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5 hard drives tests results - the newest 2 TB F4EG HD204UI Samsung is not good enough
There have been tested 5 hard drives using different tests (mainly surface access times tests): 1. Samsung HD204UI in Verbatim 2 TB 3.0 USB enclosure. 2. Samsung SP1614N 3. WDC WD6400AAKS 4. WDC WD1600BEVS 5. Seagate ST320410A The tests results are in 149 files of the screenshots of these tests, available to download in…
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Spectrum games
Hello can anyone recommend any sites to get updated versions of old spectrum games. I have just got a macbook pro so any that work on this platform is great. Failing that I have a laptop with XP. I'm particularly interested in Rainbow Islands ans Sabre Wulf.
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Orange and SMTP
Anybody got the proper settings for SMTP using Orange broadband. I'm using a third party domain name with it's own smtp server. (eg smtp.mywebsite.com) I've tried it with ports 25, 26, 465 and 587. Even tried it using smtp.orangehome.co.uk.
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will this system be ok for gaming
ok, i have a reasonable budget & understand a gaming pc is expensive, so saw this system & wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts on it: ( i need it for my OH to play COD!* Intel® Core™i3-550 Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics * ASUS® P7H55-M SI: MICRO ATX VALUE MAINBOARD,USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s * 4GB SAMSUNG…
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Help needed buying my daughter a laptop.
Hope someone can help me. My daughter would like a laptop for her birthday, to do her homework (would need the internet) and to play her Sims games. As im saving for a family holiday at the end of the year i want to get as cheap a laptop as i can, however i am led to believe to run the Sim games she would need certain…
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Photograph's question
Going on holiday soon & will be taking a lot of photographs. I am worried if my netbook/camera are stolen/lost i might lose or those memories. My question is if i upload them to my netbook into a folder, can i then send the whole folder to my e-mail account. If so, how is it done, or if not what is my best option. I am not…
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New netbook slow
I've luckily acquired a new netbook but it seems a tad slow... Is there anything I can clean out on this Many thanks!
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IP & DNS address, why?
One place I visit abroad they insist on loading in the IP & DNS numbers before I can use their wi-fi, is there a reason why they would need to, does it offer any advantages over having an 'open' set?
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printer problems - spooler not working again!
When I try to use the printer is says "windows subsystem application has stopped working and was closed. A problem cause the application to stop working correctly." I've tried turning everything off and on again and when I go into cntrl panel the printer has disappeared. If I try to 'add printer' it says "windows can't…
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Opera not displaying Facebook or Hotmail - help please
Two days ago my Samsung N110 netbook stopped displaying facebook or hotmail. I have run malware bytes, CCCleaner, Avast and installed the latest version of Opera. I can view them through IE and also through Opera on my HTC phone. Opera is my main browser and I don't want to have to use IE as it works for me updating…
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Canon DSLRs and older lenses
I have a few EF fitting Canon lenses which I used to use with a couple of EOS 100 35mm bodies. Am I right in thinking these will still fit and work with the current range of Canon digital SLRs? And what (if any) loss of functionality would I get?
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Confused about wireless router
A while ago Virgin sent me a new wireless router, a D-Link 615, I had a quick go at setting it up but it was beyond me. Tonight I had a proper go at setting it up and I am quite confused. It appears I have to configure it to my laptop. Does it not just send out some wireless signals and my lappy picks them up? If I do have…
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PC Freezing & Black Screen.
I have a Dell 540MT Studio Desktop. I've owned it for just over 18 Months and have recently had a new motherboard, Heatsink and 2 new graphics cards installed in it. Basically the problem i am having is that i'll be playing games, surfing the internet listening to music (no problem). Then all of a sudden the PC freezes,…
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Printer cannot communicate with computer
Hello moneysavers, I've just been trying to do a little bit of printing and have failed. A disembodied voice calls out that the printer cannot communicate with the computer. I have recently uninstalled avg, replacing with avast. I have turned off the windows firewall and still cannot print. I have also tightened ull cables…
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what is it an what is it worth
hi all my brother gave me his old laptop a few months ago, i no longer need it and he said just flog it an put the money towards something else great:j not really i can not charge it up as i broke the adaptor and all bar one of the stickers have been taken off, i know it is a dell studio and on the back it says PP33L apart…
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Could not load or run user / error 101 connection reset
Hi everyone I cant get connected to internet on my pc. Wifi is fine for iphones & ps3 is still able to connect. When the pc is first turned on its says Could not load or run c:\users\csrss.exe specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove reference to it. Then when u try to go on internet…
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Annoying google dropdown!
Please god tell me there is a way to disable the annoying google search suggestion box... I seemed to be able to do it in an older version of IE but not this one...
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Outlook express?
Is outlook express available on windows 7 starter? I can't seem to check my email on it at all...
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Home CCTV, does it work?
We have had car vandalised twice when outside our house, parked on street. It costs a fortune for repairs.:mad: We have been thinking about getting CCTV to see if it makes a difference. Anyone had success with it.
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Malwarebytes - is it worth £16.55?
I use Avast! antivirus, which is fine, but I was thinking of getting a real-time spyware scanner to increase my protection (especially thinking of key loggers for passwords). Malwarebytes seems to be the most recommended one so I downloaded the free version. That looks good, but to get the real time protection it costs…
