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extra speakers for tv.
Just ordered an el-cheapo 32" tv, as I've been told that the sound is not that good on some of these cheaper tv's, is it possible to used a pair of speakers from a redundant hifi to get a better sound? If so how would I plug them in?
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CCTV - connectors or advice on new system
Hi folks. Thought I'd try here first as the problem is we have an old CCTV system, the cameras are fine but I want to upgrade to a hard drive based system. The cameras are not bnc connectors but are an s-video connector as we want to retain the sound as well as the picture. We haven't used the system for a couple of years…
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confused(as usual)
how the frig do I get out of this american stuff? had to use google chrome and it came up with new york etc (am very computer illterate which doesn' help)
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Cant post URL in email using Google Chrome
Have Windows Vista & recently unable to paste a URL in emails or word documents - they paste without the blue typing & underline & only work when copied and posted in the browser, there is no click/hand option. Any advice would be welcome IE works fine.
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XP loads but then reverts to dual boot option
My Asus Eee dual boots with Ubuntu, but when I select XP Home, the Windows splash screen appears as normal for a few seconds but then reverts to the dual boot choice screen. In between these events, however, it does display a blue screen with white writing on which cannot be read as it only lasts about a tenth of a second.…
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sky remote control
before my tv was changed over my sky remote could be used to turn the volume up and down, and now, it won't. got no sense on the telephone with sky. any ideas?
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transfer data between use accounts
I've set up a new user account (windows 7, Explorer 8) and now need to move all mu docs, files, favourates etc across from the old user account to the new. What is the easiest/quickest way to do this? (if interested, it the solution to the issue in this thread here).
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Unwanted Sub Tab
Hi All, When I load up my browser it opens up 2 tabs, the second tab seems to display in pictorial format a list of the last 10 pages I've viewed, how do I get rid of this tab? Thanks in advance.
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Help needed please - trying to use old laptop HDD as external HDD
I have a HDD from an old laptop, that I would like to format and use as an external HDD to backup stuff from new laptop so I have purchased a 2.5" SATA USB caddy and inserted and connected the old HDD. I thought that when I plugged the caddy into a USB port on my new machine it would be recognised as an external drive and…
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Chrome/IE email compatibility
I saved a draft email in Chrome, but cannot see contents in IE on another public computer elsewhere. I can't install Chrome on public computer, don't have admin rights. Any ideas why I can't see email contents & what problem is ?? peter999
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PC Hangs on BIOS Screen (resolved)
Hi folks, The PC is a DELL E520 running Vista Home Premium (32-bit) (further info here). Today when booting up it stopped on this screen: I left it for a while and it was still there ~20 mins later, so I pressed F2 to enter setup. It then seemed to reboot and boot normally into Windows. To try and diagnose, I restarted and…
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Blocking A Website
Hi All, I've just become aware that a younger family member has been using the family PC to complete online gambling. There is one site he is on that he says he is hooked on and cannot help himself; is there anyway to block this site on the family PC? He is fairly computer literate but any steps that could be taken at all…
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Cheap tablet which one
Hi I'm looking to buy cheap tablet that's easy to use for my parents, they want something that they can browse Internet, take photos, and do short videos, plus a screen thats over 8". I've got an iPad but they are far to expensive.any good recomendations
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Connecting laptop to old Deskjet 710C desktop printer
Hi all, I can't seem to connect my wireless Samsung laptop (Windows 7) to my Deskjet 710c printer. It recognises the printer, but won't print and says it is not connected. On doing some investigation via Google, apparently the Deskjet uses a parallel interface cable to connect to a p.c. and this is not compatible with my…
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letter from virgin
Recently received a letter from virgin. Saying we need to cut down on our internet usage. it didn't threaten any action just said please essentially. have they been known to do anything apart from throttle speeds at peak hours. current usage is only about 5tbs a month nothing to extreme.
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Computer slow/struggling with multi-tasking
Recently I've noticed that my laptop seems slower, particularly with regard to browsing the internet where new windows take forever to load and often cause my browser to crash and restart. I'm wondering whether there is something running on my computer which is causing it to slow down (have run malware bytes/avg anti-virus…
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Remember me does not work
I login (to MSE) enter password and check the "remember me " box, but it doesn't. It used to work OK. Any help please
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Blackberry Playbook 7 tablet 64 GB
Looking to buy one for going on overseas holidays - been reading the threads on here - now I'm wondering will it be easy to connect up to free wifi in the hotel. This may be a silly question to some but sometimes I get carried away, buy it then find I can't use it. I'm buying it to surf the net and send emails while on…
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Is this a good deal? ITB Desktop on Groupon
Howdy, Lovely Hubby has a PC which is very old (pretty sure there are mice in there in a wheel making it work) and he would like a new one. Problem is we have no idea where to start as they have moved on so much since we last got one. He does a bit of gaming, internet and music. Anyway I saw one on Groupon for £299.…
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PS3 or XBox 360 - advice please.
Hi there, Please could you tell me which you think would be best for a 9 year old boy? My lad enjoys playing driving games and Lego games on the Wii but not sure what would be the best console to get next? Any advice would be greatly received. Many thanks
