouble using it. The drive should be visible on the network as another place to store files, I can…
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The worst phishing email ever?
Like everyone, I've received a fair few phishing emails over the years. I rarely read them but this one, which came through to me tonight, caught my eye. Surely nobody would ever fall for something as bad as this? Greetings: Cataclysm has arrived,, we have to compare World of Warcraft major revision may cause the same to…
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Network Harddrive and Internet Access
Can anyone suggest a suitable network harddrive that I can use to backup and share files between 4 PCs and 2 laptops? I'd like to be able to access the files over the internet as well. I suppose I'm looking for 1tb storage and to pay around £100.
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Netbook connection problems
I have a samsung netbook, but keep losing the internet. There are 3 problems that keep recuring. 1.Message, The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. 2. Keep's going onto offline mode. 3. Message saying Server cannot be found. I am using windows XP, using firefox & D-link wireless router. I am not…
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laptop recommendations please
Hi Guys I'm after a bit of independent advice rather than sales spiel from instore. My laptop is on it's last legs. We've run out of memory, it's slow and it keeps freezing. We don't have any viruses (uptodate software) and I think it may be because it's quite old. So, I'd like to get a new one, but there is so much…
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Pro-Ject Turntable...Best place to sell?
Hi All As a part of my " extreme declutter to pay off debts" spree, I'm seriously contemplating selling my turntable as I rarely use. It is an xperience and worth a fair wack! Is there a good place to sell these type of items? Basically I've been listing on Ebay for my other stuff but have not seen anyone sell an xperience…
