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Dion Freeview Box
I have just started using a Dion Freeview recorder box bought from Tesco and at times it comes up on the screen with LCN has changed. Anyone know what this is and how to stop it happening. Happened several times last night whilst I was watching ITV2 +1. Most annoying. Nothing in the instruction manual (which is pretty…
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Sony VAIO L Series All In One Touch Screen
Hi all Currently wondering if anyone knows a good place were I can purchase a Sony VAIO L Series All In One Touch Screen Desktop Computer from. Ive wanted one for ages but the price of £989 is too expensive for me. My budget goes up to £600 maybe £700. It would be a real help if you could help me find one. Or is there any…
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ACER laptop screen broken less than 3 weeks old
I got my new laptop 15th march from pc world, purchased there extended warrenty thing. Last nite I altered the screen and crack! not the glass it's self but inside, went straight back to pc world and they said it had to be sent off to be repaired, I thought surely if this was less than 3 weeks old and no fault of my own…
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How do I burn a youtube video to disc?
We are having a party in a few weeks time, and for the first time in my life, I want to compile a set of music tracks with their videos. I could of course go into the browser every time a song ends, but that is a bit too much like hard work. So, is it easy to "burn" the collection to disc(s)? I am running Windows 7 BTW.…
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fax machine wont send
I have a brother 8360p fax machine that will happily receive faxes but won’t send them anywhere to any number. The machine was working fine on Wednesday and hasn’t been moved, dropped, unplugged etc. Any ideas?
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Acer Laptop won't shut down or start up
hi there laptop seemed to freeze last night so i forced it to close by pressing button. Tried to restart and got "Windows failed to close down normally" message which i have had before but this time when I choose restart normally option it restarts I put password in ok but then just goes to black screen. So I have to…
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Laptop wireless help please
Can any talk me through getting my laptop back onto the internet I reinstalled Windows XP But can't now get onto the internet It is seeing my Linksys Router but I cannot get it to connect Could someone kindly talk me through it please Any help greatly appreciated
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Free Office Software article discussion
This is the place to discuss the free office software offers, as seen in the guide: Free Office Software This guide is full of alternatives to Word, Excel, PowerPoint. If you've got any suggestions or questions about free office software, please join in the discussion :) Many thanks, MSE Becca
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adobe photodeluxe homeedition 3.1
My little lass had this on her laptop, but accidently lost it when removing some programs. have looked on amazon and ebay for replacement but can't find a copy anywhere. does anyone have a old copy of this tucked away in a draw anywhere (she loved using this program and was very comfortable with it)
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Small Tablet or E Reader?
Hi to all, Tried yesterday, but no replies, maybe it is just a daft question. Can anyone out there recommend a small tablet pc, or an E Reader? My husband struggles to read black on grey, or small fonts. We would like to start reading e books, the house is full of paperbacks! We are looking for something reasonably priced,…
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Changing short date
I'm required to use a particular email application for work and I use the webmail version as I'm out and about using different computers. However I can't change the short date in it from US style to UK style. I've checked most things I can think of, and no other applications give me this annoying date. Can anyone tell me…
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microsoft office word 2007
This is a long shot and would be grateful for any help. My 11 year old spent yesterday doing her school project on microsoft office word 2007 which is on my computer but I never purchased licence key for as I use microsoft works. She just closed the box that asked for product key and did her project and saved etc. I did…
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Microsoft Word
Can I use the same Microsoft Office license on 2 computers? I bought it about 7 years ago and use it on my laptop but I have a netbook that came with with a 3 months free trial which has now expired, can I use the same licence key code on both?
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Help! PC doesn't see external hard drive.
Our old family PC is quite full and very slow and we thought it would be wise to backup all the photos and music files separately. So advised by a friend, we bought a LaCie 1TB life proof Hard disk . The formatting didn't go well, so I ended up formatting it on a separate laptop. When plugged in into the PC, I could see it…
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Having a problem with Skype
I gave my old PC to my daughter but uninstalled all my programmes first. She wants to set up a Skype account so I downloaded it but when it finished installing, it automatically went to MY Skype page. I realised that I hadn't changed the user account from me to daughter ( on PC) so i did that, then unistalled Skype &…
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BBCHD / BBC HD Audio Dropout Problem - does this mean we can return our TV sets ?
I noticed a strange audio clicking whilst on BBCHD channel on my newish Sony TV. I had no idea what to make of it and luckily was only zapping and simply watched something else. Then I stumbled across this thread on Sony's site: BBC HD Audio droput when switching from 1080p to 1080i It seems there is a known issue which…
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Epson R200
Had no problems until it printed pages covered in black ink now the red light is flashing .Is this serious is it repairable or do I ditch it and replace . Help please
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External Hard Drive
Hi ya , I was hoping that somebody on here could please help me .. To cut a long story short ... I have just got myself a new laptop with Windows 7 ... The desktop pc i was using had vista on it .... because my desktop is " newer " than my dads pc which has xp on it .... i offered to swop my pc for my dads one ....( I only…
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Cheap powerful laptops with long battery life
Hello :) I'm saving up for a laptop to take to university this september. I'm looking for that rare combination of power and battery life, preferably for under £700. I would really appreciate some advice from you guys about Brands or even specific models. What I'm looking for is basically a cheaper version of something…
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Help & Advice Will be Most Appreciated! Dictaphone Recommendations...
Hello Everyone! I really will love your advice on where I can buy a cheap (£20-£30) dictaphone! I need it for recording lectures at Uni. So, I guess max recording time per day is 8 hours. Are there devices which can be charged via a USB connection or plugged into the main socket (a bit like a mobile (ie free from…
