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Some programmes not loading, how do I say yes to them?
Hi, I hope someone can help me, I have successfully speeded up my computer after following some excellent advice from closed, Figment, robmar0se Gunjack and others. Whilst I do not want to put all the rubbish back on to the system I would like to choose which rubbish I put back on. For example I play castle age on facebook…
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laptop timing
Hi all,hoping for a little help with a laptop.For the past week each day its started up both the time and date come on at 10.30am and the date is always june 3rd 2008! (the year it was bought) I then have to change both to todays time and date,not a major problem I know but very annoying all the same. I cant think of…
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Soldering Iron Kit?
Can anyone recommend me a link to a reasonable quality soldering iron kit please? This is for general use, not for anything intricate at circuit board level. I'm budgetting up to about £15-20, is this realistic? Amazon threw up this one: cheap enough, but the reviews are not that wonderful:…
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online course problem
Hi, I am doing an online course at the moment. It is a paid for course. Each module allows you to make notes, which I have done extensively. you are allowed to print out your notes, but everytime I try to print, it says 'Internet Explorer has incurred a problem'. I have tried loads of times and it says the same thing. i am…
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Microsoft Office 2010-Outlook not downloading emails
Hi I upgrade Microsoft Office from 2007 to 2010 today. Since then my Outlook hasn't (won't ) download or send any emails. My accounts are all there. It is saying an upgrade is in progress whihch may take more than 15 mins and that service may be disrupted- its been saying that since 3:30pm Under that is says; Upgrade…
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Change over from aol to bt
I have changed isp from aol to bt. I have connected the bt home hub to my main computer with ehternet cable. My laptop is wireless and is working fine with bt . My main computer is saying it is connected but when i search for say money saving expert it brings it up in the browser but when i click on it it doesn't go to the…
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Hard drive error - scam or genuine?
About half an hour ago my husband's 5 month old Dell Inspirion developed a hard disk error. Loads of warning triangles lit up along the bottom of the toolbar as warning after warning window came up "system message - write fault error" I tried to click on just one of the numerous windows, only for the computer to shut…
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I need confirmation or not of logic bomb virus
Hello, I clicked on a link in an email from a friend and what appeared to be a fake anti-virus programme started telling me I had multiple infections which I have not. I got out quick and have run various scanners and appear to be fine. Can anybody confirm whether or not this link is poisonous. I know that some of the…
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Tablet advice - Asus TF300 and where to buy
Hi there, I am on the looking to buy this new Tablet in the next few days if possible, but I do not want the keyboard dock (which adds about £100 on to the price tag). Does anyone out there know of anywhere that I might be able to purchase the tablet on its own? Thanks very much.
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help needed,please,sewing machine seized up
can anyone help.whilst sewing,the machine just seized up and wont move up or down.i've opened up and oiiled it,but still wont work,not even mantually.there is power to the machine. any suggestions most welcome
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Kodak ESP5210 printer problems
Have just spent ages on the phone with the help desk and have been told I need to BUY a new print head at a cost of £37. I printed a test sheet and it says I have printed 3080 pages in the 18 months since I bought it. I dont know if it is worth me buying a print head (I stupidly didnt ask if there is any kind of warranty)…
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no red on cloned screen
Hi all, I'm in the process of cloning my dad's pc to his new panasonic tv. I've used a vga cable and the picture has come up quite simply on the tv. The problem I'm having is that the colours are all schewed, there doesn't seem to be any red on the screen at all, and no amount of fussing or googling has helped me out. so…
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Barnes and Noble nook soft touch glowlight alternative
Hi all, wonder if anyone can help me, i really like the look of the nook soft touch glowlight and have emailed and phoned to see if they are U.K compatible and if they will ship to the U.K, i have finally found out that no they are only available in the U.S.A, does anyone know of an alternative that i can possibly try? i…
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My E Drive Won't Read Disks
HI guys I could do with a little advice re a DVD/CD drive that is not reading disks. Here’s the story. If I insert a music CD into the drive it will often play it for a few minutes and then stop. Insert a DVD into it and it just keeps chug, chug, chugging as does the CD when it stops. I’ve just bought a Hama DVD Laser Lens…
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Chrome Users; What plugins do you use / recommend?
Hey guys. Just wondered what Chrome plugins you guys use, and if there are any good ones I should look out for. I'm trying to make my Chrome look sleek etc, but don't want to go over the top. Any good recommendations? - David
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Is Pop Up window "Reimage Reminder" a virus or is it safe?
As far as I know my computer is protected from all the usual threats. Recently a pop up window has appeared entitled "Reimage Reminder" about the efficiency of my computer. I have never clicked on it and I am concerned in case, despite my computer protection being up to date, this is a virus or something unsafe. I'll be…
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Warning HP 364XL Printer Cartridges
This is not exactly a technical issue and I would appreciate that if this may not be the correct forum, but whatever, this a ‘heads up’ on the flim flam surrounding manufacturers replacement cartridges. I have just been researching to buy some HP 364XL cartridges for my printer and noticed that the XLs (in green packaging)…
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pc tools firewall message.
I keep getting this message repeating. Unhandled exception 0xc0000005 ViewManager::GetFWMode() This is since firefox updated and win 7 updates installed. Any thoughts?
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Scammed by Simply Electronics ??
Anyone who thinks that they may have been scammed by simply electronics is advised to email [EMAIL="verificationteam@kwikchex.com"]verificationteam@kwikchex.com[/EMAIL] I did and received back"Our role is to verify the standards of businesses and to assistconsumers by providing additional assistance when required. The…
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satnav updates
dont know if this is the right place to post re satnavs but ive a 5 year old navman f20 satnav and it needs updating how do i go about it thanks.
