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Netbook hdd upgrade to ssd
Hi I have a Toshiba Netbook NB300 and so it has no CD drive. The laptop has been very sluggish for a year or so and so I've invested in a replacement Samsung EVO 250gb ssd to hopefully improve it, in the vain hope that my wife won't persuade me into buying a new laptop that I can't afford. After backing up everything and…
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SD Card - " folder empty " - but there are pictures (Windows 10)
Recently upgraded to windows 10 ( worked fine last time used on Windows 8 ) , now when a plug my camera in , it will show the SD card , show the correct remaining and total space of SD card. When i click the SD card, says "folder empty" , but obviously it is not Tried another SD card , get exactly the same. Formatted the…
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Email lost after Windows 7 roll back
I installed Windows 10 earlier this week onto my Windows 7 vaio laptop. After a couple of days and a few problems with existing programs not working correctly I decided to roll back to Windows 7 until I had enough free time to research and sort out the problems. I used the "go back to seven" tool on the wiindows 10…
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Windows 10 frozen on restart
Help I am not tech savvy. Have a new laptop went to install Windows 10 seemed to take ages, did update download then configuring, but for the last 3 hours has been restarting . Now frozen on Restarting little wheel think has also frozen - cannot seem to get out if this any suggestions - the idiots guide please - thank you
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Extend range of Wifi to garden
I would like to use my computer and mobile phone in the garden but it is out of the range of my wifi. My router is Thomson ST585 v7 which was provided by Plusnet 5 years ago. Is it possible to extend the signal range without needing very technical knowledge. Not being a techie I don't know to do this so any advice would be…
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Tablet with SIM card slot
I want to get a tablet but due to never really having wifi out of house want one with sim card slot, I know on the iPad you look for (cellular) in the title, but wonder if any other manufacturers make them and what is recommended?
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Trying to update to Windows 10 with no luck
Hi, I am trying to update from windows 7 to 10 with no luck. I get to a white circle on my screen and up to somewhere between 65 and 75 %, then the screen goes black and just sticks there, with no mouse pointer. Anyone any ideas what I can do to get windows 10 update to work? Thanks
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Outlook 2013 alternatives
I have a new PC and it came with the upgrade to Windows 10. I also bought Office home and student 2013 which I have installed. However, I cannot use the email at all on Win 10, it is driving me crazy, everyone who has tried to help me has had me install and uninstall different browsers etc- but I think I accept now that I…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S - sim card advice
Hi, we've bought a second hand/used one of these tablets. It is unlocked. Pls can anyone advise best deal for a SIM card to use in it? The tablet is capable of using data and making phone calls so would like a SIM which can be used in a tablet to do both of these. I think it is a Micro Sim. Main phone is a normal size SIM…
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Used Samsung Galaxy Tablet - Advice
Hi, We've bought a second hand/used Samsung Galaxy Tablet (Tab S). Please can anyone advise on things to do when it first arrives for security and also is there a quick, easy check to run to ensure it is a genuine tablet? Also how to remove prior owner's settings and info? Many thx.
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Win 10 and Ccleaner - Issue
Has anyone else found an incompatibility between Win 10 / 64 and Ccleaner (latest version) - in that, when running the reg cleaner - it leaves behind two ProxyStub.dll's ?
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Bootable USB Recovery...?
I intend to install Windows 10 on my Windows 7 laptop in the near future (and on my Windows 8.1 netbook in the further future), but don't have any recovery options available, apart from what it is on the computer itself. I have backed up all of my files, so all I want is to be able to reinstall a clean version of Win 7/8.1…
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Sony M4 Aqua vs Samsung A5
Looking for a new phone & think I've narrowed down my options to the M4 Aqua (16Gb version to minimise the reported space issues) or the Samsung A5 Does anyone have experience of either of these phones? Open to other options but main criteria is decent battery life/ability to switch to a battery saver mode Budget is max…
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Printer wont work now have windows 10...
hi, Have upgraded from windows 8 to 10. My printer a Lexmark x1270 wasn't supposed to work with win 8 but it did, but with win 10 - tho the pc will communicate wiv printer and will scan - it now wont print. I have done a reinstall with cd (no change) and Lexmark has no updated drivers. Don't really wont to go back to Win…
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fantastic settup for money
I mentioned a few days ago that I bought a asrock z97 board and was happy with it , i3-4170 , win 10 etc , this is the board http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171875537230?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT now as he,s local to me , I was able to bargain well for a second one , paying just £50 why ITX ? why…
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Laptop/i pod
Hi all Help needed I have some of my music already on my ipod . I have an hp laptop so downloaded i tunes and put on some music on it . But I can't get the music from laptop to ipod any advice on how to many thanks:mad:
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Moving Flixter icon on Hudl?
I've just installed Flixter on my Hudl 2. Trouble is, it's on a different area of the screen to the other icons, and I'd like to put it in the Entertainment group with Spotify, Wuaki.tv and Kobo Book. How do I drag it from one screen to the other (it springs back), so I can put it in the Entertainments group. Also, Flixter…
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Dell computer keeps freezing
My 3 yrs old dell inspiron keeps freezing. Pressing ctr+alt+delete does not do anything it still does not respond but if I wait for a little then I can access task manager. I am thinking whether I should take it to a computer technician for a check up. I am using adware and ccleaner to keep it clean and also uses Kaspersky…
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Recording on USB from TV
My TV has a USB connector from which I can record to a USB flash drive. At least this is what the manual states. Can someone please help me with the following questions: 1 Can I view the recorded content on my laptop? Or will these be in a different format which a laptop may not be able to read. If so, are there any…
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