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Facebook " secret crush " scam
A short while ago I realised my grandaughter had received a " secret crush " and had responded by answering two questions before I could stop her. The questions were set so easy any child could answer them and by doing so, their phone account ( or yours ) is charged £5 a question. I contacted them and they insisted that as…
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is this lap top worth the money?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/asus-a54c-sx284s-15-6-laptop-black-12448381-pdt.html Went into currys today and the guy said that ifi'm only surfing the net then this pc would do me. thanks
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Hijackthislog - help please
Hi,Wondering if someone could have a look at this log please, laptop is taking about 20 - 30 mins to boot up! Any help greatly appreciated! :j:j:j Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Windows\System32\igfxpers.exe…
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Dust
Thought I'd have a peek inside a client's PC while it was in for an OS reinstall. I've heard horror stories about dust build up, but this was something else! There was literally a thick blanket around every single air intake hole!
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How best to delete McAfee Add-on?
Hi whats the best way of deleting 'McAfee Scriptscan for Firefox 14.4.1' extension in Firefox when there's no remove button? Thx
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SeaMonkey?
Hi just wondering if any one was using 'SeaMonkey', the all-in-one internet application suite? I have used 'Firefox' for a long time now, so anyone's experience with this application would be interesting. http://www.seamonkey-project.org/ Thx
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Internet explorer 8 install problems
I am using firefox 3.6.28 ( as I heard there were problems with later firefox versions on older computers, mine is 5 years old) with windows XP. Recently tried to install IE8, (upgrading from IE6) as I have changed my energy supplier to EDF and the site to manage my account from will not load from firefox but will with IE.…
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apple laptops
Will be looking to get a new apple laptop and wanted some advice I have a 6 year old white mac book and the battery is completely not working, you can only use it while the charger is plugged in, the minute you take it out, it switches itself off. The apple batteries however are £101 so i have seen some on amazon that…
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Query external solid wall insulation & cables
Hi all. I'm new to this so please bear with me. My council have attached external solid wall insulation to my gable wall. Along with a covering of K Rend. I had a phone line and tv aerial cables running across the wall outside. The council insisted that the cables should be buried between the brick and the insulation (like…
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New Laptop and Playing Games
Hi For those who recognise me, I've finally given up trying to speed up the old laptop and realise it's time for a new one (managed to make it much faster though). Laptop is for my son - he plays games, things like Minecraft, Portal 1, GMod and he wants to play Team Fortress 2. I've been looking at 3 machines : Acer Aspire…
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anyone help re ....Writing texts on a Blackberry ?
blackberry Bold 9900 . Just recently ....when writing texts ..... seems to have a will of its' own ! ..... i can be writing a sentence .. when it just decides after a word to put in a full stop ... then of course next word then starts with a Capital letter . Can't believe that i'm doing anything differrent .. or hitting…
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McAfee Site Advisor Removal?
Hi I have removed 'McAfee Site Advisor' using windows & also 'IObit Uninstaller, which seemed fine. Noticed in Programs (x86)/McAfee, SiteAdvisor folder still there. There was an uninstall there which deleted some remains but not others? How best should I get rid of these remnants left? If I try & shred, it says it can't…
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Incredibly loud noise from Laptop
This morning my wife’s Dell laptop (about 4 years old running XP) had a Blue Screen of Death followed by the most incredibly loud noise. She came upstairs to get me and I could hear the noise from up there. The laptop was on the kitchen table making the most unbelievably high pitched loud noise, a bit like an electric…
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Dongles & Netbooks
Can anyone please advise me if a pay as you go dongle will work on an Android powered Netbook? Thanks
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Hotmail Down?
Quickie, Is Hotmail down at the moment?
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Free international fax number to email
Hi does anyone know of any way of creating an international fax number that I can use to send to my email I need to get DVLA to send me a certificate of entitlement, but they can only send it to a foreign fax number does anyone know of such a service? Many thanks in advance
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photos from desktop to laptop???
how do i move them? i am a complete idiot when it comes to doing stuff on computer unless it is basic. i have lots ofphotos stored in the main desktop and want to transfer them over. i first of all thought i could plug in a double ended usb- but i dont have one.(yet). or transfer them to memory card and then to laptop? or…
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What to do with an old desktop PC?
HI, PLease direct me to the thread if there is one but I've got a big desktop at home gathering dust and I want to get rid of it. ARe there specific ways to discpose of them? Or can I even make a bit of cash by disposing it? thanks,
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iPhone 4S repairs - Edinburgh
Hi, My husband dropped his iPhone 4S and has smashed the front screen. Can anyone recommend somewhere in Edinburgh to get this repaired/replaced and roughly how much it will cost. Thanks
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Pc world/laptop nightmare.
Hi there, I hope this is an okay forum to post this to. Basically last June I was bought a dell laptop in the sale and in May this year the touchpad/mouse buttons stopped responding. As it was under warranty I took it back to pcworld who failed to fix it in 28 days time (and were frankly useless, I had to chase them…
