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Setup help for Canon MG5320 wireless printer
Have bought a new printer and have it is showing as connected to our wireless router. Using laptop via same router, I am using the installation CD to set up software on my printer. Go through all the stages and then a window appears at the end, informing me that it is unable to detect the printer. Have looked on Youtube…
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Urgent help pls - sold a PC need to wipe off data and restore
Hi, I hope someone can help. We've sold a mini PC and want to wipe off personal data and restore. We have the system restore discs which came with the PC. It is a notebook so does not have a CD drive. It says in the instructions that we need a "separate optical drive" to use the restore discs. We have an ordinary PC and a…
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Nexus 7 Android Tablet
Hi I've just been reading up on this product and it looks good to me - but having no experience of tablets/Ipads I can't compare. Am I understanding this correctly - a tablet is like an Ipad (a competitor), so should have all the features etc of an Ipad? If so, does anyone have one - would you recommend or should I pay…
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Problems getting internet connection - please advice
Hi Folks I have wireless broadband via Virgin Media, and can connect my desktop and lap top to the internet without much of a problem. However, my kids have also have a lap top and they are always having problems connecting to the internet. Sometimes it connects but very often it does not. It even looses the connection…
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Extract audio from flash video
I am trying to copy the audio from a BBC Spanish Language video (Mi Vida Loca) to download on to an mp3 player. I have an old Nero programme which records the audio but at the wrong speed (too slow). Have tried Audacity but for some reason I get a BSOD when I try to adjust the settings. I have also tried various free…
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Deleting cache on a Macbook Pro
I have been using iBoostup app to clear history, delete cache etc etc on my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8.2 Been working fine so far until I installed a programme called Trade Miner which is used to screen U.S. Stocks for possible investment. This uses Java Cache and the iBoostup deletes this which leaves me having to…
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Asus X401 laptop - Windows 7 or 8
I want to buy the Asus X401 as the screen size and spec are good for my needs. Should I buy one with Windows 8 preinstalled or go forvWindows 7 which I know and then upgrade to Windows 8 when it is more established. These are the ones I have been looking at http://www.simplyasus.com/ProductComparison Thanks
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New Laptop needed
Right somehow, don't ask me how because I am at a loss myself, my brother has both his laptop and desktop break on him :mad: Unfortunately he needs some form of computer to do his studies (film and media student at college) so really does need a new one quickly to run editing software. Can anyone suggest a cheap adequate…
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help!.laptop suddenly not connecting
sorry if this has been posted before.. have had two laptops running fine from my wireless router for the last 4 years..suddenly one of them will no longer connect to my wifi network..it will connect via wired connection and i can connect to other peoples networks but it will not connect to mine... it just comes up with…
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svchost.exe
Hi I did a factory reset on my laptop a few days ago, and since then, MalwareBytes has had a few pop-up windows that say "MalwareBytes has successfully blocked access to a malicious website" with the code "svchost.exe". I've run a MalwareBytes scan, and it came back clear. I've looked online though and apparently this…
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Smart TV vs YouView (PVR)
Hi, I'm not sure which to go for, a smart TV or a standard one and a Youview box? Does smart tv pause/rewind etc? Also is the catch up the same as is available via laptop (sorry if that sounds daft) as some programmes only stay active for a limited time? I know Youview can't access youtube which is disappointing, can it be…
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Twitter - filtering Hashtags
I'm using the Twitter App on Mac OS10.8.2. I'd like to be able to filter out certain HashTags from view. Is there a way of doing this? Thanks SB
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McAfee for Tablets - Worth it for a Fiver?
Evening All! I recently purchased a Samsung 7" tab from Pcworld (pricematch and cashback= Very good deal!) and they offered me a copy of McAfee for Tablets for just £5 for 12 months. I wasn't expecting this, so bought it on the grounds I can return it if I change my mind. So, Is it worth the £5 for 12 months, or is there a…
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xbox from Amazon
I'm thinking about getting an Xbox on Amazon as they're much cheaper than anywhere else i've seen. I'm just a little concerned about it being damaged during delivery. I'm not sure if i'm just being silly. Just wondered what people thought... If the seller is Amazon EU S.a.r.L, does that mean it's new? When i go to the…
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Metropolitan police / white screen
Hi my co outer cam rip with the PCeu trojan virus. I have tried to start it in safe mode. Y pressing the F8 key which it does go into. When I press the safe mode with command prompt it says loading window files and duspays a list if files but then screen goes black and then it gives me the login page. When I log in it goes…
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Thinking of getting a tablet computer but dunno which one is best?
Hi peeps Would much appreciate any help or advice in this area. :D Had little go on my bro's iPad but he said that u can only buy apps from Apple. Do all tablets have the same restriction? Cheers Gail
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Hijack This Log
Grateful if someone could take a look at this for me please. I'm sure not all these processes need to be running on the laptop. Many thanks. :beer: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 18:15:15, on 17/11/2012 Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (W inNT 6.00.3505) MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16447) Boot…
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Tablet Advice Please
Hi there I am thinking about buying a tablet, I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that I love and am considering the Samsung Galaxy Note 16GB 10.1 inch ~ £318 in Tesco at the moment I like the size I wouldn't really want smaller than this ? Is this rated as a good product, it seems to have good reviews. I will use it mainly for…
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PB EasyNote PXE-E61 media test failure error
SIL has given me my niece's Packard Bell Easynote P5WS0 laptop with the error message - PXE-E61: media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key I've tried removing and reseating the hard drive like I have seen on another thread but it still isn't…
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Cat 5 cable and mains cable.
I know the rules say they shouldn't be run together in parallel and in closeproximity. Would they be ok inside a void containing the soil stack from the ground to first floor?
