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Laptop sound help
HI I can get sound when I use my headphones with my laptop but there is no sound when trying to listen normally Any thoughts please
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Firefox keeps crashing
I'm having problems with my PC since the new AVG Anti Virus Free Edition 2011 was uploaded. With advice from you techie marvels on here, I've managed to sort out the main problem but now Firefox crashes every now and again with the 'Firefox has encountered a problem' message. I've followed Firefox's instructions for…
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HijackThis log - advice please
My pc seems to take an age to start up and despite trying to stop things running on startup using ccleaner I can't seem to speed it up. Here is a HijackThis log I've just run - please can someone tell me which things I can get rid of? (I notice a few Spybot entries which I don't think should be there - I have it installed…
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Toshiba Laptop £199 New !!!
Guys, for anyone looking for a standard laptop, just seen this on argos, net cost after the £100 cashback for trading in your old one is £199 :) This'll be plenty good enough for everyday use (web, mail, school, etc...) if I had a spare couple of hundred I'd get one meself ;)…
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Broadband help - local access only
My friend is using her laptop with talktalk and whilst happily surfing the internet the connection suddenly stops and message pops up saying that "local connection only' . The ADSL light on the modem flashes madly, and when we look at the 192.168.1.1 all her settings had been changed. We then have to reset all the settings…
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Help - Smart Protection 2011 pest
My son has been surfing and somehow this stupid software has attached itself. Basically it shows a warning window every couple of minutes saying the computer has 'critical' viruses and if i press 'remove' it then takes me to a page to purchase the software!:mad: I know I do not have viruses as I already have anti-viral…
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Broadband connection keeps dropping
Hi Techies. I need some advice. I am running Win xp on my home pc (Broadband). A couple of months ago, I noticed that I kept losing conection. It seems to be getting worse but could just be that I am getting really, really cheesed of with it!! Had BT around, and they renewed some cable. I have put a new ASDL microfilter on…
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Techie help please
I once had to take my pc back in time , ie 5 days or more . I can't remember how i did it , i have viste. I thought i went into accessories , not sure . I would need step by step help ,please.
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Help Please - Blue Screen
I hope one of you kind folks can help me out please. I have suddenly been afflicted by the Blue Screen of Death syndrome. Pc has been working fine all day until I sent to watch 4OD when I got the first blue screen. PC just hung and then it appeared. I rebooted after taking note of the error message it showed (not that I…
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norton 360 v internet security 2011
I know a lot of people will say ditch it altogether and get avast or whatever but this is about norton products is there a great deal of difference between the 360 and internet security? today I bought the IS version as it was on offer in WH Smiths 25 quid...and am thinking should i have got the 360! any ideas...I could…
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Reviving my hard drive help please!
So my PC died about 18 months ago- I *think* it may have been the power supply as it went about 2-3 years previously and had the same symptoms (Basically wouldn't turn on). As it was quite old anyway- 6 years or so and wheezing away very slowly I just bought a new one (Any excuse really....) BUT my question is, I obviously…
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New Discussion Forum
I want to set up a discussion forum which initially would be likely to require <1GB of server space and <5GB bandwidth. I am new to this and would welcome absolutely ANY advice. Provisional decisions taken so far:- 1. To use smf forum software and Simple Portal to add features to the default forum build. 2. To use a .com…
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Avast free is better than avg 8 free
Hello, Currently I'm running avg 8 free anti virus/spyware. I've read that the basic avast free is better. Opinions please. Many thanks.
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Which secondhand projector?
I have been asked to do some talks and would like to connect a projector to my Macbook for this. So as this is voluntary and not paid need to keep costs down. Looked on Ebay but am confused with all the options, obviously don't need HD, but needs to be bright enough for a slightly darkened hall with up to 60 people. Also…
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avg free 8 will not uninstall
Hello, I'd like to uninstall avg free 8 from my vista pc. Vista will not do it and error message comes up "winfwdeactivationdlg not found in setup." I want to install avast free as I'm told its better. Many thanks.
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Fixing bad sectors on hard drives
Ive got a couple of laptop hard drives that are covered with bad sectors. I'd like to fix them up somehow so i can use one as a backup drive and use the other for a dual boot setup with ubuntu and xp. can anyone recommend a good free bit of software to fix bad sectors on hard drives?
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virus help needed please
Got microsoft security essentials as our antivirus. However, now systemtool 2011 has now appeared on my partners laptop and overwritten mse. What do we do?
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Norton phone number
can someone please help...I've just been on to the Norton site to try and cancel my annual subs...and can't find a phone number...I seem to be going all round the houses!...does anyone have it...its been a long day and its probably dead easy to find! cheers
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Wireless booster
I have a sky broadband sagem router in my bedroom which is on mymiddle floor(live in a town house|) thereception is great 11bbps but i cant get wifi signal upstairs on my ps3 what is the best thing to buy to boost the signal??
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Samsung Microwave Error
Not the usual question you get here, it's more hope than expectation. I've a Samsung microwave, out of guarantee. Yesterday I turned it on and it went for about 2 minutes then stopped working and presented me with an error message on the digital display unit ' -S E- ' Tried several times: turned off at switch, changed…
