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Remove drive from Windows 7 navigation pane?
Is it possible? There seem to be guides on Seven Forums for removing most items from the navigation pane but nothing about removing specific drives. I rarely use the DVD drive but quite often click on the icon by mistake, ejecting the tray. It would be handy if I could remove it from the navigation pane, a bit less clutter…
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Latest Windows 8.1 update big orange arrow.
Well, I've just applied some updates to Windows 8.1, and now I've got a square black box at the left about 1/3 of the height of my screen telling me to "Swipe in from the edge to go back to the last app you were using. Tip: Begin with your finger outside of your screen." and with a large orange arrow helpfully showing me…
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Excel Formula Help
Hi, Can anyone tell me if this is possible. I have a roster with around 30 people on. I have a separate sheet for each month, and a final sheet with everyone's name and then 12 months. At the moment i have to find the name, count how many "H" (H is used for a holiday) then put the amount in the final sheet. This might not…
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Which Tablet?
Hi all, I know there are lots of threads on tablets, and probably more to come in the run up to Christmas! It seems that there are a number of tablets coming down in price and just wondered which is best. Initially I was thinking the Kindle Fire and see that Currys have an offer on this. I have also seen that the Galaxy 2…
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Help please. o2 email closing tommorrow. Need new email provider.
Yes I know I've left it late, but I need to find another email provider now that 02 is closing their service:mad: I already have a gmail account, but want something more secure and preferably not based in the US or linked to my Broadband provider. Who do you recommend and why please ? Have so many things to update and swap…
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transfer warranty for iphone.
hi, I have an iphone which I am thinking off selling on ebay. I have had it for 6 months. is it still covered by the remaing 6 months and can the warranty be transferred to the buyer? thanks for any help,
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Avg
I took the offer of a free months AVG cover,this expires tomorrow.Do I pay and stay covered or have the free version? I have NO(sorry to shout) idea of (un)installing, a complete Dummy Idiots guide will be greatly appreciated.
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cheap tablets - best ones
Hi guys - im hoping to get (bit of a long shot probably) 2 x tablets for my kids to play games and watch you tube / movies on - very tight budget of probably £120-150 for 2 - seen some reviews on amazon for an allwinner a13 tablet thats about £40 too good to be true - read some reviews and their varied - does anyone have…
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Laptop death ?
I have a problem with my HP Laptop - it has (overnight), decided to pack up - when booted up - the display is blank (no Boot screen either) and the Caps Lock button is "flashing" BIOS screen unavailable too (at least not visible) I have never come across this specific problem before - any suggestions ? The Brightness key…
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Spilt juice on pc monitor power supply!
As the title suggests i have manged to spill some juice on an old monitor lead and its stopped working. The monitor is a packard bell (L15c) and is a tft but a very old one. It has one of those power supplies that connects via a 12v DC input (into back of monitor) and then into a brick, which then has a splitter cable that…
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iphone 5 water damage tips to face 'genius'
Hi Guys Have to face the 'genius' technicians at Apple retail store tomorrow to get my iphone5 replaced -- signs of green oxidisation on the lightning port socket. However, when I called in the other day and asked to make an appointment, the guy took my phone upstairs to the techs and came back down saying they *could see…
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Wi fi slow
For some reason things have slowed up on my wi fi. Signal still at a hundred percent, yet pages are slower to load and streaming is pretty impossible. Can`t work this out. Would be greatful for a few ideas guys. Thanks.
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mouse problem
i have a BT Travel Mouse which i got with a dell xps m1530 laptop (5 1/2 years ago), the laptop does not work anymore, i have got the lend of an Advent laptop from a friend which has windows 7 in it, but cant get mouse to work. it says to refer to logitech, have tried his but getting nowhere, does anyone have any idea if i…
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Vax Steam Cleaner s2s
I have had this 6 months and the side that takes the detergent no longer works. The container doesn't seem to be blocked, it's just not going through the machine. Any advice on how to get it working please?
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Desktop PC.......windows 7 or 8?
I'm looking to upgrade my youngest's desktop.....he's almost 12. He currently has an old XP media suite that was given to us by my Dad when he moved house about 6 years ago. We've noticed some incompatibility issues recently since young un moved to secondary school, with him being unable to open files (that contain his…
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Samsung Galaxy S4 & Yahoo Junk Mail issue
Hello all, I posted this on the mobile board yesterday but have had no replies so thought I'd ask here too! I have a nice shiny new Samsung Galaxy S4, and it's great. The only issue I have is that after linking my Yahoo Mail account to the phone is keeps showing my Junk Mail as well as the mail in my Inbox. On previous…
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tube saver virus
I appear to have tube saver virus on my computer - what's the best way to get rid of it? I've done a full scan with norton antivirus. About to run avira.
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Netbook - RAM upgrade advice
Hi, I would like to buy new RAM for my netbook to speed it up. I know it can support up to 2GB. It currently has the stock 1GB module. With CPU-Z I saw the RAM installed is Samsung, PC2-6400, 400Mhz, DDR2. In another tab called "Memory", I see DDR3 though. I know where to look to buy RAM but I am unsure about the frequency…
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cheap place that makes copies of a cd
Hi I am trying to create a cd of 37 songs for education. I think I could make the tracks on my computer! But then I need to send the files to someone who would put all 37 on a cd and print either a logo on it or a whole image (created by me) and then could give me some copies as and when I needed them. can anyone reccomend…
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Displaying Chinese characters.
I've received an email with some text in Mandarin. I need to show it to a taxi driver. Because I don't have Chinese text support on my computer the text comes out as a series of boxes each with four numbers and letters in it. Are there any websites that will let me convert this into the correct characters to show to my…