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Using a KVM with PS2 mouse but USB laptop
Hi everyone, hope someone can help. I now use three PCs - No. 1 is an old very slow desktop that I want to discontinue using, but find useful currently as I haven't migrated everything over to the No. 2. No. 2 is a new very fast laptop which will become my main personal PC, and the third is my work laptop. I use No1 and…
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MSE account access attempt?
I just got an automated email from MSE this morning saying someone with the IP 217.155.201.25 tried and failed to log in 5 times last night. Email came through at 4:21am. A quick check leads to a Zen subscriber in the UK. Anybody else get this or is it just a one-off?
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Medion Laptop - LCD & Warranty problem
After a bit of advice, please ! Bought my daughter a Medion laptop from Aldi, at the back end of last year. Had fair bit of usage in that time, as you can imagine, but when she booted up yesterday afternoon, she found had a problem with the LCD display. About 6 areas on left hand side of screen, which look like they have…
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Blue Screen message help
HiI've switched on my Laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000) to find a blue screen message. Wondering if anyone can help me with it please? Started and stopped the laptop as the message says but message still there. Not really got a clue what to do now!Message readsA problem has been detected etc etc etcTechnical informationSTOP…
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HTC Wildfire problem - screen brightness when using maps
I have a Wildfire and would like to be able to use the maps while driving, but I am having a problem with the screen brightness and wondered if anyone could help me. I want to be able to put the Wildfire in my handsfree holder and leave it there while I'm driving along and it's displaying my current position on the map.…
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subtitles diappeared Humax 9300T
My Humax 9300T has the subtitle option set at auto, so that subtitles automatically appear when a programme has them. It was fine till about 8pm tonight when the subtitles went off on all programmes (freeview). I've looked at the menu and checked the subtitle option which is still set at auto. Could it be anything to do…
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How do I check the size of my HDD?
Hi, my laptop is supposed to have a 500gb hard drive. I have looked at 'my computer' details and can't see anything which is 500. There's 329 of 329gb free on the D and 80 of 116gb free on the C drive. Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks
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Is Three censoring the internet?
Hi all, I am on one of three's all you can eat dataplan. I am happy with the speed so far, however, a number of harmless webpages are blocked for no reason at all, e.g.: https://www.dornbirn.com https://www.thechive.com https://www.b3ta.com When entering one of the above links, the web browser is redirected to:…
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Waste ink absorber
I get a message "waste ink absorber almost full" on my Canon Pixma ip3000 printer. Anyone know how to deal with this.
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Internet Explorer 9
Hi My laptop has installed internet explorer 9, and since this, when I try to play games on facebook, the picture/game does not run smoothly - it appears jerky? Any idea why this may happen? Ive cleared my temp files down, cookies etc but it doesnt seem to be getting any better. Is it just coinccidence that this has…
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Vista and wireless network not working
Hi, I am about to tear my hair out here with Vista. I've tried all the suggestions I can find, after trawling through tons of useless advice too! Situation is this. Friend's router packs up. I replace with a brand new shiny one. All 5 laptops (which are XP or 7) reconnect to the new router flawlessly. The 6th laptop which…
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HP laptop keyboard problem: n = n5, 6 = b5. How do I fix that?
I have an HP G61-110SA laptop and tonight the keyboard has gone funny. When I press b or 5 it displays "b5" rather than just "b" or just "5". Similarly when I press n or 6 it displays "n6". The keyboard settings seem okay and I tried resetting the laptop and pressing num lock. Looking on Google, someone had a similar…
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Changing ISP to BT
Hi, I'm changing ISP from Pipex to BT - okay maybe its a bad move but lets not go there please. Hos does this work then? I've never changed before. I have my Homehub I have my login and password. The date its live is today 23rd May I'm still using Pipex to post this. So the question: Can i just log on to my router and…
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Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television
Jimmy Kimmel's lacerating dissection of the industry has become an annual highlight of the week when television's biggest networks reveal programming plans to advertisers. This year he nailed the pie-eyed suspension of disbelief that characterizes each sales job. "Remember those shows we were so excited about last fall?"…
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New HP laptop - is it worth buying a care pack / extended warranty?
My friend has just bought an HP G72-b10SA 17" i3 laptop (https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_G72-b10SA_1003506.html). It comes with a standard 12-month warranty. I never take extended warranties on most electronic products, but as laptops can be relatively unreliable maybe it is worth my friend considering one. I looked up…
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Upgrading RAM
Hi all I have an Asus laptop. It's about three years old and is working fine. However I think I'd like to increase its RAM (currently 2GB) to enable applications to run better together and make the machine that bit faster - also so I can get Windows 7 and allow it to run ok. Is upgrading RAM relatively easy on laptops?…
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FF add-on Ant Video Downloader and Player
Not one I've heard of before, but anyone using it should probably read this:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/20/firefox_addon_privacy_invasion/
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How safe is data on an USB flash drive?
I know I should really have the data on a portable HD as well, to be safe, but I ask because I've got a 64GB flash drive and want to put the bulk of my music on it, and transport it this way to use friends' computers. Are they pretty reliable? I've only had a 2Gb one before and somehow it got corrupted.
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Trusteer Rapport
I am trying to rid my PC (Win 7 64 bit) of this program and am unable to - I have tried using CCleaner too - after ensuring that it is "stopped" - but it is still there - any suggestions as how to remove it ? It appears to have been installed as part of a wireless PCI card installation - now removed.....
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Help - Not sure if H/D has gone on Macbook Pro or Screen/GPU
Someone says that my Screen or GPU has possibly gone on my laptop, which seems to be a very expenisive fix from what I have read. Anyone have experience with a blank screen with a Apple Macbook Pro 15" (its about three years old so no warranty) I have tried to start with the OS X install disc but its only spinning and…
