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Mouse recommendations for windows 8 hp notebook please
My Microsoft 3500 mouse has died after just over a year of use. It has worked ok, but gone through numerous batteries. I need a replacement and want a less power hungry, reliable and comfortable replacement. It doesn't have to be the cheapest but does have to be robust. Thanks for your help. This track pad is driving me…
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Malware help please
Hi all, Before I start waffling, I need to warn you that I'm not that techie, so please be kind to me :-D Okay....I have some kind of malware on my laptop. It's only showing itself when I'm using Chrome. It will suddenly take me away from my Virgin email page and I either get some mail order catalogue-type website, a fake…
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WebInternetSecurity virus problem please help
Have got WebInternetSecurity on my program list and in my system tray, and think its a virus, appeared after watching Youtube video. Ran an updated Malwarebytes on my Standard desktop and it removed it, or so I thought that I'd fixed it. But recently noticed that my Avira didn't seem to be loading as usual at Start up,…
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Any Independently verified HARD DRIVE RECOVERY experts?
Hi, THis is one of those 'tech' mine-fields were there are hundreds of sites, and hundreds of forums, and hundreds of so-called experts. BUT is there any one, like WHICH? for example who has independently tested these services or is it a lucky dip? I have a failed Seagate external drive, and every single forum or 'expert'…
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linux advice please
i have an aging netbook that is rarely used (just an occasional backup / travelling machine, it's an asus eeePC 901 running windows xp home with sp2. it has 1gb of ram and a 16gb ssd hard drive with 6gb free on it. in view of xp support ending i would like advice on the closest linux os to install on this little machine…
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Motherboard Help Needed
Just wondering if someone could help. Last year I built my 1st PC see here and not long after the motherboard (Gigabyte Z87-D3HP) started having various problems. After RMA 3 faulty boards I have finally been refunded and now need suggestions on a motherboard (not gigabyte), coolant and fan suitable for the processor I…
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Volume icon missing
The volume icon has disappeared from my system tray. I've looked under > start > control panel > sounds & audio devices > under volume tab "No audio device" and is greyed out Have XP installed Any advice please?
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Compliment Kindle Fire HD?
I have a Kindle Fire HD which I mainly use for reading books, my wife however uses it to play games and gets irritated when I read books and she cannot play her games. She does also reads books, even the same ones that I read. So I need another Kindle Fire HD. Of course since I won't be playing games I really just need a…
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Get rid of SNAP DO please
This wretched snapdo thing has just invaded. It seems to have started on the back of an unclicked, uninvited java update which appeared as I was closing putah down. How to remove it, in non-techie language please? I googled solutions but as someone else says, it doesn't show in the list of prgrams, nor does its alter-ego…
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Plugs and fuses
This is probably very basic, but as I'm not sure I'm asking. Please giggle quietly if so. I have been given a laptop with a 2 pin plug on it (like a toothbrush or shaver). Now, do I put this in a 'shaver adaptor' (With a 1amp fuse) or can I put this in the socket or can I hack the end off and replace it with a normal 3 pin…
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thx optimiser to correct surround sound
ive a sony E370 blue ray 5.1 surround sound and have recently moved home. i had the speaker wire under the floor at the old house so had to cut the wires to 3 speakers to move. i bought some speaker wire and connected the wires together for the back 2 speakers and the front left as these were the ones i had to cut. as…
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samsung nc10 and win xp
when i recently tried installing xp sp1 on a pc the ie browser was useless and wouldn't let me update or install chrome. i think i needed to install sp3. i also have a samsung nc10 running xp. i know microsoft is ending support for xp. does anyone know what will happen if i need to return that to factory settings?
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Pros and Cons of buying I-Pad in China
Apart from watching out for fakes, are there any other cons to buying an I-Pad in China and using it in the UK? TIA
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Belkin
This is a big ask, but I’m hoping there’s an expert out there that can help. 1) Is a HP F380 printer compactable with a BELKIN F1UP0002 print server? BELKIN do not have a compatibility list. 2) If they are, can anyone help me with the installation? I cannot get the server to connect with my laptop wirelessly.
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Android smart tvs?
I have heard Phillips are launching an android based smart tv but has anyone heard of any others being launched soon (lg are using webos), want a tv for sons wall (bedroom) but want to be able to use android but dont want seperate box.
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Urgent help!!
Dear All, Pleae help with the below - 2 areas picked up which sounds like bad news. I had an alert from my AVG which picked up a Trojan infection. This was quarantined but there seems to be an issue: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 19:25:43, on 06/04/2014 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)…
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**HELP** Hijackthis log raises concern
Evening All, I was on my emails today when AVG popped up with a virus detection for a trojan horse infection (GENERIC35.CONW). I've placed this in the virus vault and also did a skybot search and destroy scan in safe mode - this picked up 2 registry entries which have been now been fixed. However, when I ran the…
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Multi drop route planning
my dad is a lorry driver who delivers between 6 and 15 deliveries daily. He's trying to make his life even easier and has asked me to look out for anything he can buy that can route his work out. I have something on my phone which I use but I'm not out with him. His phone is a newish Nokia. Anyone know of an app on there…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab charging issues
Hi My brother has the Galaxy Tab 2 10inch. It was bought for him for Christmas 2012 (actually purchased in November 2012), so is over a year old. About six months after he had it it started having charging issues. The tablet is plugged in and it goes to charge and then it switches off, then it comes on again and tries to…
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help request, PC wont boot.
hi lads n lass's, a problem you may be able to help with. wife bought an Asus PC last November and it has just stopped working with a message on screen of.. “Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key” when turning on, it shows the BIOS screen and then goes to the…
