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Life of laptop after system recovery
Hi, I have a techie type question, and being completely unknowledgable in such matters I'm hoping you clever people can help me! I have had a few problems with my laptop's performance and a problem with the power jack meaning the lead has to be in exactly the right place for it to work. It froze up completely at the…
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help please
Hi, a non-techy here, can someone tell me what a "built in infrared device" on my laptop is used for, and what happens if I disable it. Thankyou.
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Archos 604 help needed
I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I boight and Archos 604 ages ago and initally managed to set uo the dvr satation to record DVD'd from the DVD player no problem. I the one day tried to record a DVD that copyright protection and since then have never been able to record a thing :o . I cant even manage to set the whole…
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external hard drive query
last year finally got round to buying an external hard drive and backed up the Sony (Windows XP) laptop. Today have got a completely black screen on the laptop (am in the process of googling for potential solutions)........ My question is: can I just connect the said external hard drive to an iMac and import the data from…
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Shockwave Flash Plug in has crashed
Please help. I keep getting the message that Shockwave Flash plug in has crashed. I use Google Chrome and Windows XP. I updated Adobe Reader at the weekend to latest version 10, I think, as I read somewhere that it could be related old version of Adobe Reader. It's still crashing. Happens on Ebay. I use Microsoft…
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PUM.bad.proxy?
Malwarebytes found this, not sure what it is, but reading abt it, seems it comes back.. Found this thread on Malware : http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=73398 Should I do as they said, Lan settings are a mystery to me!:o
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Backup software to create mirrored files on disk
Hi I've bought a portable USB disk and want to backup all the files from certain folders on my PC. The free software that comes with the disk and most cheap backup software seems to copy all the files to a file with a proprietary format. However I want to create a mirrored copy of the chosen folders and files to be backed…
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Broadband Usage Monitor
I've just realised that on a couple of occasions in the past, my broadband speed has been limited by my ISP due to high usage and their fair use policy. Their tech notes in the warning e-mail say that I can download a usage monitor from the interweb but they don't specify any in particular Can anyone recommend a download?
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Netgear router with sky modem/router?
Hi all, We have wireless broadband and have been accessing it through a standard Sky Sagem modem/router. However the signal is not great and I have problems connecting from my office upstairs. So my boyf bought a new router (Netgear N600) but then realised when we unpacked it that isn't a modem as well. He bought it from…
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dual monitors:PC: primary monitor has switched, please help
hi ive been using two montiors on pc, for few weeks, all working fine. but today, the main one wouldnt boot up, blank screen, tried a diff plug socket, no power, diff socket, power light on....fuse perhaps? anyway now played about with display properties (windows xp) and the monitor came to life.,.... but the 1st montior…
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wifi
hi i want to enable wifi on my sons pc in his bedroom so he can use the bt broadband that we have i don't think his pc has wifi as its a few years old, so how do i do this? thanks
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Mozilla Thunderbird trouble
I have difficulties retrieving mail from mail.btinternet.com, and get this message: Does someone have a fix, or can point me in the right direction?
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memory card reader not recognised
Hi Guys Ive had a look at previous threads but they all appear to be quite old. I have an Integral usb2 card reader when i connect it to my desktop pc it works fine,however when i connect it to my laptop the reader is not recognised. I know that my usb ports are working on the lappy. I have windows 7 on the lappy. could…
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So this Japan thing....
Yes its a tragedy of epic proportions but viewng the Techie MSE angle on it ---> Are we expecting to see the cost of LCD TVs, laptops, computer components and other 'stuff' rocket within weeks? or creep up over a few months? Even things assembled outside japan are probably reliant on components (chips) and other supplies…
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Olympic clock technician required - anyone got a spanner?
Yesterday at 7pm the giant 21ft Olympic clock was unveiled in Trafalgar Square, just hours before the 6.6 million tickets went on sale... It's stopped! Ha ha ha! :D :rotfl: They couldn't organise a pi$$ up in a brewery!
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norton internet security 2010
bought a netbook & have a norton disc but netbook doesnt have a place for putting disk in . is it possible to install it any other way. besides having to buy it again online
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Tinypic Help Please
Can anyone help me with this? I cannot view tinypic images. Any I click on take an age to download and then I just get red crosses. I have tried posting the link into google and the address bar and have had no luck as I get 'cannot connect to the webpage'. I can use tinypic myself no problem in terms of uploading and…
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need a new laptop
my laptop died it's final death today and it is unrepairable so need a new one. i mainly use it for surfing the tinternet, the kids play games on it and i store photos etc on it. i don't do a lot of typing but i do a lot of knitting so i downloads loads of pdfs. i don't want a net book as the screens are too small to see…
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Avast tool bar help please
Hi I have installed avast free antivirus onto my computer (XP) and I keep getting a fat, avast, tool bar that i can't seem to hide permenantly. I can turn it off but as soon as I open a new page, ther it is again. Could someone please suggest a way of getting rid of it. TIA Dx
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virgin media anti virus
I had the virgin media anti virus on my laptop but changed to Norton but my subscription has now run out. I tried to update my virgin media anti virus but it the home screen icon says denied. When I click on the info it say "Copy protection- You can only install Virgin media anti virus on 3 pcs so this installation has…
