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BT Infinity - wall plate to modem cable
Was wondering if someone knows what sort of cable is used to connect the modem for BT's (and other associated providers) fibre internet to the master socket? Talking to a chappy on the phone he said it is just a cat 5 ethernet cable but had wrong information so many times before from "pre sales tech support" that I hoped…
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Help get my printer to work please
Hi Hope i've posted this in the right place sorry if I havn't I can't get my printer to print It's connected via usb but when I go to print nothing happens It's on and working, did a test sheet on the printer itself I'm at a total lost and need to print something asap Any ideas from thous with the knowhow Thanks Jane
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Opinions please on a Dell Laptop
Hi, I am looking to get a laptop for general home use. My husband also uses it for viewing commercial drawings sent via email so I am looking for a big screen. Had a look through some posts on here and the Dell refub site looks a good option. I have looked and there and they have this one…
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how do i free a drm protected epub so i can send it to my kindle
Bought a epub book from a u.s. ebook site and thoughtI could convert it to mobi format via Calibre so I could send it to my kindle. However when I tried to do it in calibre an error popped up saying it was a DRM file. Is there a way I can bypass this or strip the DRM. At the moment the only way I've been able to read a…
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Total computer mess-please help
It's best if I post what I've just updated on the Slow Computer sticky - Good morning all - Last night I began a Thread re: non-playing i-player. I had kind and persistent help from several msers, especially custardy and santer. It grew as follows -…
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HELP! Please! Email Virus
I think I've got a virus in my emails. My email address is sending out emails entiled "RE:" with a link in, which is obviously to a virus! How do I get rid of this? I am trying a scan, and it's picked up on something called 'tracking cookies'. Does anyone know what these are? Thank you in advance for any advice! This is…
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Faulty power adapter for new Samsung Netbook
Hi all, My son's shiny new netbook arrived yesterday from Amazon, all fine, but as he was setting up he noticed that the battery showed as not charging at all. Tried everything, new fuse in plug, etc, etc, to no avail, mr Mr even tried electric meter thingy to see if any output, nothing. So contacted Amazon via chat and…
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hiding my favourites?
hi all i share my laptop with my family and i am currently arranging a suprise holiday for my daughter, i would like to keep theinfo i find up my "favourites " tab on my laptop but obv dont want her to see , is there any way of keeping this info hidden , at the moment im keeping everything in a book which is a pain, ?
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Ipad 1 Facebook/Youtube Problem
Anyone had problems with Facebook playing Youtube videos pasted on their wall without any prompting ie. by just opening the Facebook App? Facebook then closes and Youtube stays open. I have this problem currently ... fine on any other kit laptop etc Is it really that sensitive? It has happened without me even touching the…
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Dell Dimension PC Crash on Booting up
Ok, old kit but good for kids up in converted loft for browing web etc Boots up for a few mins in XP Home - click on user - updates anti-virus then shuts down windows with blue screen - message something about shutting down windows for safety - no culprit file mentioned - Sorry for lack of clues - I booted up in SAFE mode…
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Adsl Broadband wire- cheapest shops to sell it? (20 metres)
Where is the cheapest place to get 20 Meters of internet ADSL cable? (cheaper than pcworld) where they give it in just the wire format, no fancy packaging. EDIT: The wire is to connect a ROUTER to my comuter = which is about 16 meters away from each other. The router is in 1 room, the Computer in another room. The router…
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Wireless switch makes laptop reboot
hi, i've an old laptop which I'm hoping to get working so my mum can take it into hospital with her in a couple of weeks. Whenever I switch it on, it continually reboots itself unless I switch off the wireless button on it. If i were to buy a wireless adapator and simply plug it in, is it liable to work ok then? or do i…
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Headers n Footers + Page Numbers Office 2007
Hi Can anyone tell me an easyway of applying both headers and footers, then page numbering with the first page ommitted? The way I have been shown is complicated - basically - header and footer first. Then you do the page numbering. This then 'kicks out' the header and footer, so you then have to completely re-enter the…
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Internet connection dropping
We have been having a problem for quite some time with our Internet connection, which is very unreliable. It will drop sometimes mid session, sometimes before you even start surfing, and when you click on the router icon properties button it will show there is no Internet connection. By complete chance, we have replaced…
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XP Pro On Dell Laptop Not Loading - Error Message Showing
Hi, My brother has got a Dell Inspiron Laptop that has got Windows XP Professional installed on it (existing XP not recently installed or anything). The laptop has been working fine up until today..... When he starts the laptop, rather than XP loading up as normal and the desktop showing, a blue screen appears and shows…
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Is this as Good Deal?
Hi All, I'm looking for a laptop to replace my 15 year old tower PC that has just about given up, I need the laptop to do the usual tasks, watching DVD's, browsing online and running MS Office applications etc. Below is what I found on my searches today, are these good deals or is there anything better out there? Thanks in…
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Can you help please
Since the Halifax had their changeover ? the w/e of 12/13th I haven't been able to access my on-line account from this PC using Internet Explorer. I can access it via my OH's laptop which is Internet Explorer and from this PC using Firefox. Anyone have any idea why this could be as I haven't a clue. I contacted the Halifax…
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Photo editing software
Just got my wedding photos back and want to edit them myself. My mum is not impressed with the redness on some of them on her neck, plus also wants some of her eye wrinkles taking off,lol I'd also like to slim my arms down a bit. What is the best program to use? Thanks
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downloading tv progs?
Hi lovely techie people I want to watch the past series of the closer and it is online but am worried about downloading progs/software due to virus etc and unsure a) whether its a good idea b) If so who is reliable? Can anyone help please? Ta!:D
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Skype and Laptops/netbooks mini laptops
Whic is best for skype video calling. On a very tight budget. So i thought a mini would be good but i'm reading alot about skype video calling not working on these. Any advice would be great thanks
