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Buying Refurbished Desktop PC
Don't have enough money for a brand new desktop, so looking at refurbished desktop's, anyone have an opinion on this one Desktop is mainly for browsing / youtube etc,. etc., no gaming.
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No sound following a replacement hard drive, any suggestions???
hello all, my desktop recently had a new hard drive fitted and windows 7 was also loaded on. I have managed to do all the drives for the cam and printer. I can even access files from my external harddrive, however, even though I have fitted the speakers to the desk top I have no sound through my speakers. I can play any…
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which printer should I buy?
I need to buy a new printer, my Epson stylus C86 has finally just stopped printing! I am unsure which one to buy (hopefully under £100) and whilst the Epson has been far from perfect for (about) £50, I think, it has been good value. Especially as I use third party ink cartridges the ink cost has been acceptable. I use it…
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USB problem - Acer Travelmate 8571 laptop
My usb ports are not recognising anything :-( I've checked device manager but no ! against anything. One of them is working all be it veeeery slowly. I currently have my SD Card reader plugged in but its taking over 15 minutes to show 3 photos! The light on the card reader is flashing and I'm a bit scared just to take it…
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Pocket Pod cables etc
I'm getting a used(ebay) Line 6 Pocket pod next week. It has the usb & power adaptor,nothing else. I want to get any leads/cables that will be useful in, so it can be up & running. I've no idea what leads/cables it needs or Jack sizes. If you guys can give the "Dummies" guide to cables/Jack size I'd be grateful. If…
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Acer B1-A71?
Does anyone have one of these? Wondering if I should get this or get a Nexus 7 tablet. What worries me about the Acer is the battery being smaller "The 2,710Mah battery is a bit of a concern, as it’s a far bit smaller than the nexus 7’s 4,200mAh battery." and the fact that it only has 512MB RAM. Haven't found much info on…
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Creating online petition
Has anyone any experience of creating an online petition. Appear to be lots of sites offering free creation / hosting, slightly concerned that some of these may use the emails etc for other purposes It's a local issue but would like to capture a wide audience Thanks Steve
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Laptop crashed
My kids laptop crashed so I switched it back on again to do a system recovery option, I picked language and something but after putting the username and pw in I get "Your account has been disabled please see your sys admin" message :( Never had that message before and not sure what to do. It's an old Acer Aspire 5315. It…
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factory reset for laptop
About a year ago i bought Norton 360 v4.0 and a few weeks ago it autorenewed. Over the past few days ive been having problems with the laptop and had to get it wiped back to factory settings. So what i really want to know is, i still have the Norton 4.0 disc. Can i just install it or is it now out of date? Do i have to go…
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Best Graphic Cards or Mother Boards for multiple monitors?
Hi there, I'm looking to build a computer with multiple monitors (4 possibly 6) and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of what graphic cards or mother boards would be best to use? This will be used for spreadsheets not gaming purposes. Thanks
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Upload Pictures From Mobile Disappearing?
I've been taking pictures on my mobile phone & uploading them from the SD card on to my laptop. But now when I put the SD card into my laptop & upload them I can not find them anywhere? They used to show up in my pictures, but they are not there. I am using Windows 7 Home Premium. Any ideas as to what is happening Thank…
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Painfully slow Sky BB
Sky is apparently undergoing issues due to running out of capacity. Apparently my exchange isn't one of the affected ones. My issue is I have to reboot my router repeatedly to get decent speeds. Earlier today I had- Ping 502 ms (yes 502) D/l 0.32 Mbps U/l 0.48 Mbps After a reboot of the router I got- Ping 32 ms D/l 9.40…
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Windows Windows
If I restore down a Windows 7 window it goes to a horizontal letterbox by default. If I reshape it to something more sensible the next time I restore down it returns to the letterbox again. How do I set the default shape, and how do I stop it returning to the default just because I've maximised it for a few seconds?
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Broadband using a dongle
D in law wants broadband for her medical studies, at present however they haven't got a phone line in their home. So ive suggested a dongle while this gets all up and running which will be over 2 months. Where do we get a dongle from? and how do we get this up and running
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Which Compact Camera To buy Under £100?
I am looking for yet another camera, I have no luck what so ever with them, I have had three now break just over the year guarantee. Can you recommend a good camera under £100. I will be using it just for the every day stuff, family pets, garden. Thank You Luckyone xxx
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Is farmville to blame for eating all my internet bandwidth?
I used to be a bit of a fan of Farmville and Cafe World so when I found out a friend was playing Farmville 2, I thought I would give it a go.... Fast forward a couple of weeks and we discover the reason why our internet has been running so slow this last week is that we have gone over our monthly download allowance by a…
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Window detected a hard disk problem
I keep getting this messge: What shall i do: Back up your files immediately to prevent information loose and then contact the computer manufacturer to determine if you need repair or replacement. 1) Start the back process 2) Ask me later (if you disk fails before the next warning,you could loose all programmes and document…
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googlemail access
this problem is driving me nuts! I have an HTC smartphone and I am trying to buy a 62p game (Wreckit Ralph) to play with my grand daughter who I took to see the film I can get to the point of 'accept terms and buy', but it wants a password for a googlemail account. I didn't set one up and don't use one, I have absolutely…
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Connecting new tv with freesat & ps1
Hello Techie bods! I've just had a phone call from my gran. She's bought herself a new tv and already has a freesat box. She loves her PS1 (mainly for Scrabble) but can no longer get a picture from the PS1. I realise it's all to do with connections, but I don't know what the problem is, and won't be able to get to see her…
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I want to buy an ipad....but which one to go for ?
For some reason, not quite sure why but I fancy buying an ipad. My daughter has one and seen the grandchildren playing on one. Think it would be good to take on holidays as I do sit on the computer quite a bit at home, but unsure which one to go for. Retina display one seems to be the latest, but unsure what the difference…
