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Epson scanner reporting carriage locked but it isn't?
I have an Epson 3170 scanner which has always worked fine. Last used around one month ago. Today I put in a document to scan and got an error message that the carriage is locked. I checked and it is not. I also checked and the pulley is not broken everything looks fine inside. I turned it on and off. Same problem. Never…
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Chrome will not load
I have no idea what has happened to my pc but Chrome will not load, it flashes up on the screen, says it did not shut down properly and do I want to restore but won't let me click on anything and shuts back down within seconds. DH uninstalled it and reinstalled it and it made no difference. He openned it in safe mode and…
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How long should a Bitdefender deep scan take?
I've installed the free edition, primarily to try and identify and remove adware. But the deep sweep auto-scan has been running nearly 10 hours now (43 files quarantined). Should I pause the scan then put the PC on standby for the night?
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Help me choose a gaming mouse!
looking for a gaming mouse, out of these which one would you buy and why! I cant decide. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GX950-Laser-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B0084FVWO6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1428530640&sr=8-5&keywords=ASUS+gaming+mouse…
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Business web/mail host?
My friend runs a small family business making wooden 'sheds' (Smiths Sectional Buildings) He asked me to look at his computer as he was getting loads of 'adult' spam - "click here for a good time with me tonight" type of stuff My first thought was to ask his mail/web host to filter this out at source. My friend commented…
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Live Golf
Hi I used to watch the Masters on the computer on Wiziwig. Now that is has closed am I able to watch it on another website? Thanks
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Outlook.com adverts
Is there any way I can stop outlook.com tracking the sites I visit and bombarding me with advertisements to return to these sites?
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Using Expired Camera Film
Hi, I've recently bought a second hand Kodak camera from the 1980's which I'm going to use for holiday. I've purchased 5 Fugifilm Superia 200 ISO rolls that expired in 2009 on ebay for £10. Has anyone had experience using expired film? Cheers
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Yahoo problems
I am using Firefox and have started receiving this message when i try to access my emails. I was in them a couple of minutes ago. Any ideas? Just tried it again there and I got in. Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com. SSL peer was not expecting a handshake message it…
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Macbook Pro 13" or wait for 15"
Lets start this by not turning into an apple overpriced thread! I am looking at the new macbook or macbook pro 13". It looks like much better bang for buck on the new 13" macbook pro. Uses will be MS office, Netlfix, web browsing, basic photo work. Peoples thoughts, or should I hang fire for the 15" Macbook pro? Any ideas…
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Opening a Spreasheet without Updating
Hi All, I have a spreadsheet with formula on it, however I don't want it updated immediately upon opening, I usually have the option to "Enable Data" which once selected updates the information, however this is gone. How can I rectify this?
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Recommend a budget Tablet please
Hi My old Asus laptop broke recently. I can't afford a new one. I've been considering a tablet instead. Something in the £50-£150 bracket perhaps. Looking for something to/with: Use for daily internet browsing / email Watch netflix / stream movies or youtube vids etc Decent build quality Easy to use Good standard screen…
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Internet radio
Dear all I would like to buy a DAB and Internet radio that I can also play audio from my tablet and phone. I've seen a few bluetooth ones which would address this. But I've also seen non bluetooth units that mention streaming through WiFi from a computer. Does the latter require a media server or could anything on the WiFi…
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Intercom for Disabled/Elderly
My father has recently been very poorly in hospital and as a result he will be confined to living downstairs. I'm after some sort of easy to use intercom for my parents as my elderly mother will be his carer overnight. It's mainly for peace of mind for when my mother's upstairs and my father's downstairs so if he's any…
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Form captcha codes sometimes not showing, in IE
OK in Chrome though.. what do I need to update / install? frustrating!
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ASUS USB-N53 N600 Dual Band USB Wireless Adapter
Has anybody got any experience of using the ASUS USB dual band wireless adapyrt to access the 5GHz band on the new virgin wireless hub 2? For £12.50 at Argos seems a good deal but do they actually do what they advertise as my laptop currently only accesses the 2.4 band and with lots of other people in nearby houses using…
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Is there a quicker/easier way of converting VHS to DVD and......
putting contents onto youtube? Im not going to get away from the fact that a 3 hour VHS tape takes 3 hours to run through and copy to DVD. After that it takes me almost 1 hour to get the contents off the dvd to my pc desktop using my dvd ripper software. Then Using Video Easy 4 cutting parts of a 3 hour tape into parts I…
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Laptop trade in
Hi We have a 8 year old Toshiba Laptop and are looking to either trade in or upgrade the software. Does anyone know a good place to do a trade in? Or any advice on whether it is cheaper/worth while to upgrade the software? Thanks
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Headphones on a Mobile...
When I plug my headphones into my mobile, my music plays through them as well as normal, but it also comes through the phone's speaker. I'm on Android. Is there an easy fix, or is it the headphone socket that is broken in some way?
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Buying an Xbox 360?
Am going to buy one second hand. The Xbox one is too costly & i don't game enough for that outlay. Q1: Xbox 360 Slim or Xbox 360 E (or Elite)? I read that the Elite came later so is newer but have also read that it isn't as good as the slim. I don't know if this is true or not so am throwing it out there. Q2: Hard drive…
