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HTPC Build, Recommendations
These threads seem popular and I've built several systems before and work in IT, but always happy for others to look and criticise/improve. Looking to build a HTPC/Server Came up with this so far OCuk with 500w HTPC case £40 Intel E3400 Retail £36 Asus P5G41T-M LX G41 L775 DDR3 £35 OCZ 4GB DDR3 £28 Couple of 8cm Fans, £8…
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Help Avira found 2 virus BOO/Sinowal.F & cant quarantine or delete
Hi Pc runs XP & Avira Antivirus, plus Malwarebytes. Cant update Malwarebytes get following message Error has occured. Please report error code to our support team. PROGRAM_ERROR_UPDATING(5,0,Createfile) Acces is denied. Have got two detections of Malware found both the same apart from different Boot sector on 7th Feb. E is…
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Angry Birds Secret Level Unlock
during the super bowl last night are the famous super bowl adverts, of which one was for the new film 'Rio'. contained in that advert was a secret message to unlock a special hidden preview of the new Angry Birds Rio game due to be released in a couple of weeks. to find the code just watch the advert here, and look out for…
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Simple MP3 player for dementia sufferer?
I've put this on the Music msef, but thought I would try this one as well. My dear Mum suffers from dementia and finds technology difficult. She loves music and I'm trying to find a really simple mp3 player for her,that I can download all her favs on to. It needs to be really simple, just an on/off switch and volume…
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Why can't I put more than 1GB of music on my 2GB SD card
Trying to put music on a 2GB SD card to use in the car. Sorted out my playlist and the card holds 1.83GB of data and the playlist is 1.6GB, yet when I drag and drop the playlist it only allows me to put 132 songs on, or 0.98GB. I've tried dragging all the playlist, parts of it, single songs at a time, but it only ever lets…
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Acer laptop screen light up problem
The screen lights up when the lid is open at an angle of about 20 degrees, opening it to normal viewing angle then it goes black. What's the problem please?
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Im looking for a new hard drive???
i have 3 hard drives on my pc. basically i do not know what kind of hard drive to buy, as i am not sure what to buy so it fits into my computer. the hard drive i want to change is only 15 gig and i never use it. The pc im using is kind of made up. I got this second hand so i cannot say what kind it is all i know its not a…
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selling retro gaming
i have a 1983 nintendo game and watch and it is quite rare i don't want to use ebay so does anyone have any good suggestions for selling this via online.:D any recommendations welcome......thanks
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Portable DVD player for car
Nextbase Click 7 - Click And Go 7 Inch Portable DVD Player with Car Safe Mounting System Does anyone know if it is possible to buy a cable that would link 2 of these to show the same movie? If so which sort would i need? I know I could buy a duo ( 2 screens that show same movie ) and a deluxe ( 2 screens that show same…
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iPad ignorance
Hi there First of all, I am by no means a computer techi so please excuse my ignorance with the questions!:o My son has asked for an iPad for his birthday as a joint present from me and his dad, (whether he gets one is a different matter now that I've seen the prices)!!:eek: What I wanted to know: 1. will he still need his…
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Need ear-hook for bluetooth
Being a tight-fisted old beggar. I am getting fed up with having to spend fifteen pounds a time for a new earpiece, when the ear-hook fails. Does anyone know where I can buy just an ear-hook?
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Acer Aspire One D260 and adapter!
A few month's ago I was bought the above netbook, to be honest not used it! Well plugging it in last night, the netbook has a very lightweight adapter MiniGo. You kind of twist and click the plug on to it, but noticed last night it only has 2 pins! They are the square flat types we use, but only 2 and not 3 as usual? It…
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Viewing i-player on a TV - SOLVED
Before I buy a TV/large PC monitor I was wondering can modern TV's take an output from a computer without any converting PCI slot card? i.e. are there any TVs which have a DVI-i input? Then all you need is a very long cable. Failing this I suppose the next best is a PCI slot card to convert to HDMI? Keeping it computer…
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Need to decide on new TV. - UPDATE
Probably not the best time of day to start a new thread. After my earlier thread re Freeeview HD, I've now had a chance to visit the usual stores, and read loads of online reviews. I've also read a few threads on here including Lil306s' https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3024062 Viewing distance is a round 8/9…
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caps locked on in word help please!!
Hiya when I use word it is stick in caps locked. Please how can I stop this as I cannot use word! thanks
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What's in a mac?
I'm >this< close to finally buying a mac :j What I am wondering is, does a new one come with word processor, spreadsheet etc? On the website they mention Snow Leopard and all it's components and iLife but no mention of these things.
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I-phone 4 & playing downloaded movies
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.I bought an I-phone 4 last October , have had I-pod nanos for a few years. I have an I-tunes account for my music and have just noticed there a Jean Reno film(22 bullets) available via I-tunes and what I would like to know is if I downloaded the movie is it possible to play it on my…
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IE botom row has disappeared
My Internet Explorer used to have a row along the bottom which told you how close you were to opening a page. It has disappeared by magic - or by some little monster ( DD or DS ) fiddling with the preferences. I don't know whqat it is really called so I am stuck as how to get it back. I'm on Vista if that makes a…
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External dvd writer - mains powered
I have bought a Compaq netbook (CQ10-101SA) and really need an external drive so that I can create restore discs, back-ups etc. After viewing umpteen reviews & opinions, added to the fact that I would probably only use the writer whilst at home, I think I would be better off with a mains powered one, unfortunately the vast…
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Itunes error
I keep getting the following error when I try to do stuff on itunes: "We could not complete your itunes store request. The network connection was reset. Make sure your network is active and try again." It appears to happen randomly, sometimes I can download no problems... I did a bit of googling and and some solutions…
