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Opening .msg documents without Outlook?
I wondered if anyone could recommend how to open (I only need to view), .msg documents? Someone has forwarded some things to me for me to read on a USB stick and I don't have Outlook so I can't see what is on them. I have googled and something called Coolutills comes up but I didn't seem to have much success installing…
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No trace browsing
Hi My Internet explorer says Google - no trace browsing, all my favourites have gone, how do I remove the no trace browsing and restore the favourites? Thanks
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Skype not working
I've had Skype on my laptop for a few years and have never had trouble with it before. But now it just won't launch at all - nothing. I tried to install it again from scratch (twice), but it took ages each time, then failed. Any ideas, please, techies?
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Stolen Xbox
Been burgled last night. My sons Xbox was taken. Do I need to cancel / freeze his Xbox live account ?. His password for xbox live was saved in the machine. Thanks in advance
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Computer advice please?
which pc should I buy? i'm looking for a sub £300 pc with windows 7 could anyone advise whcih pc is best its for surfing net,youtube and I have a young son who plays basic online games as he has a few consoles so he won't be playing any graphic intense games on it so if anyone could tell me which of these 2 would suit me…
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Word document + Date
Hi all, very new to all this so please bare with me. I have recently received a letter from a company who told me they have sent this identical letter out to me four times, first time in 2011. Personally i don't beleive this and have told them so. I asked if this had been wrote in a word document, yes was the reply, i then…
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Kindle or ebook - confused
Confused between Kindle / Kindle fire / Kindle fire HD / Elonex can someone explain what the difference is please?
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Hardrive in IDE changed itself to RAW
This hardrive is from a previous desktop pc when that pc broke I put the hardrive into an IDE case so I could keep the contents. I cant remember what the system was originally but I would think it most likely NFTS. At the moment I cannot see any of the contents of the drive. I have just plugged it into my laptop and in…
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Fujifilm S5700 Camera
I have a Fujifilm S5700 Camera and wish to change the screen (which I now have a new one) however on inspection of the camera it appears that the strap that holds the data ribbon is broken. Does anyone know where I can purchase a new one from and how to fit it?
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Laptop No sound at all. NVIDIA
I have tried to connect my Compaq Vista laptop to a HD tv with a HDMI lead. The picture is fine but no sound through tv, only from the laptop speakers. I have a NVIDIA graphics and sound card. The NVIDIA site has a hotfix for this problem to dissable HDMI sound and use a jack/phone lead from the laptop to the TV. It seems…
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Intel SSD management: Full disk encryption software detected
Hi, hoping someone may have some insight. The Intel SSD management module has recently been reporting that I should turn off SSD caching as it has detected full-disk encryption software. However, I do not believe I have any such software. I have scanned the drives for malware and rootkits and looked through all the…
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Windows 8 Updates - Download Progress
I have bought a new laptop for my daughter. It has Windows 8 installed. (I don't think it is 8.1 but I'm not sure). When I run Windows Update it finds many such updates. After clicking the button to start the download/install the download progress bar just keeps scrolling across and the result stays at 0KB of XXMB…
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Cryptolocker virus
There has recently been a very large number of emails sent out to people across the UK containing an attachment that, if opened, will being to encrypt the contents of your PC and anything attached to it. You are then given a limited amount of time to pay the ransom to unlock your files or they become lost forever. (ANOTHER…
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Whats a good platform to transfer and view photos around the house?
I have lots of old photos on my windows PC. I have in the house a Smart enabled Samsung tv, a Samsung galaxy tablet 2 and a s3 phone. I take lots of photos on the s3 aswell. What's the best app or device wher I can use my wireles where i can view my photos on any device at anytime and that's easy to set up. Also what's NAS…
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itvplayer and skygo abroad
We want to access above via our ipad on holiday. I read other threads ages ago and I know it is possible but haven't a clue how? Something about fooling into thinking we are still in the uk I think or maybe not? Would appreciate suggestions on how you have successfully done this on holiday.
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sorry, we are having temporary server issues!
hi, i bought microsoft excel 2013 from pcworld online for download yesterday. no matter what i try, i keep getting "sorry, we are having temporary sever issues" come up every time. my internet connection is fine on everything else. i have tried regedit…
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Choosing a tablet
My laptop has become very slow (it's old), so I thought I'd treat myself to a tablet instead, something that's at my finger tips and fast to open and use, for emails, internet and games. But I have no idea which one to get. Budget is £250 So far a lot have said iPad mini, but I've also had Samsung thrown in the picture (as…
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pop-ups
My parents are having problems on their PC with pop ups. Please can someone remind me how to stop them? Thanks
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Windows Media Player
Can anybody help me about WMP I have used it to record TV programmes but I don't know what I have done but now I can't get the guide to display programmes All it says is no Data available I have run the scanner and it comes up with all the programmes and I can watch them but can't find where to go to get the programmes to…
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Television Picture Squashed In At Side
I’d appreciate some advice. Recently I rescanned my TVand Humax hdr-fox t2 box. If I’m watching the TV with the signal coming in via the Humax the smaller stations are squashed in at the side, however, if the signal is coming in via my television then the picture is full screen. I've turned the Humax completely off,…
