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Print report-why?
For some reason every time I print out documents I have started getting an extra page showing a report of what has just printed. This is a waste of ink and paper. Any idea of how I can stop this please? :beer:
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Kindle - free email address?
I have received a Kindle for Christmas, it is a Kindle 4, wifi only. I am so pleased with it and I have already found and downloaded some free books, so very MSE for me! I have seen elsewhere people refering to "free" kindle email addresses, as in [EMAIL="x@free.kindle.com"]x@free.kindle.com[/EMAIL] rather than my address…
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Are my powerline adapters 200mbps? How to check?
Recently bought 2 powerline adapters from Play. Advertised as 200mbps, seen on hukd http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/27115184/Powerline-C200M-Ethernet-Adapter-Kit-Twin-Pack/Product.html?P36=W7HYBV&affid=hotukdeals&awc=buyat&_$ja=tsid:11516|prd:hotukdeals Read some comments about these homeplugs it looks like they are not the…
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Dell Inspiron on a massive go-slow
I have my MIL's laptop to look at because it's become incredibly slow (pretty much unusable). It's a Dell Inspiron 1545 running Windows 7 with Microsoft Security Essentials as AV. It's only a few years old and doesn't get much use. I've tried stopping all non-Microsoft services (with some success - it's a little faster),…
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Xboot and problems booting from Composite Image
Guys, anyone well clued-up on Xboot?? I've been trying to create a bootable USB with puppy linux, hiren's and avira rescueCD, but with all 3 on there the drive won't boot. If I just put puppy and avira on, it'll boot, but puppy won't set up properly, keeps binning out of X. I've got puppy on a stand-alone bootable usb with…
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Zoostorm PC`s ?
Just wanted to know what the general opinion of the Zoostorm brand is like ? Reliable ? after sales service ? etc........ If any help will Not be used for gaming ! Desktop model Regards
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TV sound through Surround Sound System
Hi, I have a Samsung TV which has the usual connections plus the socket for an optical cable. Unfortunately, when i bought the surround sound system from LG to accompany it, i had no idea about ensuring it the same socket for easy connectivity for overall sound. What cable do i need to get the two connected if the optical…
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Facebook Help Required
I've just created a page on facebook and down the left hand side it lets you add your blog. On other peoples pages it says 'company name' then the word blog, mine just says blog. How do I change it to say my 'company's name' then the word blog?
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Windows 7 Lion update
I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but I will explain it as well as I can. I have a Macbook Pro which ran on Snow Leopard. I also had Windows 7 which was running through Parallels desktop. Recently I upgraded to Lion and when I tried to reinstall Windows 7 it gave me 'error 7601 this is not a genuine copy of…
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Simple (I Think) Spreadsheet Help
My diet/fitness drive starts tomrorow (08.01.12); I did the same last year and lost over 2 stones. I run on the treadmill but got bored of writing down the results of each session (ie distance and time and average speed (in km)) as they were nothing but pages of figures on a sheet and showed nothing. I thought this year I…
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Innotab registering help needed
Im having major problems trying to register my sons innotab so i can then download the e books etc. I have tried using the flash player 11 and the flash player 10 and it still says 'the vtech device cannot be found, please connect to computer' although its already plugged in Ive spent hours trying and still had no luck,…
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firefox update but keeps crashing
I updated firefox last week and since then have been plagued with it crashing. The whole thing just disappears and then a new box comes up saying that firefox has crashed and I can either try to restore or start a new session. This is happening dozens of times each time I am online. Anyone else had this problem?
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Antivirus and Windows Firewall turn off
Hi, Over the past few weeks on occasions I've been getting a windows security alert saying that windows firewall is not enabled, automatic updates are turned off, and windows cannot detect the antivirus. This happens all of a sudden whilst browsing and the firewall and antivirus had been working ok before. I am using…
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usb hard drive - power surge on hub port
For some reason I just tried to plug in my stand-alone hard drive and it won't open. Instead it just flashes a message Power surge on hub port A USB device has exceeded the power limit of its hub port What is likely to be causing this because its been working fine for the last 3 years
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Opera using 50% CPU
The past 2 nights my browsing has slowed down to a crawl around 8.30-9.00pm and has become almost unusable. I am running Vista and the latest version of Opera. I have run Ccleaner and Mbam which found nothing. I use Avast AV. There are no scans running as I have them set to run on a Wednesday. When I checked Task Manager…
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PC home-build advice please
I have a Dell PC that’s 5 years old and is quite noisy. Rather than buy a new PC off the shelf I thought it would be fun to build my own, and save some cash too. I do a bit of HD video editing but not enough to demand the highest performance possible, but I do want to ensure I end up with a near-silent PC. I already have a…
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Help needed with a picture.
I have a picture of my grandson taken some years ago. It was him taking part in a Nativity play at school and my daughter would like to put it in a frame for display in their house at Christmas (next year). Unfortunately someone spilled tea on it and it is stained. I haven't even got the original picture this is a scan of…
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Alternatives to Icloud
Hi I just wondered if there was an alternative to Apple's icloud? I dont any apple devices - but just wondered if anyone has used any software which has similar functionality? Thanks
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Anyone got an ION Quick Play Vinyl LP USB Converter?
Had a browse in Maplin today and saw this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/quick-play-lp-usb-powered-vinyl-to-mp3-turntable-509437 I retired my old turntable many many years ago but, since going digital, I've always had a yearning to get some of the over 200 vinyl LPs I've got onto my media players. The sale price that Maplin are…
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Wireless Router with USB port?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had the free wireless N router that comes with Sky broadband? I want to know if it has a USB port? I am looking at connecting an external hard drive to my home network and was wondering if changing to sky (something I'm looking at anyway) would save me having to buy a n adaptor, or a…
