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Strange Blu-Ray drive problem
The drive on my PC refuses to open everytime I load up windows. Basically, the drive is showing under my computer and in the device manager and shows as working correctly, no yellow or red markings. To get the drive to become operational, I have to make some sort of alteration to it under the device manager. For instances…
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Free photo editing software
Hello, I'd like some free photo editing software which can user friendly edit my club members photos to superimpose funny faces et al onto their pictures. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Many thanks.
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Buying a Domain Name
Hi all, Help needed please!. I have set up my own small business selling jewellery and accessories and now I'd like to put together a website for all my lovely customers to buy direct from me. I will also be using it to support by ebay business account. I've decided that I'm going to use Vistaprint to host my site but I'd…
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EPSON printer not printing properly
Can anyone help me please... My epson printer wouldnt print properly...first changed the BLACK and it wouldnt print... then I clean the heads.. and then the Colors wouldnt print ...even after cleaning heads and changing cartridges cos ran out with all the head cleaning.. So i take it to be "fixed" and the guy puts in…
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Epson Scan Driver
Scoured the internet for what seems like ages but I can't find a driver which allows my Epson DX4050 scanner to work with Windows 7. Printing drivers are all up to date, but the scan function won't work. Any ideas? TIA
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Problems connecting to orange broadband
Hi I have recently switched to Orange broadband from virgin and have received a netgear dgn1000 modem and router. I tried to set it up to run wirelessly today but I am having a problem connecting it to my laptop. My laptop is a dell inspiron 1545 running vista. I can connect to the Internet with a wired connection, but…
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E: 25/09 COMPETITION: Win a Toshiba Satellite C660-125 Intel 320GB 15.6 Inch Laptop
Enter here : tech-reviews.co.uk/articles/competition-win-a-toshiba-satellite-c660-125-intel-320gb-15-6-inch-laptop/ Easy to enter and I've won stuff before.
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Windows XP Getting It Not To Boot In Safe Mode
Here's the deal. When I got home tonight I decided to Defrag my works laptop so did the msconfig and booted it into safe mode. The latop has McAfee SafeBoot Encryption which recognises my user name and password and XP begins to load. I then get the "Log On To Windows" screen where it does not recognise my user name and…
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Slow dongle speed
A friend could not connect to the Internet through her T-mobile dongle & asked me to look at her Laptop. It wouldn't connect through LAN (at my house) either, installed & ran Malwarebytes & avg (both found some problems). Afterwards i could connect through LAN so updated both & ran again (this time both found nothing)…
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Bamboozled by security!!!
I KNOW this is covered in (probably lots of) other areas in this forum but I have been reading over the last couple of nights and I am completely lost. I am completely confused as to whether I have adequate security (I realise nothing is 100%). Basically, I have a new laptop, connected via Virgin wireless router and I use…
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Ipod or galaxy tab or?
I have been asked for advice from my parents for the best tablet pc I know the ipad is great but they are interested in the galaxy tab but i have heard the xoom is good to which is best (no fan boys please) They want a 10inch pad and would like to be able to move photos etc onto it is this possible without a usb or card…
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office verification number
I bought a copy of office 2007 ages ago and installed it on my pc..then my wifes...then the sons ;) ;). I've been so generous with it that when I tried to install it on my new laptop I discovered that I'm going to lose some of the features.:eek: It must have been a 3 user copy. Is there any way round this? apart from open…
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Dell outlet, catch?
Has anyone used the dell outlet for buying laptops? im after a budget laptop, and some of the prices on the outlet store seem too cheap to be true, has anyone got any experiences of using them?
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Kindle - is it worth the extra for 3G
Hi, For all you kindle owners - is it worth the extra £40 for 3G? As I understand it, without 3G I would have to use a USB cable to download books from my PC is that right? Doesnt seem like too big a deal. I see that 3G would be easier but do I really need it? Thanks :)
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Wii vs Move
My 11 year old nephew wants the Playstation Move for Christmas. He already has the wii and lots of games. He already the PS3 and lots of games. My concern is it is too much like the wii and wouldn't get much play out of the Move. He likes games lego anything (except Pirates of the Caribbean), shooting, some football (he…
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kindle email
Hi trying out my new kindle before I go on holiday. Tried to view my gmail on my new kindle but it says the latest version of safari isn't uploaded. Should I click the link? Wanted to make sure I didn't mess it up so thought I'd ask you helpful lot on here first.
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Not sure where to post this -want to find a good home for old darkroom equipment
Not sure if this is the right place but worth a try. A good few years ago now my OH decided to take up black and white photography as a hobby (obviously well before the days of digital cameras.) He bought an Olympus OM1 and an OM10- for those who know about these things - and went on a course and bought all the kit for a…
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Windows Media Player on Vista - Codec missing
I have some videos that won't play as Windows Media Player (on Vista) I get a message that an audio codec is missing. I followed the link to the web help and it says that the Intel IMA ADPCM (11) codec is not installed on my computer. Is there a way round this? I don't really want to go on the internet and download a file…
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When typing a capital I
Probably me being dim,but can anyone tell me why sometimes my capital I, only has the bar at the top and bottom some of the time. Thank you.
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Problem with daughters laptop
Hope some kind person can help! My daughters laptop isn't loading properly. Have brought it home with me and put in the manufacturers recovery disc. Now I have a command window but don't know what to do next. At the top of the window it says the following.. X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe - startnet.cmd
