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pop up help
Recently got a laptop but i cant stop the damn pop ups ,what am i doing wrong ? Its windows 7 and it does say on the tool bar that they are blocked but they aren't and its driving us mad. My security is McAfee.
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Sky+ catch up disappearing
Hi all, Every single week I need to rebuild our Sky+ box planner due to the catch up feature vanishing. Anyone else have this issue or know whats causing it?
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Need a sound clip from a You Tube video in a Powerpoint presentation.
Hi all, I'm looking for some help putting a sound clip from a You Tube video into a Powerpoint I am making. I'm not fussed about having the video, in fact I'd prefer it if I didn't, just the sound. Any ideas how I would go about that? Thanks
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Samsung Galaxy s5 or note 4
Hi, Can someone give me some pros and cons for both phones. I'm thinking of waiting for the note 4 to be released in October as I'm hoping android 5 will be available on that model or some type of downloadable upgrade.
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From XP to Win8- what to do to old PC
Hi folks, got a friend coming round tomorrow to set up my new Windows 8 PC, but I suddenly realised I hadn't done anything about the XP machine. Really don't want to impose more on my friend so how do I wipe the hard drive/clean it of personal data? Have googled system restore and formatting hard drives to wipe them, and…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 - "Mobile Networks" not shown under "More Settings"
Hi, I have a Galaxy Tab 3 (wifi version) and am in the process of setting it up to work with a Mifi. I can access the internet via the Mifi; however the setup instructions for the Sim Card recently placed in the unlocked Mifi state that the Access Point Name (APN) has to be changed (not sure why, as I'm able to connect to…
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More printing problems
Ok, I've just solved the problem of Windows 7 and printing drives, I can now print out on Word documents and pictures folder. But I can't print out any emails, it just comes up 'Save As' again. Any ideas please?:o
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Help-Hudl stuck on accessibility for sight impaired
I selected a shortcut in settings for easy access out of curiosity & now I can't get out of it. When I select settings to undo it the page no longer scrolls to get down to the relevant section I am just bombarded with this voice announcing everything I touch. Can anyone please tell me how to scroll down once you have been…
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Powerline Adapters with youview?
Hi a guy in Maplins said that I did nt have to use powerline adapters with my youview box if I only used it to watch tv or record, only if I need on demand etc is this right please.
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Are power cables interchangeable?
I have been offered a laptop - Toshiba but they want to keep the power cable as a spare for their new laptop. My old laptop which is HP is running on XP and so rather than update it, I would really like this newer Win 7 Toshiba. I know I could buy another cable, but money is really tight at the moment, would the HP cable…
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FAO niftydigits
I don't know if you remember but back at the end of Feb I was having computer problems and you sent me a PM offering some help and useful links. It's taken me a while to get round to trying to do it, but I got there in the end and have hit a few snags. (I've tried to PM but your inbox is full so I'm hoping you spot this.)…
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Help with windows 7
I've just installed Windows 7 in place of xp. I've also installed Office Xp 2002 but customised installation by only installing Word. The problem is, I can't print, when I click on the print icon all I get is a save window come up. I've reinstalled the printer just to make sure all the files were correct, but still only…
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transfering files from phone to a memory stick ?
I know it probably isnt possible to but I would like to get all of the photo's from my mobile (memory card) onto a memory stick. My netbook that I usually do this on isnt working. As I only use my netbook for this purpose I dont really want to buy another one. I was looking on Ebay at very cheap Netbooks (ish) for around…
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ps3 wont play .mpg, what should i convert it too?
Hi, i have a .mpg file on my pc that i want to play on my ps3, i tried putting the two movie files onto a usb drive but the ps3 didnt recognise them. Do i need to convert these .mpg files into .avi files so they can work on the ps3? What free convertor program will do this for me please? Thanks
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FTP from Win 7 to Android
Thought I knew a bit about this but coming up short. Bought an Android media box and I would like to 'connect' to it from a Win 7 PC. Do I need to have an FTP server running on the Android box or will it natively 'allow' connections somehow? Do I need to use FTP or is there another easier way? I think it would be easier to…
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tech stuff??
Morning all, A couple of techie questions I'm sure you could advise me on, baring in mind i'm bit of a dunce when it come tech stuff but can follow simple instructions. The first question, when I go to search for anything Ask seems to do the answering, I used to use Bing which I find far better, I cant find a way do delete…
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Windows xp support ending
I have an old laptop running windows xp and I've heard that there will be no more security updates after April 8th. I rarely use the laptop as I also have an ipad but it comes in handy for printing documents and burning cd's or if I need to transfer stuff from a flashstick. I do need to go online using it sometimes as…
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Slow Computer HijackThis log
Hi All My computer has been very very sluggish over the last couple of days. I have carried alot of the instructions on the "slow computer sticky". It has improved the speed but I would like if someone could have a look a my hijackthis log to see what else might be amiss. I have had to change any listing with system32 to…
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The Avast voice is getting on my nervous
Does anyone know if I can turn the voice of my avast antivirus?
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Is this the normal service level when ordering a laptop?
I put an order with Dell on 26th March. All my details were taken, the order put through and an expected delivery date of 2nd April given. The 2nd came and went so I contact Dell as to whats going on. Today, they reply with some gubbins, that they dont have stock so new estimate date is 1 May. Im perplexed as to why Dell…
