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On the subject of Windows8Pro Upgrade
AS the spam thread has gone, Win8Pro Upgrade is still available @Amazon for about £60 8.1Pro retail price is £125 unless they discount it like last year...
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Laptop Keyboard failure - repair help
Good morning! I'm hoping someone knowledgable can help me with this problem. I originally posted this is Consumer Rights, but I'm reposting here as I haven't had a response - hope someone can help :o Bought an Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3-581TG laptop 16 months ago from online store 'Simply Acer' and about 1 month ago the…
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please help,online order/not ordered again
hi, i placed an online order with m&s back in august, order received. couple of days ago , i received same order again (well, what they had in stock of same order), which i had not placed again and money taken from my credit card. any ideas what it may be also, i have checked email received does not state 'inbox' at the…
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BT Studio Plus phone - help please.
The model is the 5500 version. I want to turn down the volume on the outgoing message - even my neighbour can hear it! I'm wondering whether there is a way of doing it that's not shown in the BT manual. It's out of warranty and BT tech support charge more than 60p per minute for support including from the moment their…
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Google docs and word docs HELP
Urgent help needed please! I was sent an application form in MS word but as I have a Chromebook I had to change it to Googledocs. I returned it as a google doc but the recipient can't open it! I don't have time to print it off before the closing date. What can I do, please?
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Anyone else having problems with Outlook/hotmail?
Not been able get on email since yesterday
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Blind test Google vs Bing
Anyone tried this yet? http://www.bingiton.com It's a blind test between Google and Bing. For me, Bing is winning 4 out of 5 times on average. The problem with Google at the moment is that if you're trying to buy anything new on the market, all they show is news sites and blogs. Even when you specify '+prices', '+best…
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Does anyone know what this program is please?
Hi and good morning, For the past week, every time I have switched my desktop on I get a box with the following message: Do you want the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer. Program name Everything.exe Publisher Unknown File Origin Hard drive on this computer. I keep saying `no` but…
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Stop motion camera opinions please
My son has asked for a stop motion camera for christmas, he is 9 years old and while I see how this would capture his interest he isn't knowledgable so it would need to be quite straightforward. I've seen these two, and was wondering if anyone had any opinions of either or could see any glaring differences please? I'm a…
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Xerox Printer Issue
Hope some of you clever people can help with this. I have a Xerox Phaser 6110 MFP which doesn't want to work with Windows 7 (it works fine on my old but nearly redundant XP based machine so confident it isn't a printer issue). I've downloaded the drivers from the Xerox website for Windows 7 but when trying to print a test…
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Windows Updates on Vista OS
Hi. I earlier had an alert saying I had 25 Windows Updates to install. I clicked to install and the first one installing appeared to be a System Pack 1, but after an hour it had only got to 2%. I didn't want to hang about and wanted to log off, so shut down laptop, but should 1 update take so long and why be at 2% about an…
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Printer problems help needed please
I have an HP C4180 all in one printer.I used my printer last night with no problems ,now tonight couldn`t print anything.I uninstalled to reinstall with the cd but couldn`t find the cd.I went to HP site and was advised to download driver which i did.I then had a message to say it didn`t support XP which it reckoned I was…
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BT and Talktalk Youview boxes 2nd hand
Does anyone know if either the BT or Talktalk Youview boxes fully work if you buy them used (say on eBay)? I'd like to buy one but want to be sure either or both would work. I have super fibre broadband so speed won't be an issue.
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Best 32 inch TV under £300
I want to purchase for my elderley parents a basic 32 inch slim line TV. They do not want Smart TV or 3D just a set that give a nice picture and a clear sound. I was looking to pay under £300. I have identified the Samsung 32F5000 (Costing £270) or LG32LN540V at roughly the price. Are these any good or any there any other…
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Business Domain DOT Choices
For a UK business, finance sector - what is the best dot domain to go for? .co.uk .biz .org .any other suggestions or advice? thanks!
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Microsoft Word Help
forgive me if this is a silly question, but... I'm attempting to write my CV using Microsoft Word Starter 2010 (it was just what came with my laptop) and whenever I make a new line it puts 2 spaces in between, like this: blah blah blah blah whereas I just want it to be like this: blah blah blah blah I have highlighted the…
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Maglite torch bulb query
I have one of the large (12 inch) non-LED Maglite torches that has stopped working after being left in the attic for a few weeks. No idea what's wrong with it-no battery corrosion, tried new batteries-no luck, wondering whether it's the bulb (although it looks perfect). Anyway, nothing on the bulb to denote what wattage or…
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Laptop and/or ultrabook with good battery life?
My old XP laptop (a Toshiba Satellite) is showing signs of old age and I am considering replacing it. One of my requirements is to be able to operate away from mains power for periods of up to 8 hours occasionally. With the current laptop that is accomplished (with a bit of a struggle) with the aid of a spare battery.…
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Installing Latest Windows Updates
Hi There, Hope someone can help me with this, had 18 updates today and picked out 5 to update as prefer to do a few at a time. The 5 updates were all Net.frameworks, they have got stuck on "Installing updates" at 10% Been like this with no movement for last 4 hours, have tried to stop installation but it won't stop. could…
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scanner wont work.
I have a canon pixma mg3100 all in one wi-fi printer, it worked great with my old laptop. but I have a new laptop a toshiba satellite running windows 8. I have installed printer onto laptop but the scan wont work, it keeps flashing 13E I am tearing my hair out trying to get it to work, can someone tell me where I am going…
