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GU10 Halogen bulbs
Anyone know the difference(s) between GU10, GU10-C and GU10+C bulbs? I've tried googling and have read so many different and conflicting answers I don't know which to believe, so would prefer to hear from anyone who actually knows the difference, rather than guesswork. TIA
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Help: Dvd drive not working after installing windows 8
Hi all. I have just upgraded my Toshiba Laptop Satelite L500-1XC to Windows 8. The dvd drive no longer works, seems the driver not compatible with win 8. I am hoping I can buy a new dvd drive that will work with win8, I do want a internal drive not external. Is there anyone out there that can point me in the right…
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"Obtainging IP Address" - HELP Please
Hi folks, Daughter has just turned on her Samsung Galaxy Tab2 10.1 and it wont connect to our home wi-fi Its running Jelly Bean Done a google search but it doesnt point to anything of much help Anybody any ideas please
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How to disable "secure boot"?
Hi, I recently got a Packard Bell laptop Easynote TE11HC, Im in the process of downgrading from windows 8 to 7 via disk. However the "secure boot" option is set to enabled and is greyed out meaning it is not booting from disk and booting from the HD to windows 8...any ideas how to get around this? Many thanks
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Best Tablet
Would anyone kindly point me in the direction of which is the best tablet to buy as there appears to be so many makes on the market? Used mainly for browsing Thanks
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Screen repairs for tablet?
My husband brought me a viewsonic tablet just over a year ago, which my daughter has dropped and smashed the screen on. All of the screen replacement people I have spoken to do not replace this make, does anyone know of a company that does? I'm starting to think that even if I can find someone to repair it, it might cost…
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Fresh Windows 8 install
Hi all, I'm about to do a fresh Win8 install on my Dell using the Windows 8 media sent to me by Dell. I've got to the stage where it asks what partition I want it installing on and I have 7 sodding partitions! There's 2 recovery partitions, a diagnostic partition, the OS, plus a few I can't recall. Am I safe to bin the lot…
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another excel formula required
I want a certain cell to have a value as follows If the value of B6 is between the value in B1 and B2, B6 should have a value of £1000 between B2 and B3, B6 should have a value of £2000 over B3, its value should be £3,000
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HELP! Cant get microscope to work for grandson
I have bought a US digital microscope for my grandson who is going through a tough time at the moment. It is a cheap Maplin Gadget 400 x USB microscope. Now it looks as easy as pie to install, but I am finding it very hard to get an image. When I turn it on the image is a standard grey. I can get a feint image but…
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Windows 8 won't open Internet applications.
Hi I have an Acer Aspire laptop that is running Windows 8. I've been using the Internet without any problems (chrome and explorer) but since backing the system up on memory card I now can't load any internet applications- I've also tried the apps that are on the front screen like eBay and Facebook and they won't load…
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John Lewis website not loading properly/crashing
Hi, I've noticed that John Lewis has updated their website. I've attempted to view the new site, but my PC either runs incredibly slow, doesn't load the website or crashes. Has anyone else had this problem? What can I do to fix it? Thanks
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quicken v accountz
Currently use quicken 2004 to control home accounts, mort, cred card, pension etc. The prog is unsupported in the uk so thought i would trial home accountz 2012. Can anybody supply any feedback on using Home accountz 2012?
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Adding Sound to YouTube Videos
Has anyone done this?
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Which media suite? Please talk slowly & in simple terms!
I've just bought http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-315-OE&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2418. I need to move my camcorder movies from my dell dimension 3000 where I used Nero 8 (no disk) to this new computer. Which media suite would be best for my new pc? Do I need a separate program for my pictures…
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Snapdo
Somehow this blessed search engine has got onto my co lap top and I do not seem to be able to get rid of the damn thing, I have been through programmes and alsy checked the search engines and deleted it from the list setting google as my browers but the wretched thing is still there. HELP!!!
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Missing emails in Outlook Express
I opened Outlook Express 6 (Windows XP SPII) today and all of the messages in the 'Inbox' were missing. (I'd had to forcibly shut down the PC yesterday by depressing the CPU button as the normal shut-down process wasn't responding) I located the Store Folder and the Inbox.dbx file , then File>Import>Messages>OE6>location…
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looking for cheap microsoft office 2007
Hi , anyone know where i could get a cheap brand new genuine disc of microsoft office 2007 when i mean cheap looking to pay arounf 350 for a 2 user one if possible but may pay more , All seem to be office 2010 now , and do not know much about it can anyone advise please, thanks debbie
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Adding an extra HDD
Hi all I'm trying to add a new HDD to my machine (running Widows 7) and BIOS won't see it. I've tried to go into Computer Management as well and all I get from that is an error message saying it's stopped working. It's an Award BIOS and everything in there is set to to auto for detecting drives. Anyone any ideas? I've…
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Samsung SII repair
We had a bit of a disaster with my hubbys SII a couple of days ago and a glass of wine accidently got spilled over it. We have had it opened up near a radiator to try and dry it out and at first it came on but wouldn't charge, now it wont come on either, I know it's a long shot but is there anything that can be done?
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Painfully slow laptop- hijack this included
Hi, I'm hoping some knowledgeable person can help. My Compaq Presario CQ61 is 3 years old and runs so slowly. There's nothing on it - no music or games, it's really just for surfing the net. It's got Windows 7 and the commit figures are (I think) 1855/3576. The physical memory is 1788. I would appreciate any help as…
