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Microsoft software?
Hello, I have a bit of a problem... My laptop has been returned to factory settings and now I find my Microsoft Office is missing. As this came as a freebie when I bought my laptop in 2011 Microsoft cannot help me as I do not hold a product key. I'm in my late sixties and even though I don't need to use the software much…
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Is my PC ill? Is it time for a change?
I'm becoming increasingly frustrated at my desktop. I keep it clean & anything that seems out of line I take it to the PC doctor but now it feels really sluggish, pages slow to load and today has been particularly difficult. Last week I also moved the router to make sure there was no interference that way. Having rebooted…
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Buying a laptop without OS installed
Hi, Anyone know a couple of (Decent, reputable) places that sell new laptops without an OS preinstalled? I do not want one from ebay or a 2nd hand one. The reason I ask is I have killed my old laptop and would like a new one, but I do not want windows 8 or 10 so will install 7 myself on it. Cheers.
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how to fix Samsung n150 on/off switch broken
I have a Samsung N150 notebook which has stopped working. Basically it will not power on or off even after charging. i had recently bought a new battery so i know it is not that. Yesterday my more technical friend who also has one came round and diagnosed a fault with the on/off switch. how hard is it to repar? I know it…
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organising bookmarks on a tablet - help needed
I have been using my Hudl2 tablet a lot recently and saved quite a few bookmarks. Now I should like to organise these into folders but cannot find a way of doing this. I have Chrome installed but it does not seem to offer the full set of functions as there is no Organise bookmarks option. Is there an app I can use?
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Which mobile phone?
Hello there, currently an owner of an iphone 4 which has served me well for past 5 years. However, its panels click in places they shouldn't. The flash has developed an orange tint that ruins photos. It's feeling distinctly slow at many standard tasks. The battery seems to run down incredibly fast even when not being used.…
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Apparently I have blown up my sons pc
Hi My son has a levonex pc. I use it from time to time to upload data to a shopping company. Now whilst I am sure that I have not damaged it, he thinks otherwise. So here goes. There is a working power supply to the computer. I have take the power cord to maplins, and they have tested it and the power supply is ok. When…
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Best domain name registrar and why
I am looking to purchase a domain name and would like to know which are the fairest UK registrars to deal with ? Who have you used ? Did you have any issues, were they resolved without too much grief ? Thanks for any help ?
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NUM lock on Windows 8.1 Acer Laptop
I am getting really annoyed with my NUM lock constantly being off whenever I turn my computer on from either off or being in sleep/hibernation mode. I googled how to turn it on all the time and I changed the registry settings, but that hasn't worked. It's still keeping it off. Does anyone know how to change it so Num lock…
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Scanned photo's to PDF
Wonder if anyone can help me I have a fairly new printer and scanned some photo's and they say PDF I am not able to send them as they are too big to post to FB How can I reduce them to allow me to do this Will I need to rescan them to let me do this ? Advice would be appreciated Thanks Sue
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Cheapest and quickest way to build App for Android/iOS
Need to get a quick app built for Android and iOS. I am registered for both developer sections on the site but am stumped which route to take. Any tips or ideas to build a quick 10 page app for iOS and Android?
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yahoo mail error 14
i keep getting error 14 when trying to delete yahoo mails have cleared the cache after googling the erroe , but still same problem any advice appreciated thanks
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socket 1155 motherboard
I need a socket 1155 motherboard to go with an i3 intel processor I have lying around. Any suggestions?
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Virgin media – email problems – IPAD & IPhone 6 – cc’d mail not arriving
This might sound really weird, but I have an ntlworld (now virgin media) email account which I use on my PC, IPad and IPhone. If I cc myself into an email on the PC - no problem the recipient gets the mail and a copy arrives in my inbox on my PC, IPAD & IPhone. However, If I send an email from either my IPad or IPhone and…
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Problem installing a PC game
ok, it's no big deal . . i bought a PC game called Race Injection. I have tried installing it, the opening couple of boxes that you click on went ok eg. accept terms and conditions, which language. It then goes onto a box to install Direct X, goes through the process in about 20 seconds, then when it is complete the box…
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Can any computer experts help me?
ok, it's no big deal . . i bought a PC game called Race Injection. I have tried installing it, the opening couple of boxes that you click on went ok eg. accept terms and conditions, which language. It then goes onto a box to install Direct X, goes through the process in about 20 seconds, then when it is complete the box…
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Can anyone decypher Event Viewer errors?
Strange behaviour which so far only happens on wifi internet. The mouse will freeze for no apparent reason in any browser after some time surfing and Ctrl, Alt, Delete won't bring up Task manager to allow me to shut down offender. It's a Logitech, wired in usb mouse and will do it in any usb port. The Event Viewer says the…
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Exporting Bookmarks to Hudl?
Can I export my Google Chrome Bookmarks from my PC, to the portable Google Chrome on my Hudl2?
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Panasonic smart tv - Netflix too slow. Help needed
Hopefully somebody can help! We bought a Panasonic Viera smart tv a couple of months ago. All set up ok. We have used a few apps - youtube and Iplayer - neither are great, and keep buffering and stopping. Well, my children wanted Netflix - so I have signed up. Our broadband speed is 5mbps (I just checked). Netflix works…
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Consequences for reporting a pornographic post on Facebook?
For personal reasons, I don't use my full name on Facebook (it's basically a shortened version that doesn't look massively obviously fake but you would probably suspect it was). Today, someone had posted a very explicit pornographic post in one of the groups I'm a member of - It included a video which I didn't watch but…
