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Warning regarding Skype alert call
HI Just receive a call on Skype from Skype alert asking to visit https://www.sosnbc.com. https://www.sosnbc.com contains malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site. Please avoid any unknown caller. Cheers
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Replacement for a GeForce G210 graphics card
On several occasions now after turning my PC on, I have returned to the PC and the monitor appears to be in sleep mode - the green power light is amber typically a movement of the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard and it comes back to life, but on these occasions nothing happens and I am guessing that the GeForce…
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Laptop power leads got wet, still useable?
Full cup of coffee got spilt over the power leads for 2 laptops. The 'black box' parts of the leads got soaked and the mains electric tripped. Thank heavens for a sensitive consumer unit. Since they were soaked anyway I figured it couldn't make anything worse if I rinsed them under the tap (held so that the cable entry…
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dog kills laptop
my laptop was flipped off the table onto the floor by my dog , but at the time was still working and i continued to watch iplayer for another hr or so before shutting down in the normal manner . Now i switch on and get the usual 'vaio' logo before it goes to a black screen , some seconds later this message appears : ' A…
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Waiting for IE8 to show MSE forums
When I'm browsing the forums, I notice that there is quite a long delay after the forum pages have loaded - they look complete, but in the IE status bar at the bottom it's saying "Waiting For http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/..." With Safari this doesn't happen. I'm on Windows 7. I've deleted all my internet history,…
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How to get a WINDOWS LOG of every program I have used? Where can i find this?
Where can i find a log of every program I have used on my computer in the past week? used firefox at 12.31pm used real player at 12.53 used msPaint at 1.12pm Saved a file in msPaint at 1.12pm deleted a file in msPaint at 1.13pm etc? for every windows action thing I have used/done/ {or as many as it can list} ? in any…
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HP Dv7 laptop processor?
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone could help me with a little advice about the processor for a HP Dv7 laptop. It was my SIL's laptop but it stopped working so she bought a new one and sent the old one to her cousin in India as he's a bit of computer whizz and said he could keep it if he got it working again. Anyway, he now…
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Timed Volume control
I have a timed shutdown program so you tell the computer to turn off after 3 hours. I now need a similar program which will allow me to turn the volume down in different ways (stepped or gradual) automatically at my pre specified times. Does such a program exist? So I can go to sleep listening to music.
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MeeGo boot hang
MeeGo image on USB is hanging on boot with "mount: / not mounted already, or bad option" Any ideas? No lmgtfy answers please. :cool: TOG
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Error 1068 still in my Canon 640
is there a super brain who can resolve my problem I have tried over & over the suggested solutions without success. I can scan into the computer but can't print from it. Message says printer can't be found by computer due to error 1068 yet my printer can find the computer . Not much hair left to tear out now. Bari.
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Incredibly slow internet connection on PC but netbook fine!
I wonder whether somebody can help me with this problem. I have wireless connections on both my netbook, PC and Iphone in my room to my dads talktalk router downstairs. I have never had a major problem before but in the last week the connection to my PC has been incredibly slow. When I hover over the wireless network…
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Please help me with my netbook - I have deleted an important programme!
Hi, Please could someone help me before my BF kills me please. He has a Samsung N130 Netbook and he kept complaining that it was really slow so I tried to help him by deleting some programmes and other things. I have been a complete idiot and deleted "Samsung PC Studio" I thought it was the programme from when he used to…
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waterproof ipod
I'm thinking of waterproofing my ipod (or maybe buying a nano and waterproofing that, just in case!!) so I can listen whilst swimming. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks
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Iphone vs Andriod phones
OK, now that I'm officially sick to death of using my personal phone for both personal and business, I'm on the look for a second phone for myself. I've been a Nokia stalwart since the mid 1990s however their phones nowadays are cack - I can barely stand to use the 5800 I have now so that's becoming the business phone :D…
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iTunes has deleted iPhone music
Hiya, was just wondering if anyone could help, basically; My daughter got an iPhone at Christmas and has been downloading music via wifi since then, I tried to sync it to the PC this evening but iTunes stopped responding then restarted for some reason and when the sync was finished all but five of the songs that she has…
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Is streaming video illegal...???
Hi! My pal has come home from uni and tells me that streaming movies, if watched alone, is NOT illegal...??? I am disabled and not able to work, so this would mean a great money saving for me if it is not legal.... It would be good to have a definitive answer on this. Thank you and best wishes to you all, A
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Money management software
Can anyone recommend a good software package for personal financial management - doesn't have to be a free one. I used to use GSP Money Matters and still would if it worked on Windows 7. There doesn't seem to be any obvious market leader in the UK for this type of software. There are lots of shareware downloads on cnet.com…
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Refill ink cartridge
What are peoples views of refilling ink cartridges? are they really as good as the original? if they are any recommendations im after hp 56 and 57 thanks
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C660 Keyboard issue
I bought a Toshiba C660-11K from Dabs: http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-satellite-c660-11k---intel-core-i3-370m---4gb---320gb---windows-7-home-premium--15-6--laptop-77M8.html It has a keyboard issue - where it skips letters typed or types double letters Other people have noticed it too:…
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HELP!!! Lost all setting on Apple Mac. Gone back to original setting!!!!!
Hi Techie, Can you help in any way. Our apple mac computer 3.9 OS has gone back to it out of the box setting and we have lost all applications setting and my partner has also lost his email contact list plus his emails on entourage. We thing our son has accidentally moved a file while in the finder. But we don't know what…
