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Refurbished Laptop - Problems
Hi - I apologise if this is a common thread but: I purchased a netbook from Laptops Direct (online) for my daughter for Christmas and it had developed a fault - software/windows not loading. Unfortunately it is now outside of the 90 day warranty and LD have stated that they are unable to help. Where does this leave me in…
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iPhone Alarm Clock
Seen some reports on the web but no ideas how to fix of peoples alarms either sounding an hour early (thats mine) an hour late or not at all. Similar problems happened last year. Anyone else had problems? Any ideas to resolve? See that I am due an software update but at 400mb it may have to wait a while...
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recovering read only excel file
I had a excel file saved on my USB stick. Now i cant open it. It has no macros just simple list of numbers etc. Excel error reads "the file may be read-only or you may be trying to access a read only location. Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding" tried excel open with repair - no luck
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2nd hand laptop advice
Hi all Need a laptop. I've only got a budget of around £300 and a friend suggested I should try to get a reconditioned 2nd hand one as I wouldn't get a very good new one for this money? I've contacted a local company who sell them. They've been here for years so very reputable. He's offered me an IBM T60 which has :- INTEL…
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Anything better than Dell XPS 15 L502X?
Wanted a £700ish laptop with sandy bridge and 4gb ram to replace my old laptop. Came across this on trusted reviews and they went on about the Dell XPS 15 like nothing could touch it. I have tried to look around for laptops with a similar spec to this for a while now, and this seems like a really good option. Should I punt…
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Singing and Dancing Laptop
While trying to sort out my existing desktop problem (another post) I am just wondering whether in future do I need a desktop, or whether there is now a Laptop which has all the necessary connections to eliminate the need for a desktop? DG
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Re-installing Vista
After doing all the checks recently advised, and finding no malware or virus problems, I still have the issue with my scanner not working on my desktop, works fine with the HP software with my laptop, so have eliminated that. I think I need to repair or reinstall Vista. I have the disks which came with the Medion, but it…
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Game zone
I have on the desk top of my laptop something called Acer game zone which I wish to take off but I can't find it in add and remove programs or revo uninstaller to do this,can anyone tell me how to.Thanks
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Paying for a pc to be fixed and getting it back with the same fault
hello i'm not sure if any thing can be done about my problem but i've feel as though i've got to try because it's been a bad experiance buying from this shop. Two and half years ago I got a shop called computer orbit to build a pc with in days it developed a fault and a blue screen kept appearing so I took it back and they…
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Dvd's will not play on home dvd player pls help
Hello everyone, Just a quick question really, i have recently upgraded to windows 7 and my laptop now seems to have a mind of it's own. Before i could burn dvd's no problem and play them on my dvd player for this i used nero, however I have now tried unsuccessfully 5 times, it is saying on my dvd player that it is the…
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Apple store - leasing a good idea?
I need a new Macbook Pro (poss 2.2Ghz) at around 2000 all in. Whats the benefits of leasing from Apple's 2 year plan? I have been offered this before, and typical now apple won't get back to me when im looking into it (i have a business account thing with them too) I think the deal is that you pay monthly for a product and…
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network security key
have just got a laptop and it is asking for my security network key,it is probably staring me in the face but where will I find it?::o
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Help Can't Find Saved Document
I received a Word ducument as an e-mail attachment. I enabled editing and altered lots of it. Then I saved it but I can't find it anywhere. Any ideas where to look? I've run searches etc. Using Outlook express and Word 2010
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Ipod Touch 1st Gen Advice please
Hi I bought an apple ipod touch 1st gen 16gb in June 2009. In August 2010 the battery died a death. When I took it back to Apple they told me no problem they would replace the battery for £50 which i paid with a 3 month guarantee. About 3 weeks ago the battery died again, again i went back to Apple who informed me that…
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Clicking for links
I've just bought a new computer and using Windows 7 and Windows Mail instead of Outlook Express. No problems except that when I click on a link to go to a website I get a message telling me to consult my administrator. I can still get there by pasting the address into the browser but could someone explain to a non-computer…
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Disguise your iPhone
Des anyone know of a place where i can buy a realistic looking disguise case for an iphone4? Ive seen the ones that look like chocco bars or mail envelopes but they dont look realistic or are not practical. Ideally im after somethign that looks like a cheap phone but still retains use of the screen and mic. Any help…
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Firefox 4 - Restart Loop > Uninstall > Reinstall > FAIL!
Hi all, Had been using Firefox 4 (since release) on my Windows 7 PC. It started playing up (displaying the Firefox has crashed message box, restart... type of thing). A reboot didn't fix i,t so I uninstalled Firefox, rebooted again and reinstalled, however the installation doesn't appear to be completing. If I try to open…
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Problems With The BBC World Service ?
Not sure if this is the correct forum for this post but here goes . i have been listening to the BBC World service on MW Radio for many years and had no problems tuneing in to it but in the past few days i can not get it what isd the problem ? Somebody help me out
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Graphics Software
Please can anyone recommend any free graphics software that I can download to design graphics for invitations and things? I am willing to purchase one, but only once I have tried them out - as I have no experience with graphic design. All advice welcome! Thank you
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App Lock for blackberry
Hi Has anyone tried this app and does it work ? Teenager says she wants to keep siblings/pals out of txts/bbm/emails, but I suspect it's really me she wants to lock out lol. Apart from the phone lock I believe the blackberry has no other password protection. Not being greatly up on these things, would welcome any comments.…
