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iTunes problem
I need to reinstall the OS on the PC but daughter has 360 itunes songs on there. Is there an easy way to save these as she reckons its gonna take about 15 CD's to put them on?!
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Old Sat Nav appears to have lost maps
I have got an Acer E300 sat nav which I have not used for a while. It appears to have lost all its maps. Unfortunately I have lost my CD and instruction manual. Does anyone know if there is any way of getting the maps uploaded again?
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System Tool infected daughter's laptop
Hi DD's laptop was infected by the System Tool while she was on Facebook at the weekend. I ran a Malwarebytes scan which deleted 4 files and have re-scanned. Malwarebytes now showing clean. After reading several other threads on here about System Tool, I thought it might be prudent to run Hijack This as well to check…
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Lousy photos from laser printer
I know photos aren't a laser printer's strong point, but the results i'm getting are beyond a joke. I've tried the quality settings, any other ideas ? It's just a cheapy Samsung so I know I can't expect too much.
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HD TV in Windows 7 Media Player
I have an Aver Media A808 digital USB adapter and I cannot view HD channels in windows 7 media player. They are not even shown in the channel list. Or is it not possible to view HD TV in windows 7 media player? Or if it is how do I view them. And yes I can receive HD channels on my TV and it is the same aerial through an…
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Panasonic Lumix
I have just bought a panasonic lumix DMC FT10 waterproof camera for a trip of a lifetime to S.America. After only aweek it developed some problems- each time that I take a picture, the image in on the screen has vertical lines. When I zoom in, there are circles on it, similar to an lcd image when you touch it with your…
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Slow / unresponsive pc
Despite thinking I keep my pc in tip top condition, my desktop has become slow and unresponsive. I keep my programmes up to date constantly using FileHippo Update Checker and Secunia PSI. I also run CCleaner regularly and Malwarebytes on occasion although it never finds anything. I use Opera and don't know if it is an…
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Bluetooth keyboard help - won't stay paired.
Got this to use with my HTPC http://www.ebuyer.com/product/222811 Didn't have bluetooth, so got this to go with it http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147293 Installed the widcomm software that came with it. Paired the keyboard and off I went. Turned the HTPC on the next day, keyboard wouldn't work. It's listed in the bluetooth…
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My harddrive shows as full - but it shouldn't be
I only use my laptop to blog, check out facebook and to store some pictures of my children. Still the C drive shows it is full and every morning I log in it tells me to delete stuff before I can do anything. I've checked for viruses by doing a full scan with Avast and I've done malwarebytes. Both comes out clean Not being…
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Sticky keyboard
The real answer is, probably, don’t eat or drink whilst using your netbook –although I don’t recall an actual spillage. However, it is too late for that and now my space bar and the character keys above it are quite unresponsive without a good whack and/or stick down giving me multiple letters/spaces. Any ideas? I have…
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Is this a good TV / Deal ?
Hi All, Time for a new TV. The wife wants a thin one, hung on the wall. Tempted by this deal .... Sharp LC37LE320E £425 delivered, and direct from Sharp which seems pretty safe. Reviews seem good, and 37" is I think the perfect size for us. As far as I could tell the LED TVs are more energy efficient too... though I don't…
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epson stylus sx100 - unsure if this is 'techie'
apologies in advance if this is the wrong area - if so, grateful for redirection instructions i have an epson stylus sx100 and want to know if anyone can recommend 'good' paper to print on, as i'm trying to do some party invites. thanks in advance.
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problems with M3U video clips
I have a couple of M3U video clips on my computer which have just recently ‘stopped’ working, I have had a look online and found a few sites that report that sometimes M3U clips extensions may become corrupted and windows media player needs to be repointed towards them, and those sites offer a free scan which will fix the…
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Problems following 'system tool' infection - any ideas?
Hello, A few weeks ago I picked up the 'system tool' virus (if that's what you call it) like many others on here. A few of you helped me remove it. Since then, I have had no end of 'attacks' of a similar nature (clicky boxes come up telling me I've got 'possible malware' or similar, running a scan for me (bogus, I can only…
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Virus help please
Hi, I am trying to clean up a friends laptop. I had to run malwarebytes in safe mode as it would not load to windows so did a quick scan in safe mode and then a full scan when windows loaded. I have also ran hijack this which still seems to have a few nasties. Logs to follow in next post so advise on how to proceed next…
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Xbox PVR DVR
Hello geeks, Can anyone point me to an Idiots guide to turning my unused Xbox into a PVR/DVR without using a PC? Or is there a magical cable/widget I can buy that will perform the same function? I'm not interested in streaming as my broadband is too slow - just want to record broadcasts. Thanks.
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Sandy Bridge Laptops
Does anyone know when Sandy Bridge laptops are coming to the UK? I've been waiting since like xmas for them to come :( Just want like a £700+ laptop with Sandy Bridge i5 and they are no-where!
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Free online training
Hello I am new on here and full of a cold not thinking clear and got a headache. So is there a part on this site for links to free training accessible online for computers etc. I know a good one in America which has some damn good free training for part of Microsoft office, Computers, Internet and Facebook. They do Reading…
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Desk top background returns to default on boot up
If I put a desk top background on my PC, every time I boot up again after a few hours it returns back to the default windows XP blue back ground. Anyone, any idea why this is happening? How can I stop it so that I can keep the desk top that I chose?
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Online backup solutions
Hi I'm helping a friend who is setting up a small office for his charity and they have a 1TB on a NAS in Raid 1 and they want that to be have a backup helf off-site. So I was wondering if anyone knew of good online backup solutions? they have a BT business broadband account which gives them a 5GB which will do for starters…
