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Strange Avast behaviour today
Is anyone else seeing some odd behaviour from Avast today? It seems to start a pop-up window, then after 30 seconds or so come up with a message saying "The online content is unavailable. Please, check your internet connection and try again", even though my internet connection is fine. It's happened on both my computers,…
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Portable telephone problem ???
Hi I wonder if anyone can help I have a BT Studio telephone with a walk-around handset.I have changed the batteries as I thought maybe they were worn out,but still seem to have the problem.I cannot make outgoing calls on it as when I pick up the receiver all I have is the engaged tone.Yet I can ring in to my landline no.…
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Iphone 4s won't restore with iTunes - error code 9 - any solutions anyone?
Hi all, As in the title - bricked my iphone 4s somehow. Can anyone suggest a fix please? Many thanks
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Using Megadrive with newish telly
I wonder if anyone can help me please? I have a megadrive which I could use on the telly in the lounge, the television is under five years old. I moved the megadrive to my craftroom which has a newer telly in it, probably 1 - 2 years old and can't find out how to get the megadrive to work on it. It's a Samsung TV but a…
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Why do add-on's crash?
A couple of months ago, I carried out a factory reset to my laptop (vista ultimate) and it was the best thing I did. I then decided to install chrome which is my browser of choice. I added a couple of extensions, adblock plus and pocket. When I start up, invariably two rotating boxes pop up saying there two extensions have…
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Office 2013 - !!!!!!!
Just carried out a spell check in Word: We finished checking your selection. Want to check the rest of the document? Followed by: Spell check complete. You're good to go! Is there no end to this banality from Microsoft? Please tell me there's some (easy) way to edit these nauseating messages!
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galaxy tab2 pics syncing
My OH was very surprised to find lots of new pics on his galaxy phone, BUT many of them were mine taken by my galaxy tab 2. how did this happen/ Something to do with back up, or inadvertantley using some option or other? I do know his is sync to enable him to bluetooth his pics to my tab, so how do I stop mine auto going…
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Sx445w
Anybody tell me a good company or ebay seller to get cartridges from for the above epsom printer. T.I.A.
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Cheap LED SMD bulb longevity
I've noticed LED bulbs are getting cheaper in supermarkets but those on eBay are cheaper still. For instance 5w globes - Tesco are doing 3 for 2 so 3 would cost ~ £12 iirc but from eBay 3 would be ~ £5 delivered. My question is has anybody had cheap LED bulbs for a year or more so can comment on whether they are likely to…
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Another Instance Running...shown on start up
Hi All On last couple of days a box saying..... Another instance running Configuration system failed to initialize .............. What is this doing or not doing, how do I fix it please? Toshiba laptop if that helps. Thanks in advance VB
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Messenger
Hi All For years I have used Yahoo Messenger to communicate between me and my mum. I have it on my iphone and she has it on her desktop. Anyway, it hasn't worked for the last few days on my iphone so I have uninstalled it, intending to install it again, but it has vanished from the app store! So, I need another messenger…
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Is it possible to copy and paste slides from PowerPoint presentation to a word doc?
I'm at uni and want to know if there is any way to copy and paste individual slides from a PowerPoint presentation onto a word document using my iPad? At the moment when I try doing it I either just get the coloured background of the slide onto Word, or I just get the text, never the slide as a whole. I'm trying to do this…
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old format
is there any way I can go direct to the old style format without having to click through several things first.?:eek: I HATE the new style and often don't bother to log in anymore as I do not wish to be forced to receive the new style. I usually go first to the forums and that is no longer so easy. What is the matter with…
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Variable Transformer / Renting one in London?
This is probably a bit of a long shot, but I've had stranger questions answered on the MSE forum so I thought I'd give it a shot :) I need to borrow/rent a 240v variable transformer to try and revive some vintage TVs I bought on eBay. I'm not going to open them up (far too many lethal voltages in there :) but the guy I…
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Switching to fibre broadband - combined router/modem?
Hello, I am currently with PlusNet and am considering switching from ADSL to fibre as it has now been enabled at our exchange. I understand that unlike ADSL the modem and router for fibre has to be plugged into the master socket and wired connections taken from here outwards (which of course renders all the existing…
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Can you install Apps on Iphones demos in Three stores?
Need to see how an app runs and looks on a IPhone 6S? Do the showcase phones they have in stores like Three, Carphone Warehouse etc allow apps to be installed? I know you can browse web etc
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Wireless headphones sound only coming out of one ear
Have the sennheiseser HDR 120 I have pluged the receiver into the headphone port, but there is only sound in one ear piece ..the TV is a Panasonic led TV. The phones previously worked ok on my Phillips TV
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HP Stream 7 issues!
Hello Folks, I bought this tablet few months ago and i have few issues that i need help upon; 1) At the time of setting it up, i used my hotmail email address and password. How could i change this to be just a password without my email one? 2) I cannot see back button when i am on a web page. How could i have this? Cheers…
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Video upload taken so long?
HI I have uploaded a 4 minute video from my phone to FB using the wifi at home and it took about 15 minutes Now the same video that I saved to my desktop and then uploaded to FB (Not wifi) has taken just over 1 1/2 hours Why has it taken so long? Thanks
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Computer black block power supplies: can I parallel the out[puts?
My son has a Dell gaming PC that is fed by an external black block power supply rated at 19.5 volts, 240 Watts maximum. He has installed a large graphics card but the original power supply is insufficient to meet the power requirements of the PC with the new graphics card installed. At some expense I have bought him a…
