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hijack this log ?
my desktop actually starts up fast but is lagging on different websites, and or crashes...its so frustrating, PC is quite old and is an XP . I have defragged but clearly am not techy so comm charge total 1205444 comm charge peak 2460256 physical memory 1571632 any advice much appreciated Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis…
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PayPal con?
I've just purchased something from Ebay and paid by PayPal. I've just had an email from support PayPal(service(at)paypal.intl.uk) asking me to sign in and update my details as my account seems to be missing some details at the same time as my confirmation of my purchase. There is also a blue box which seems to link to…
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windows 10 for phones
Hi I was wondering if anyone has tried it yet . I'm thinking of sticking it on my Lumia 535
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I Used Fiverr to get Youtube Video made
Hi Guys I found a great presenter on fiverr to produce a youtube advert for a beauty product. I received notification yesterday that the video was ready so I clicked on the "review your order" button and the next page says "order delivered please review" but when I click on that button nothing happens. I've done this…
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PC keeps restarting, windows detected err
It is becoming a pain now, pc keeps restarting saying Windows has detected some error, no description, nothing, what can it be? seb
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back up software
Hi Im looking for some software that will back up for me. I have a laptop which I keep everything on and then I have 2 external hard drives which I also copy over onto everything I want to keep. I have 2 because I recently lost everything when my external hard drive failed. At the moment I am simply copying and pasting…
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Tablet advice
Hi, I'm not very tech minded so I'm hoping you can help. I'm looking for a tablet up to £150 from Tesco (I have clubcard vouchers). I've just bought a Hudl 2 but I'm really disappointed and looking to take it back. The battery life is terrible and it takes ages to charge. So, I was looking at either an Asus transformer…
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Kaspersky Total Internet Security - £50 off
I suppose I should have posted in the Grabbit Board but reckon you guys may be more interested Kaspersky Stores are offering a 3 user, 1 year package for the above for £9.99. Possibly down to £8.99 when you view the page you end up at after clicking wait a few seconds and then move your mouse outside of your browser…
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Windows media has stopped playing dvds
I was watching a dvd movie using windows media player on Windows 7 home premium. I stopped the film, came back later and the WM failed to read the dvd with an "unknown dvd" message. I tried other dvds and the same. A brief flash of the picture as if trying to play and then blank. Why would it play it and then not at all…
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Can you switch owner with a PAC code?
My wife has been using a phone which has been registered in my name for a couple of years. So everyone knows the phone number as hers (despite it being registered to me officially) etc. Now we want to change network, so I just got the PAC code and am about to order a new sim. What I wondered is whether I need to order the…
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Hudl on screen keyboard?
Is it possible to set the onscreen keyboard, so it doesn't pop up when you open a browser window, email message etc., if the bluetooth keyboard is switched on?
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Suspicious files?
Just did a scan with Avast and it said two files could not be accessed. C:\$Windows,~BT\....11252_596032657.back.xml C:\$Windows,~BT\....11312_596062500.back.xml I did a scan with MSE which said some files could not be accessed, but they didn't give details. MBAM gave no irregular results, just no items detected. Any idea…
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Will A UK XBOX 360 WORK IN SPAIN?
I'm off to Spain next week and my son has an xbox 360 which he no longer uses as he now has an xbox one. I was thinking of taking the 360 to Spain an leaving it in my parents villa, but before I lug it over there does anyone know if it will work? I remember when I was a kid I took my playstation over it worked but there…
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Nuked external drive ?
I think I've nuked an external HDD, but just want to check before it goes in the bin. I have the data backed up, but I'd like to salvage the drive if possible. Previously, it was whirring along nicely - a 320GB Lacie (Seagate), NTFS, with a 300GB Truecrypt (standalone) container housing all my data. I decided to get rid of…
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Laptop for university
Hi all, Three years ago you gave me great advice for getting my son a laptop for university. Well, now it's my daughter's turn to go and I'm looking to get her a laptop under £400. I've heard that Lenovo are quite good. Which other brands are producing good laptops for that price? Knowing how my son used his machine, it…
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laptop won't power up
Hi Our laptop won't switch on I've tried to remove the battery then hold the on button for 30 secs and then replace the power lead but no joy Any ideas what I can do If it's beyond fixing does anyone know any deals for undr 200
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Excel: Add custom data labels to a XY scatter chart?
I want to do a "one dimensional XY scatterplot", labelling each datapoint with a text label of my choosing. I've sorta done it in excel (see screenshot). The blue dots are exactly how/where I want them, but I want to be able to (automatically) add the datalabels illustrated in red. It doesn't matter if they overlap. Any…
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IS with Windows 10 update
Sorry - another W10 question. Not sure if this makes any difference, but is it necessary to uninstall or disable internet security before updating to W10 from 8.1
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Refreshing a laptop
Deleted - I've gone back to Windows 8.1 and it's sooooo much better!
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Photos from Laptop to Tablet?
Please can somebody tell me (in words of one syllable!) how to transfer all my photos onto my Samsung Galaxy Tablet from my Windows 7 laptop? I have transferred my photos from camera onto laptop using Picasa, but cannot work out how to get them on my tablet. Thanks.
