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Office 2010
Hi guys - hope someone can help me: I have Office 2010 Home & Student, full version bought with new laptop (nov 2010) So far, i have only used Word, but the other day i went to use Publisher, and it asked me for the Office Product Key! I assumed that entering the key when activating, it would activate all programs. I…
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Cloning Windows XP
Hi guys, I have a pc which has windows xp on, and a laptop which has ubuntu on. I would rather have windows xp on both systems so my question really is, is there anyway to install xp on the laptop using the windows from the pc. :o My laptop doesn't have a cd drive (tiny netbook!!), but I can use a usb flash drive to…
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New Free Avast problems
I was prompted to install the new version of free avast this morning wish I had not done so it freezes just about everything tried a few times as per the avast forum (lots of others with the same faults) now dumped it (safe mode) and installed avira, no problems. Possible conflict with zone alarm.
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Wireless ethernet and phone line help
Hi guys i have a wireless ethernet transmitter so that I can get the internet in the office at home. Basically I now need to have a phone in this room. Does anyone know if I use an RJ45 to BT converter and plug it into the wireless receiver, will I get a phone line? Hope I'm making sense. Thanks
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outlook express not loaded on my new laptop
brand new laptop & Outlook Express not in programme menus, on going to website it says to click on it menu to set up - even though its via Virgin(ntlworld) I prefer to retrieve my email from OE then Virgin (prefer the layout) - any ideas?
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Motherborad & Memory match
Hi My motherboard (IC7-MAX3) is broken, I can see a burnt area where some green component used to be and it does not boot even though it does light up. Can motherboards be fixed and if so does anyone know where to get this done? If not fixable then I need to match a new motherboard with my existing memory, and 8x AGP…
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Any photoshop masters around?
Hello, A friend and I are setting up a new small business repairing and modifying Apple iDevices. We have called the company 'iBroke' and really need an awesome logo to go with it, one that is eyecatching and that fits with the them of our service. Im not sure what I can offer anyone in return apart from my immense…
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what to do
Hiya All, Happy new year. Just ran a security scan on lappie running Vista Home Premium, It found two Severe viruses i suppose, telling me they should be removed as soon as poss. Not being very thechie i'm not sure how to go about it, i couldnt copy and paste it for some reason so i have hand written the details, hope it…
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I want to use old hard drive in my new PC
My old, old computer died. It had been playing up for a long time then the power unit failed as well. I have bought a New Medion from Aldi and had backed up photos, letters etc but I can't find the PAYE calculations for the staff at my shop! I have re-installed the HMRC programme disc and then taken out the old hard drive…
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Expensive cables - At last someone takes some action
"The Advertising Standards Authority has slapped hi-kit supplier Russ Andrews for claiming its super-duper mains cables could reduce radio interference on the power line." "Russ Andrews provided a host of anecdotal evidence, and one study, claiming that radio interference was a real problem, but undermined that argument by…
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Ebuyer Extra Value Laptops
Hi, does anyone have experience of the quality of the Ebuyer Extra Value laptops? I presume they are a rebranded version of another cheapish laptop but as such are they still reliable? Not too bothered about build quality as long as they keep working ok. Cheers
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Laptop memory low
My laptop has recently started running very slow and I had a warning about memory the other day, can't remember exactly what the warning said but it was definately about memory running low. When I go into computer and view the drives it says the following: OS (C) - 24.7 GB free of 141 GB HP RECOVERY (E) - 1.61 GB free of…
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Diskhelper
Has anyone come across keeps opening on pc also getting critical message windows can't find Harddisc space when I try to to run malwarebytes. Run avast and malwarebytes it safe mode no problems found. thanks
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Nokia 5800 or Samsung Galaxy Europa
Hi all, I've currently got the Nokia and in general it does all I need, easy to use etc. It occasionally winds me up with little problems and calls aren't always the clearest. I've been offered a Galaxy Europa. I thought it looked promising as its an Android phone, but then I've read reviews which make it look very basic…
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licence keys
hi,im looking for a bit of help,im thinking of selling my microsoft office home and student 2007 which i bought second hand,my problem is i dont know how to find out if there is a licence left on it,its licenced for 3 pcs and as i say i bought it second hand so im thinking there maybe one licence left,can someone help me…
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Which printer to buy?
I need a new printer that is compatible with my Dell computer. My current printer (Dell) doesn't work any more. Can anyone suggest a suitable one to buy. I only use it for printing out emails so don't need anything fancy. Don't want to spend any more than about £50 but the important thing is the cost of the cartridges as…
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Installing an External HDD as Internal
Recently I had a Western Digital 1 TB My Book Elite external HDD but the USB port got damaged. Last night I decided to break it open and install it as an internal as I've all my photos on it and don't want to spend a fortune on data recovery experts. I've got it powered up but need to get a SATA cable today so that the…
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Any point in adding extra ram if cpu frequently running at 90% or more?
Further to an earlier thread of mine about upgrading an older desktop win xp, 1.6ghz amd sempion 2400+ cpu, 512 ram I have a question and thank you all for your earlier advice. I have really trimmed down the startup programs running as suggested by a poster, but still notice that the cpu can be running at 70-90% or over if…
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webmail - virus or something???
Something nasty has got into my Yahoo account. It sends spam to everyone in my contacts list. I have changed the password and also deleted all the contacts. Is there anything else I can/should do? Does it mean there is a virus in one of the computers I use this account from?
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Installation mystery??!!
Every time I try to install new software I keep getting an error message saying "another installation is in progress". I've no idea what is being installed and don't know how to find out!! This has happened when I try to install CCleaner & also Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 and other software. I'm concerned as I…
