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Network access
I have a laptop that I use at my mothers where she has wifi, BT hub. I do not have wifi at home but I'm with BT also. I have to plug in the internet lead to my laptop when I'm at home. I was watching bbc iplayer at home, lost the picture, and started to play around to check what's wrong. I clicked on what seems to be a…
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Here's how to sync windows live with microsoft outlook 2013
I have just updated office to office 2013, and got totally lost trying to get my live accounts Emails, people, calendars, all to sync across 3 window devices using outlook 2013. searched all over for a easy way to do it for a day and a bit until i found this. For those of you as stuck as i was here is a easy to understand…
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ad blockers
Hi all, I run an ad blocker called (I think!) Adblockedge. I regularly watch 4OD on my comp, but it is now coming up with a warning that they are shortly going to make it so you can't watch 4OD with an ad blocker running. Does anyone know of any other ad blocker program that is likely to get round this? I watch a lot of on…
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poor download speeds in rural area
I live in a small Devon village with internet connections of about 1mb download speed and upload of 0.3mb. Currently with PlusNet (paying £32 a month as well for this with phone = bit of a joke, though other ISPs seem to be the same prices). I do not think changing the ISP would make much difference to the speed. The…
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I can't open certain Facebook Tabs/Apps
It was fine until a few weeks ago, but when I try and open most giveaway tabs or prize competition apps, it just won't open the page. I don't recall changing any settings. Any help would be really appreciated. It won't let me open on PC either so assume it is my FB account
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Graphics card help!
OK, so probably time to upgrade my PC and that means its graphics card in particular as World of Tanks is proving too much for it and causing mid-game shut-downs :o I currently have a Radeon HD4800 series and I'd probably be looking to spend around £150 on a card. Completely baffled by the range of cards now available. No…
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Problem with opening data in Microsoft Excel
When i open data in Microsoft Excel it goes straight on photo window viewer before it asking me to open excel document. I am using windows 8. How can i open this this without going into window viewer? Thanks in advance.
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Download audio book to ipod nano help.
I was given an ipod nano as a present. I am trying to download an audio book from audiblebook.com. I have purchased it and when I click the download button I get a file to open or save. I have done both. Nothing happens. How do I get this book onto my ipod nano? I have my ipod connected to my computer. Told them it was a…
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us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com
i keep getting this popping up when i log into my yahoo mail account, it says add application i just delete it but keeps coming back,anyone any idea what it is? thanks scott
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connecting laptop to TV
Hi, Can anyone suggest a good way to connect a vintage laptop to a vintage TV? There are some internet streamed video channels an elderly relative wishes to see on the bigger screen. The laptop is an Amilo 1705 which has a standard type video out socket (not HDMI) and several USB sockets. It's running Windows Vista SP2.…
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'User profile cannot be loaded' message. Help please.
My husband's desktop computer is giving him the following error message when he tries to enter his log on password. 'The User Profile service failed the log on. User profile cannot be loaded.' He has tried switching the computer off then on again but the same message appears. He has recently had the computer updated from…
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bookmarked pages - how to restore previous screenshot?
I bookmarked a page with a car I was interested in - had a look today and the price has gone up. :( Can I restore the previous page which showed the cheaper price so I can get a screenshot for haggling purposes?
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I can't connect my PC to the internet
I have XP software on my PC, could this be the problem? I click on Internet Explorer and get the 'internet Explorer cannot display the we page' message. I go through the diagnose connection problems procedure and finally get this message: Microsoft visual C++ runtime library. Runtime error! Program:C:\windows\network…
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Windows 7 issues with CD/DVD reader
Since upgrading to Windows 7 I have not been able to use my internal cd drive to play/rip my discs. I bought an external DVD/CD-R writer, which isn,t that much better although I did manage to rip a cd last night, it makes a very loud whirling noise and and it keeps on having to install drivers. The DVD reader is pretty…
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Upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 Upgrade
Is it possible to upgrade straight from windows 8 to the new windows 8.1 upgrade? So bypassing the first 8.1 if you get what I mean. If it's possible, is there anthing to take note of? Thanks
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Kitkat update on LG G2 : no data connections anymore.
I have updated my LG G2 to android kitkat 4.4.2, from 4.2.2. My phone worked perfectly until then on the Tesco Mobile Network. Now I cannot go on the internet with it, data connections doesn't work, there are no APNs listed. I have never had this kind of problem before. It the new APN settings, the name, APN, proxy, port,…
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Annoyng adverisements
I have a glitch on our laptop, definitely derived from DD and DS downloading games etc. When I open browser there is a 'download manager' box (iLivid) and wen I search it opens a ew browser with a download/ Have tried control panel to uninstall but there doesn't appear to be anything related. At present time I am writing…
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Which Gamepad
Hi, I looking for a Gamepad for 7 years old son. I have looked afew:- Archos Game Pad 7 (Liked the idea of Tablet with games keys but not sure of may games availability) - http://www.tesco.com/direct/archos-game-pad-7/147-4981.prd?skuId=147-4981&fromRV=true Nintendo 3DX -…
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Broken power button nexus 4
Does anyone know how I can get my nexus 4 fixed? I bought it from google online but am not sure how to use the warranty on it. The phone is only 7 months old. Many thanks
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Floor Plan Software - Free & easy to use?
Hi, We are considering trying to sell our house privately and would like to try(?) to prepare some floor plans. Pls can anyone advise how we should best go about this and whether there is any easy to use free software that could help us? Many thx in advance.
