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Advice on new laptop I have bought please.
Afternoon. I have just bought a Compaq CQ 58-301sa Laptop and have 9 days to return it if I dont like it, so after some advice please. Firstly it seems to freeze for a second or two now and again, is this due to it being a rubbish spec, or something else. Also, it has windows 8 installed (aarrggg!!!) It just seems to jump…
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Attaching A Photograph
Hi I am trying to place an add on freecycle and want to attach a photograph of the item. I took the picture on my phone then sent it via bluetooth to my pc. Did my add, and attached the picture but it won't work as it says the file is too big. Freecycle says picture should be no more than 256kb. But the picture on my…
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New Battery for Microsoft Surface
Hi, does anyone know how to remove the back of a Microsoft Surface Tablet to replace the battery.
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No tinternet sound
Ok, everything Ok re computer sounds and hard drive games etc, so all devices working ok, but, I have no sound from say youtube or other such downloads. Must have switched something off or taken a program out accidentally??
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Move Apps to New Android Tablet
Hi Was hoping one of the Android gurus out there mmight be able to confirm / help. My DD has been using my tablet to play some games on and now we've got her her own tablet. Both tablets are not rooted (and I'm not looking to root if possible). Q1 - Is it possible to 'move' a game from my tablet to hers (specifically…
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Samsung smart tv wifi?
Anyone have issues with their wifi on the samsung smart tv? Mine randomly drops out and I have to reconnect It's been working fine then all of a sudden last night it dropped 3 or 4 times every few mins driving us mad. All up to date firmware and nothing changed on the router.
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Twitter Android widget
I have just set up two Motorola Moto G phones with the large Twitter widget. One looks fine, but the other has a larger font so the tweets won't properly fit in the screen. Does anyone have any idea why? I went into settings and both have a font size of 14 in the app, but changing that doesn't affect the widget anyway.
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Factory Reset Dell 1545
I am trying to factory reset my daughters laptop but although I can get into the F8 screen when I go into repair it won't take the passwords at all. Keeps saying it is wrong. I also tried the F11 and Ctrl on boot up but must be doing it wrong as it doesn't work, any other ideas please? Trying to avoid having to buy another…
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printing enlarged photos
I have a noce pic that looks good on screen, but trying to print gets fuzzy results.. not expecting any awards, but any help welcome- want to soften up the image, for a large glossy poster print?
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Netflix??
Sorry if posting on wrong forum - there are so many. I currently have freeview and use a dongle to access the internet. Mini me has now outgrown cbeebies and neither of us are impressed with the shows in cbbc or citv (bring back maid marian and her merry men and grange hill i say!!). Anyway, cant afford or justify sky or…
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Apple Mac wireless keyboard replacement
Unfortunately I spilt some squash on my keyboard earlier this evening and it doesn't work quite right anymore, the keys are doing things they shouldn't be or doing nothing at all! Can anyone recommend a wireless keyboard I can buy for my mac. I have a budget of £25 at the moment. I am kicking myself for spilling the drink…
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Buying a new TV
My mum's very old (uses scart leads old) TV has dropped dead. She wants me to go with her tomorrow to buy her a new TV. But since my TV is also very 'scart leads' old as well, I'm feeling a bit hesitant. She doesn't have SKY, VIRGIN etc. So, will she need a new aerial lead when we get a TV tomorrow? I'm thinking of a LG…
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LED R7 floodlight
Hi Does anyone know if this R7 bulb: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replacement-Energy-Saving-Security-J118mm/dp/B00925VI4Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388179011&sr=8-1&keywords=r7+led Will work with this Argos floodlight? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4326333.htm I have heard of some PIR floodlights not working…
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Help please - I have an infection!!
Hello, hope someone can help me. Avast Mail-Shield has blocked a threat 'Win32:Evo-gen (susp) in process c:\\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe' I have run: Malwarebytes CCleaner Hijack this EEK None of these programmes have found the threat although malwarebytes does pop up saying that it has blocked access to a website (just…
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Win8 New laptop touch pad fault?
Hiya guys, Got my new laptop home today and the touch pad is acting strange. I can move my mouse all over apart from left to right to the middle of the touch pad. I can move the mouse right by using the center of the pad to right..but I can't use left to center does that make sense? It works if I move it up slightly and it…
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Which tv to buy
Which of the tv's would you buy ? LG 32LN5400 or the Samsung UE22F5400 I noticed the LG at Sainsburys earlier as it was priced at £200 and have just seen the Sammy on amazon for a little more (was less according to a post on hukd) but its a smaller screen but with more features. An xbox 360 and a Virgin Media V+ box would…
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Help choosing a camera please
Hi, I have a budget of around £100. I just want a easy to use camera which will take good pics. I'm not a photographer at all so I literally just point and take. I quite like the look of the canon ixus 135…
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Which laptop deal advice sought.....
http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-g510-laptop-intel-core-i7-6gb-ram-1tb-8gb-sshd-15-6-black/p809062 http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-g505s-laptop-amd-a10-8gb-ram-1tb-8gb-sshd-15-6-black/p611680 http://www.johnlewis.com/hp-pavilion-touchsmart-14-n013sa-laptop-intel-core-i5-4gb-ram-750gb-14-touch-screen-black-silver/p811129…
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Sainsburys Download Manager
Hi, have downloaded some mp3s from Sainsburys but can't get them to play properly. One track comes up with the message in the media player that it has an extension not recognized and the other two start to play then stutters and stops playing. I've re-downloaded them but still no good. A couple of other tracks I downloaded…
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Desktop stalls, then freezes
Belated Christmas greetings to all! I wonder if anyone could be so kind to help I have a desktop that is now for whatever reason starting to stall (noticed as I listed to the radio by streaming), un-stalls itself after a few seconds, then freezes (as I am unable to move the mouse and keyboard doesn't work). I have…
