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Defender or Kaspersky
I too upgraded to Win 10 and had to reinstall Kaspersky Antivirus obviously Defender is now turned off but which is better to have?
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Trouble installing ubuntu on my PC. Can anyone help pls ?
Hi all, I have supplied a couple of previous threads on this topic. I have now managed to burn the ISO image onto DVD using Imgburn. Just to remind you. I have got XP 2002 SP3 home edition. I can see the WBI.exe, boot folder, casper folder, etc. on the ISO image on the DVD but I am still not able install ubuntu after…
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The Samszung UE40JU6400
Think the Tech tread is the best place to post his TV question I have my renovations almost completed and I'm on the look out for a new television. The Samszung UE40JU6400 is a Which? Best Buy. Part of their review states: 'You get an impressive four HDMI ports and three USB sockets. You can add USB storage to use the TV…
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Mail icon in windows 10
Mail icon is not working in windows 10 when I click on it in apps nothing happens but it used to open up my e mail in outlook.? also the envelope icon has gone missing from task bar? ...Any one know how I can get it back? Cheers.
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Defender or Avast Free
Did a trouble free ug to Win 10 and it seems to be running smoothly. I had Avast free on Win 8.1 and the ug has defaulted to Defender. What's the perceived wisdom about staying with Defender or is it best to reactivate Avast Free. Cheers.
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Anyone recommend an ISO DVD burner freeware for XP 2002 SP3 home edition
Hi all, I am trying to install ubuntu on my XP PC but I am having problems finding freeware to burn the ubuntu ISO file onto DVD. Ih vae used a couple of suggestions on the ubuntu website but they are either for CD burning or not for XP compatibilty. So please can recommend an ISO DVD burner freeware for XP 2002 SP3 home…
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Instagram- how to upload pics without phone app?
Web version seems very limited..
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Possible Computer Virus
I have a pop up message on my computer screen (system alert)which advises me that my computer is infected with a virus and to phone 020 3805 0585 in order to receive instructions on how to remove the virus. Obviously, I am very wary of ringing this number in case the advice given leads to my computer being taken over by a…
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Is this a good laptop for photo editing?
I'm an amateur photographer and I'm just getting into using Photoshop & Lightroom (Creative Cloud versions). I'm looking to replace my old laptop but I'm on a tight budget at the moment. I saw this advertised on tv, would this be a good one to get?…
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Does anyone regret upgrading to Windows 10?
I recently bought an extra laptop as a potential sucessor to my current one and upgraded the new one from Windows 8.1(which I hate) to Windows 10. Initially I was well impressed with Win10, but switching between new and old laptops (Windows 7 vs Windows 10) I have to say I will miss Windows 7 when I decide to ditch this…
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HP Pavilion Laptop
Hi all, I got one of the above laptops this March. I've had it 5 months and I can't say I have used it that much. The little mouse / clicker thing is doing my head in. When I first got it, the mouse / clicker thing was quite stiff but I thought it was because it was new. The previous laptop I had was awesome, just one…
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media player (mp4) with "cast to" option
I havwe a media player connected via network to my TV , I can right click on any files (audio/vid) and "cast to" the player. is there a popular windows media player that has this option on its menu , closest I can find is "films and TV" app , win 10 , however it refuses to cast , It searches for Bluetooth or other wifi…
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Any way to set a default volume level on a pc that can't be changed?
My brother keeps putting the volume really high on the Pc. I want to set it at a particular level and fix it so he can't change it
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AVG protected me, now can't delete email.
I have an message in my email program (Windows Live Mail), which was identified by AVG as a threat, so I chose the "Protect Me" option. Now, when I try to delete it, I get the message "An unknown error has occurred". I've tried dragging it to the deleted items folder, but I get the same message. Any ideas?
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Worried about kids sending/receiving text messages
Hi folks My teenage twins seem to be occupied with their phones during most of the day, and seem to receive and send a large amount of text messages, which they claim are from friends. Is there any type of software on the market that I can use to monitor to see who they send the messages to and who they receive it from?…
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Virus from Hell. Please Help
Not sure if related, but first noticed problems with YahooMail. Very slow,but more the fact that when trying to delete Emails, it dosn't delete as normal. Emails do not go away but show in Trash Folder as moved. When going to Trash Folder they then delete from Inbox !!! Now even worse, not sure if related. Whenever I click…
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Silly Question But Help Needed?
Windows 10, for some reason this morning the icons on the left side of desktop are giant!!!! Picture on desktop normal size, taskbar normal size. How do I get icons back to normal size? Thank you for any help:)
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This looks useful.
From Aldi, a 7800mAh powerbank. https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thur-27-aug/product-detail/ps/p/multi-purpose-powerbank/ Maximum power output is 2.1 amps. Since the PSU for my Hudl is rated at 2.0 amps, I reckon I can run my Hudl directly from the powerbank.
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Arrgghh Blueyonder !!!
Before i throw this chair at the computer screen , can someone give me some advice ? I've got a blueyonder email address and for months now (it feels like years) i've been having trouble logging on. Virgin are very nice about it, they have things all over the Internet saying ............. sorry we're working on it. Some…
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base filtering engine disabled!
I am using windows 10 but have noticed that avast will not run and that firewall is disabled. I get an error when try and enable it and after reinstalling avast it told me that base filtering engine was missing so would not reinstall. I tried to enable my BFE but I get an access denied message. Now I am all exposed no…
