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Archives for August 2011

PS3 Dead. RIP
Just went to turn on my PS3 and it won't turn on. No lights or nothing. It's like it's getting no power. I have tried changing the fuse. Anybody else come across this or any suggestions? Cheers.
The best keyboard you have ever had?
Just wanting to get peoples recommendations when it came to keyboard, for a spare pc set-up i have i am in need for a new one :) Looking for style and something that will last awhile :)
Digital Camera Charger
Hi All, I've just found a Sony cybershot 7.2 megapixes digital camera at home minus the charger, does anyone know where I can purchase one rather speedily? Does this camera also require a memory card and if so where can one of these be purchased? Thanks in advance.
BT - Phone wont work, broadband ok (ish)
Hi there Over weekend, the phoneline stopped working - no dial tone/engaged when someody tries to ring us. The broadband connection works to a point, but my laptop does have to be restarted quite regularly. I have plugged the phone/laptop directly into the test socket (behind the lower cover) and it works fine. Can I leave…
Dell inspiron 2200 BSD
Dell Inspiron 2200 with a BSD on startup. 0X0000007B (0XBA4EB528 0XC0000034 0X00000000 0X00000000) I have tried to change the boot order to load the XP installation disk and the darned password is set. Owner has no knowledge / documentation. I have a caddy and have loaded the HD on there. I can see the files so it's not…
Send spotify playlist to????
Can anyone help me please! I've created a playlist in spotify and I want to send it to my iphone but I don't know how. Can I send my spotify playlist to itunes so I can put it on my ipod? Sorry this must sound dim but I'm going round in circles and the more I read help sections the more confused I'm becoming. Would be very…
Please can someone advise so frustrated now, cant upload from phone to pc my pics
Details: SGH-U600 samsung phone. I can upload from pc to phone but not other way around. I installed the software from samsung sight, but when I try to upload pics from phone to my pc I keep getting error messages. UBS device malfunctioned, windows dont recognise it. I got XP windows version. I have given up now really,…
'Lost@ heders at top of my page.
I have 'lost' the headers at the top of my page. I have to click at the top of the page to see them and they only come back for seconds. I have obviously clicked something by mistake. How can I get them back? Ta.
DSi not working
Hi, can anyone help? My daughters DSi won't recognise a game card. It is a year old, everything else works fine. Any suggestions about how to remedy this. Thanks
Acrobat reader x-anyone like it?
Hi folks, Some time ago I upgraded to the latest acrobat reader x. Not really that fussed about it and thinking of going to back to the 9 version. Am I missing somthing here and the latest version is really good or most people not like it? Whereas the old version used to open as a pdf reader file the latest version seems…
Pc world laptop repair
In April this year I bought a DELL laptop from PC World. After 3 months the mouse pad and keyboard stopped working out of the blue so I took it back with the receipt and warranty to the store. They said that it was a fault so DELL would have to pick it up and fix it. I informed them that I was going back to uni soon so…
Online back up & software
Hello nice people, I would like to back up some important written work and images using an online back up service. Can anyone please recommend something that might: * Be large enough to store up to 100 GB (I'm currently at 42GB and expect this to increase in the next 7 months) * Automatically back itself up regularly *…
windows 98 & wireless adapter problem
Hi just wondered if someone could possibly help. I have an old hard drive with windows 98 and I am trying to set up my young daughter to access internet. I have a realtek RTL8191SU which I am trying to install without much success. I try to run the installation and am told "sorry please run as administrator". Can someone…
Make sure you wipe your hard disk before selling on your PC!
If you decide to sell on your PC, make sure you wipe your hard disk properly! There are people out there on auction sites and searching classified ad's that will be buying second hand PC's just to see what personal information they can get off of them. Simply wiping the disk and re-installing Windows is not enough, there…
flymo sabrecut hedge trimmer
Having bought one of these, it worked the first time but I did not recharge the battery and it seems it must be recharged on a regular basis whether or not it is used. A new battery pack is about £65! I paid £90 for the trimmer plus battery pack originally and so wish I had read the small print regarding instructions…
Built in card reader stopped working ?
Hi I have a Advent Roma 2001 laptop which has a built in SD card reader which I use regularly. A day or 2 ago it just stopped working. At first it would make to ping sound when I removed the card but not when I put it in. Now it's not doing either. I have tried disabling and enabling through device manager. It actually…
one licence software
Hi how does the pc know if you have put a one licence software like office on two pc's?
Laptop or notebook
Hi our son is starting college and has asked for a laptop. So what do we get him a lappy or the smaller version notebook and what is the diffence? what spec would he need? can some one recomend one to buy. Dont what to spend too much say a max of £300 or less we have all the office pro etc. Thanks
Firefox
It takes ages to load first time (but always has) It makes my computer crash when in the middle of work (many times a day) the reboots and to add insult says "Well this is Embarrassing". It then looses my forum passwords. I think I'll have to use another browser.
Getting rid of old desktop PC
Quick bit of advice needed please. My old desktop died about 18 months ago and was replaced by a laptop. The desktop's hard drive has been removed and is now acting as a backup hard drive for the laptop. I'm having a tidy up and have decided it's about time I threw away the old desktop as it's just gathering dust. My…

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