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Cannot log on to my lap top!
Hi Folks I have set myself up as the administrator on my kids laptop. I now want to use their laptop. However, it seems as though I have forgotten the password - I have tried several attempts to log in but without success. Could anyone tell me how I can reset the password? Thanks in advance.
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Sat TV/broadband
Under the Welsh Assembly scheme I am about about to have installed a dish, and Astra 2 connect broadband. I have asked for a Quad LNB as I have Sky (sports package ). I want to receive other TV channels, so thought about purchasing a PVR -any advice. do I have to ask for additional leads from the dish ? what else would I…
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Quiet CPU fan recommendation
Can anyone recommend a CPU fan for my AM2 Athlon X2 +6000 CPU as the one I have had for 4 years is noise even after cleaning. I did recently get one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002JAWXZO BUT it was absolutely massive and did not fit in my desktop case. Thanks.
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Broken ipod touch ?
Hi I hope someone can help. My son's ipod touch wont switch on, it was ok one day and dead the next. I have tried all the things on the Apple site like keeping it charged (nothing) holding this and that button (nothing) so I guess it's just broken and out of warranty. Does anyone know of anything else I could try ? or…
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win 7 security 2011 (virus)
Hi, yesterday this security just appeared on my laptop. It keeps telling me I need to buy its software and it is blocking me from going on the internet. I know its bogus but dont know how to remove it as it is not appearing in program search. Any ideas how to delete please. Thanks in advance
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Dell - Alienware (The Truth)
Dells Alienware desktops, are advitised as the most powerful gaming pcs, however i have discovered the the USA alienwares are more powerful than the UK/Europe alinwares. For example: The USA version of the Alienware Area 51 ALX has PROCESSOR Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7 990x Extreme Six Core Processor (4.0GHz, 12MB Cache)…
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Reading protected .pages file on a pc
Can anyone tell me how to do the above please? I have recently taken over as secretary for a small voluntary group after the previous one died and among various papers is a cd with lots of documents that I really need on it. Most are in word or excel which I can read fine in Open Office but others are in .pages which I see…
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Refund of McAfee Auto-Renewal Subscription?
A friend of mine has just been done for £54.99 for the above, 30 days before expiry (she was switching to Kaspersky anyway on my advice). I've worked out for her how to cancel any future auto-renewal via her online account, but is it possible to get a refund of the new subscription just taken? No clue on the McAfeee…
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my computer screen has done a 90% TURN
Was looking at a book resting on the keyboard, when i moved the book my fingers have touched the keyboard somewhere & now the screen has done a 90% turn. How do i get it back?
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3DS Battery life
[FONT= ]So disappointed… Read today that the Nintendo 3DS *max* batter life span is 3,5 hours. !!!!!!! Can we use extra battery packs or something? [/FONT]
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Curry's warranty
Not really sure this is in the right place or not. Does anybody know what warranty Curry's offer with their 22" TV's? I've found one on the website that isn't available instore yet there is no information regarding the warranty of the product. I have emailed Curry's to ask them but I'm concerned that the TV will go OOS…
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Route planning by foot...
Hi. I am looking to start a new buisness and want to deliver leaflets etc door to door. Is there any software that i can use to map out a route by foot, that covers an area so i can do it in a quick and efficent manor.
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Writing round a circle/Word Art/Norton Hissy Fits
Dear Tech-Heads, I'm trying to make up a poster for my aunt. I'm using Microsoft Works, and she wants me to write around the outside of a circle for the main graphic. To do this I need Word Art, but it's not on my version of Works. People on t'interweb in general said to download another freeware program that will do the…
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Help please
I just swapped my broadband to talk talk from o2 and i have a problem with the wi fi signal it wont work upstairs it says cannot display page i rang talk talk techie team and they tried a few things but in the end said i wont be able to use internet upstairs which im gutted as my 2 boys have xbox live and i use my laptop…
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Does it seem like these days...
Does it seem like there are an endless stream of firefox and adobe flash updates these days?
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Chips for the nintendo wii
They seem to have gone the way of the r4 card. Are they 100% illegal now as they are not listed any more? :(
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Time to upgrade my router?
Ive had my Belkin wireless G+ router for about 5 years now, and got a new PC and wireless adapter (capable of 300mbps), think my G router is only capable of 54mbps, would a new 'higher powered' router improve performance much? If so, what should i look for? Thanks in advance
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Help wanted to find free or almost free online backup please
Hello Techies.. Can you help?? My family want to backup our data. It is about 40GB in total. Where can we do this online for free/almost free. Any web links most welcome or the name of the company. Cheers :beer:
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DVD Hacks
Hi all, I have a Sharp HT-CN400DV DVD player. Are there any known problems to the machine caused by making this region free?
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How to Remove Norton Internet Security Safely?
Hello everyone! One quick question, how can I remove Norton Internet Security safely? I purchased an e-Machine desktop recently which included this Norton Internet Security trial for 90 days. Since the trial is now elapsed, how can I remove it? I have also just installed Avast antivirus (free version). Ta muchly x
