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Get Bluetooth to work on laptop
OK Happy new year first of all. I posted a few days ago after windows crashed and wouldn't boot after trying to install an official Sony Bluetooth driver (because it wasn't working). I got my system image to boot at last so I'm back, but the Bluetooth is still refusing to work. Its a Sony VAIO VPC-F12M0E/B. The Bluetooth…
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Speaker dock advice please!
Altec Lansing inMotion IM600 USB - iPod/iPhone Docking Station Am thinking of purchasing this for an ipod touch ( also yet to purchase ) As a bit of a technophobe are they a good pairing and will the ipod touch charge itself whilst docked? Any advice or pointing in the right direction greatly appreciated :rotfl: GEAR4…
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Bargain Laptop Hunting
Hi, I'm sniffing around for a good laptop deal. And wandered if anyone can give me a heads up on certain deals. Minimum requirements are: 17" screen 2Gb RAM 160GB HDD Processor speed > 1.66GHz I want it to be new and ideally want to pay no more than £360. Alternatively I will settle for a laptop with less RAM or HDD for…
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New Laptop - how do I maximise battery life?
Santa was kind enough to bring me a new laptop this Christmas. Having seen the battery life on my old one decrease from over 3 hours to around 20 minutes, I'm keen to make the new battery last as long as possible, but have received conflicting advice on how to do this. Bearing in mind that the laptop can be connected to…
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Which sockets on a Dell Inspiron desktop?
I'm trying to buy a new Dell desktop to replace the old one that our church uses for it's AV presentation of graphics and words for services. I've just received the following "specification" which was left by the person who set up the original system. We are keeping both the existing projector and screen on the operator's…
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Corsair PC3-8500
Hi Folks Does anyone know where I could pick up some cheap 2x2gb Corsair PC3-8500 Ram for a desktop? Many Thanks
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auto logon problem
I've started having to log on to sites each time I visit them (including my ISP) even though I've registered to auto log-on. I suspect that in reviewing privacy/security options in Windows 7 I've selected/de-selected something, but after-re-visiting I can't seem to undo whatever is causing the problem. Any ideas?
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HP Deskjet 1050 desperate for help.
Today I bought the above printer but for some reason I cant get a full fit picture print. Everytime I print a photo I get a white border all the way round the edge of the photo and the picture preview also shows that this will happen but I can't seem to get rid of it.I've tried everything I can think of but to no avail.…
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Anyone using Google Apps?
If so, are there any good places to explain how the heck it all works?:D I have a registered domain and the DNS record resolves to Google Apps, but I'm well confused on how Sites, Mail, etc. should be used.
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Loading Office 2010 onto a netbook
I am considering buying a netbook but would need to load Office 2010 onto it. How would I do this if it doesn't have a cd/dvd drive?
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camera advice please
well my 4 year old panasonic camera has had its lens knocked off track so its not worth repairing. so im looking for a new one. there are some great buys in the sale at the moment but im not sure which are the better ones to go for. i have a budget of £100. i like the sound of the casio one with the new 'make up' feature…
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Laptop - screen flickers after start up
My mum has a Dell laptop and after being started, the screen has begun to flicker quite violently several times between the desktop display and a black screen whilst it is being started up. What would cause this?!?
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Phone line
Hi i recently psoted something about a phone line. Anyway... I have a phone line fitted into my house like most people. I am looking at getting the internet, when i go onto some websites it asks for the phone number for that house but i dont have one because i havent sorted any connection or anything out so what do i do?…
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using i player abroad
My daughter is going to be going to South Africa for 6 months,she wondered if there is a method of accessing i player whilst out there. thanks
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Mobile Phones
Just seen the advert saying they purchase Mobile Phones whether they work or not. Which made me think what do they do with them?
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Can anyone recommend a PC?
Hiya, my old Dell Dimension 5150 (purchased Dec 2005) has died and I need a replacement. I will be using it for everything, editing photos, Excel, Word, storing and playing music, gaming........ Want to know what the highest spec I can get for circa £600. Obviously want to take advantage of sales, vat at current rate so…
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Navman F45 satnav, stupid file format not compatible with Google Earth
I have a Navman f45 which has a trip logging function, but it is completely useless as it doesn't save the standard KML file so that you can see your route on Google Earth. Navman use a XML file which is useless. I have spent the best part of a day trying to get a conversion program for it and despite a thorough search,…
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Can Print web Pages But Not A Document?
My HP printer is driving me crazy! Im on Windows 7 64bit. I can print a web page but not a letter I have written in microsft Works. When I print a 'test page' I just get the Windows logo and no writing? Any ideas?!
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New Printer - recommendations
Hi I need to buy a new printer, mainly to print assignments (pages of text only) and to print worksheets off, some in colour for my daughter. Can anyone recommend a good printer that is cheap to run and preferably wireless. Im trying to weigh up the costs of laserjet against inkjet etc. Thanks
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Start up programmes
I have the following on start up, can any be safely removed? Yes HKLM:Run Windows Defender %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide Yes HKLM:Run IgfxTray C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe Yes HKLM:Run HotKeysCmds C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe Yes HKLM:Run Persistence C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe Yes HKLM:Run…
