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HijackThis log for analysis, slow pc
My pc has been slow and I often get "not responding" in browsers and even using Word or Excel documents. I have carried out the suggestions in Closed's topic to speed it up, but it I am still having problems. The pc is a Dell Dimension E520 which is 6 years old. The RAM has been upgraded to 4GB and it is running Vista. I…
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Earphones!
I struggle with earphone to fit comfortably but found success with JVC Air Fits. Now one of them has gone silent, are they repairable in any way or do I have to resort to buying another pair of earphones as before I found success with these i must have gone through 10 pairs easily. Gutted as all the others have been fairly…
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Import Chrome bookmarks from another computer
I want to import my chrome bookmarks from my laptop to my pc. I found this https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/96816?hl=en-GB I've signed in to chrome in both computers. According to step 5 "In the "Confirm Sync Preferences" dialogue that appears, choose what you want to sync." but no dialogue appears. Also how do I…
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Undoing a "homegroup"
So I just stupidly created a homegroup on my windows 7 pc. The problem is that now I can not see the other computers on my homenetwork (some of which are not on windows 7) So I thought - arghh! Then I thought - just remove the homegroup - which I did Now I still can't see the other computers on the network. They are still…
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Email Help please
I switched from Orange Broadband to Sky Fibre yesterday Although i am still able to recieve emails using outlook 2007, i am unable to reply or send new emails Can anybody assist please. I have attempted to change the smtp details to those listed on sky website, but its still not working?
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Is this a sign of a virus?
Hey guys, I wasn't sure to put this here or the eBay board. I am using Firefox. I was just doing a search on eBay and it is loading weird, the page will load and then a few seconds later the whole page will shift to put adverts at the top, not sure if this is just the adverts or my computer. It's really annoying because as…
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message not downloaded ??
I have an xperia neo and have twice been sent a picture but recieved message saying not downloaded,what do i do ?
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7" tablet - anything cheap, cheerful and ACCEPTABLE around?
My wife has just bought herself a 10" Galaxy, mainly on eyesight grounds. I am only interested in internet surfing and emailing. No requirement for films, games etc. Is there anything available by way of a smaller tablet which does the job well and without frills?
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Any Microsoft word experts on here? Please
When i am typing the page goes on to a four page grid EGPage one then across to page two, then under page one for three and under pagetwo for page four.. BUT i want Page onethen underneath page one is two and so on I have office pro2010 if that helps Thanks
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Automatic forwarding of emails - possible?
Is it possible to set up some system whereby an email account automatically forwards a copy of each email received to a second, designated account? The idea is to use the second account as a failsafe for the first.
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autofill with libreoffice
Is there a way of repeat filling in details? I wish to list seven names numbered 1 to 7 and then enter the same names again in a table - hopefully without having to retype them
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Needed for a Tablet
I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet to use in our caravan to save taking two heavy lap tops with us when we are travelling. I have a mobile dongle for internet connection, need some advice on a connector, on my lap top it goes into the USB slot but obviously there is no slot on a tablet. I have found several on…
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VHS to DVD
I have over 250 VHS tapes in the attic, full of boxing that I collected over 15 years ago. I have over 2500 fights stored on the tapes. Ive had a look and some of the tapes have mold on them now and could well be perishing. A few years ago I tried something called EasyCap that I plugged into my VHS recorder and connected…
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smart tv problem?
last week i bought a 50 inch samsung led smart tv. i have connected it up correctly and watching freeview channels everything is fine. when i watch through my virgin box there appears to be a vertical line /shadow that moves backwards and forwards across the screen. virgin engineer came out yesterday and changed the box…
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Website creator for kids?
Our ten year-old son is good with computers and is interested in building his own website, just for fun and experience. I maintain a Wordpress website for an organisation but feel that is a bit too advanced for what he needs, so I wondered if anyone could recommend a website creator for kids please? Free would be good,…
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Website Designer/Builder trying to con me - what to do??
Hello, So...turns out I have been a little bit stupid (or naive!) but hopefully not stupid enough that it will have caused me too many problems! I purchased a domain and web hosting (from Just Host) and posted an ad for a web designer on a freelance website. Had lots of replies but a reply from one person was brilliant -…
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Son clicked through and bought stuff through apps !
Please can someone help Son has just been on bike race And thinking he was clicking through to get bikes for free which he said it said it was!! I've just been billed £42 through Google play , I have no money to cover this, is there a phone number or any way I can get hold of these people???? Hope somebody can help
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Avast detects infection, false positive?
Avast had detected a virus threat in Opera. I have received this warning message even after rebooting I have run the url through a url checker. All the checking sites said it was OK apart from 3 which said it was a threat. As I have a lot of tabs open in Opera, can someone tell me how to identify which tab is at fault? All…
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malwarebytes ... free or have to pay.
sure on previous laptops i had this permantely and was free... but downloaded it on to new laptop recently and is noe saying trial period is running out and have to buy. Is there a free one ? .. ir if have to pay ...what / where is cheapest ? thanks in advance.
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Drive Cloning Problem: Sector Size Issue?
I'm trying to clone an old laptop SATA hard drive (Windows 7) to a new drive, as the old one is showing signs of failure. This is a procedure I've done many times before using Acronis True Image, Macrium Reflect or Seagate Disk Wizard (which runs a version of True Image). The new drive is temporarily hooked up to the…
