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2nd hand nowtv box- account setup online, tv says no..
getting 'setup incompete' message, first time i try to use it.. ID and password were OK though, online.. I thought these still allowed some channel viewing, without having to buy a pass..?
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Available physical memory
My Laptop runs Win 8.1 and has 8Gb of RAM - However, according to Speccy - has only 4.8Gb available (of 7.89 total) - I am assuming that this is due to Graphics, but can't see any way to reduce shared memory So am I wasting 3Gb on graphics ? Any suggestions ? The BIOS does not allow me to change it...
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Android tablet playing up.
For some reason when I turn the tablet on, it just comes up with 'Android' and does nothing. I love my tablet not sure what is wrong. On the side there is a small hole saying ' reset' and I have tried to do that but still nothing. Any suggestions, most appreciated. Sebastian
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Certificate for subdomain websites
Anyone know the cheapest place I can get a certificate that will make the URL bar go green for multiple subdomains? eg https://www.robatwork.com, online.robatwork.com, marsbars.robatwork.com etc. My ISP can give me a certificate for multiple subdomains OR a certificate that will give me the "green" version for a single…
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Strange iPhone 6 problem
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lookback in time
just looking at the release date of windows 10 , and thinking back 20 yrs , the launch of windows 95 (August 24, 1995) now apart from the windows name , what else has been with us for 20 yrs ? the lowly Pentium in skt 7 form , having now grown up to become a skt 1150 , and available in the brilliant unlocked g3258. still…
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Windows 7 ISO
Hi All, I have a Toshiba laptop z830t that I would like to flatten and reinstall windows. The laptop doesn't have a recovery partition and I don't have a windows 7 dvd. It came with win 7 home but I was able at the time to upgrade to windows 7 ultimate via the mircosoft partner programme. I have the product key but I don't…
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Help with Boompods Maxpod please
Hi, I'm possibly being quite stupid, but have just bought one of these and don't know how to use it! Can't make sense of the user manual either. . . I've charged the thing (well I think I have 4 lights now on). Then I used the lead supplied to connect it to my phone, switched it on, and nothing happened! Have I missed…
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Reliable google chrome browser link please
Just done a factory reset, the second in four days, and have IE 7 (32bit), I want google chrome as my browser, ( I did on Thursday) but don't seem to be able to find the link I want to ensure I have a reliable link. Could anyone oblige pleas.
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Laptop not working
Hi all, My son has come back from uni with his laptop. When you power up it says 'Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer.' Any ideas as to what the problem might be? Thanks in advance.
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openelec
new version (beta) OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-5.95.3 , seems like a lot of updates/mods , new splash screen power management seems to work now , running it on an intel nuc (513) with M.2 drive , very fast boot up hit the reboot in openelec , full shutdown , start and "desktop" in less than 14 secs managed to set suspend up ,…
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Cheap camera for 2 week holiday?
Any suggestions please? I'm very much a point and click photographer and only want it for this one holiday. I have an iphone 5C but it doesn't really have much memory, otherwise that would have done - unless someone can recommend a way to use that. It would be good to save me carrying more gizmos than necessary. I just…
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iphone 4s
Hi I an not switch on my i phone 4 s but can hear it when u start to charge it but it has been charging since last night nothing but blank can some pls help to why this has happened
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adobe reader/acrobat manager
My firewall (Zonealarm) tells me constantly that "adobe reader & acrobat manager is trying to launch C:\programme files\adobe\reader\11.0\reader\reader_sl.exe to gain access topriviledged resources." This has only recently started happening. Now I have no problem with using Adobe, but am trying to limit the number of…
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I need some help with a fresh windows 7 install
I have a PC with running vista with a 750GB hard drive partitioned into 4 drives. I backed up all my data on a portable hard drive and now I want to load windows 7 premium onto the 750GB drive and change the size of the 4 partitions. Any help doing this would be good, also I was hoping to save my window explorer favourites…
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Sunday ramblings...(Adobe malware, cheap laptop)
Looking for a cheap laptop? If you have an ancient laptop/desktop with an XP license sticker, its worth £150 tradein with HP. http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-probook-455-g2-laptop-k3x53es-amd-a8-4gb-500gb-15-6-windows7or8-pro-3-years-warranty-2248195 Don't know how but I caught some malware. A bit obvious when this box…
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mobile phone repairs
has anybody used this company http://www.phonesandcomputers.com/ quoted me £60 to repair the camera on my htc
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popups
hello, I have free agv on a fairly new laptop which seems to be going fine. But I constantly get popups of adverts or things to buy when opening things off the search? do I need to install something else please? Thankyou
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Sky HD problems
Upgraded to sky HD a couple of weeks ago. I am not very technical so apologise if I am not using right technical words. It's now attached to the internet so we can use interactive services however ever since there's been interference on the phone line and anyone trying to ring gets an engaged tone. Phone line is with sky…
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Cloud Storage - Pie in the Sky???
Hello I have a few hard drives at home, however I want some cloud storage (around 1TB for pictures, music and documents etc...). KnowHow (Currys/PC World) offer the cheapest service (£90 for 2TB for 5 Years), however I recognise they are renown for their fallacious customer service... Enough said... OneDrive (Microsoft)…
