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Help me find a gaming PC.
Hi all, I am after a gaming PC. Dont really want to spend much more than £700. I like playing both online games and normal PC games. I want something powerful that can last and be upgraded. I have seen this one > http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/tornado-gaming-dektop-pc-p-130.html Looks good but need to pay extra for…
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samsung 3D TV - why can't i use cheap 3D glasses??
We've just been into comet and saw a fantastic deal for a 51" plasma 3D HD TV - £700 which included 2 pairs of their hi tec 3D glasses - not the cheapish ones you get for the cinema. However there are 5 of us, so obviously we could need 5 pairs of glasses if we were watching a 3D programme, but I've been told the normal…
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Windows update stuck updating? SOLVED
Hi hopefully someone could advise. My laptop needed a windows update (new laptop) so I shut down as requested. The update screen was stuck on 1 out of three for a good half hour, i put the laptop lid down so I could rest without the lights waking me. Got up this morning and it's back at the update screen and again we are…
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Do I "Run" or "Save"?
I want to download Microsoft Security Essentials. This question came up - so do I choose run or save? Thanks.
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Mobile Phone with good reception qualities
I live in a rural area and the phone signal seems to be quite crap. I have had several of the latest blackberries and several cheapie Samsung phones and all are just 'ok' at best. I have to stand in one particular space in the back yard to have a 'drop free' call. Are there any phones out there known for good reception…
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Kindle
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I just bought a Kindle. I've bought a cd off EBay with lots of books on. Loaded the books onto my PC, plugged in the Kindle, copied some of the books onto the Kindle. They show up on the Kindle file but when I switch on the Kindle they don't appear to be there. Can anyone advise?…
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Sky + box
Not sure if this is in the right place but here goes. Cancelling sky as on next Saturday for purely financial reasons and are hoping to use the boxes as free view boxes for as long as possible. Can any one tell me if the recordings i have on the sky + box will still work when sky is switched off? Will i still be able to…
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Are these suppliers good for compatible inks?
Have a Brother DCP 115C printer. Have bought a black replacement cartridge from inkclub.com http://www.inkclub.com/ProductList.aspx?CtryNo=826&LangNo=1&Group=inkjet&Brand=brother&Model=DCP+115C Now need colour cartridges :-( However i came across a different post in this thread which mentioned two other suppliers. I looked…
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Real Player won't launch in XP
It will not be roused in Windows XP Home, although Real Player Downloader does appear when playing Utube videos. The resulting download, however, will also not play. I've scanned it with Malwarebytes and Trend but it's clean. I cannot see what version it is but it was created on 23.1.11. I was wondering if this looked…
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Learning formatting skills for forums/websites
Hello please help with these basic computer skills. I will soon be entering data onto a football club website but there are basic skills that I do not know to do. 1 How do you substitute a long url into a clickable link with words such as 'click here.' 2 How do you import photos/images onto forums such as this? 3 Does…
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Printer showing offline
Hello after doing the troubleshooting for my epson sx425w printer it says its offline. Can anyone suggest what i can do to have it online. I ve tried right clicking the printer but there s no option for switching it back to online Thank you
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Digital Camera Recommendation
I want a digicam which meets the following criteria. 14 megapixels 8X wide optical zoom lens slim so I can store in my jeans pocket. Any recommendations please?
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Humax Foxsat HDR help
Hello All. I have recently bought 500G foxsat PVR. Very impressed with it. I was wondering though if i could stream rented films through the humax using the ethernet connection? i can access the bbc i-player using the connection but was hoping to use it play rented films. Hope someone can point me in the right direction.…
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Toshiba Laptop - Operating System Not Found :(
My son has brought his laptop down and said for the last few days he gets this message and the laptop won't boot up. I've got the original Toschiba product recovery disc that came with the laptop and was hoping that when I put it in, it might 'repair' the problem. However, I get 2 options. 1. Recover entire hard disk (all…
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Logitech M305 wireless mouse freezes Laptop
I have Logitech M305 wireless mouse which appears to sabotage my laptops. I have a old Acer Aspire (Windows XP) which frently blue-screens when booting up with the dongle fitted. I have also just bought two new HP Pavillion DV6 laptops (Windows 7) for my two daughters and, when the miniature wireless dongle is plug in,…
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looking for drivers for an old PenCam camera. Help please
Hi I have an old aiptek pencam digital camera and mum wants to use it as a webcam for skype. I can't find the cd with the drivers on and wondered if anyone could help. I have searched the internet but I don't know which sites are safe to download from. TIA Dx
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nternet access problem after moving from AOL to Sky
I cant connect to Internet explorer since switching from AOL to Sky on Tuesday, I have had some help of a guy on here who managed to sort it for me, but last night after advice from sky engineer I uninstalled internet explorer and mcafee and now I cant connect again to explorer. I manage to get part of it on ie the google…
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Which external hard drive to buy?
I need to buy the above, any recommendation would be appreciated, about 500gb budget price? I have seen the Iomega in argos, do not know whether they are ay good!! Thanks
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adobe reader
I signed up to Slug and Lettuce website and was given a voucher £10 off a £20 spend. It said I may have to download a recent Adobe Reader, which i duly did Adobe 10.1.1. (i think) but when I try to download the voucher Im just getting a page of text, any one have any ideas, simply please, I'm a bit of a technophobe. Many…
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Playing things from a flash drive?
I have a revision CD (similar to driving test theory) that I need to play on a netbook with no drive. I have copied all the files from the disc to a flash drive but when I attempt to use it, the message "insert CD into drive" comes up. What am I doing wrong? TIA.
