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Buying windows 10
Hi I'm currently running vista but wish to upgrade to windows 10 as vista is running slow. I wish to buy a windows 10 dvd and product key so I can resell it if I think I need a new comp which will already have it installed Does anyone know where I can buy windows 10 dvd for a good price? Keep seeing oem's which I think one…
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opening downloads
hi guys and gals... i hopefully asking in the correct forum.... i have an a S6 edge and i am having an issue that i hope someone can help me with... opening files that are downloaded .... i try and open them and get the message "cant open file" this has only happened recently... hopefully someone can point me right..…
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Dregol.com
and Dregol search keeps opening up as my homepage when I use Chrome or Firefox. Should I be worried? I have McAffee anti-virus but it doesn't seem to highlight it. The search page looks like Google and I have almost used it a few time. I am using a laptop with Windows 10 and still not coming to grips with it
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FIREFOX, FACEBOOK & WINDOWS 10 help
I've once again upgraded from Win 7 to Win 10. I'm still having problems with FF that's why I reverted back to Win 7. I don't really want to revert back again but I'm having problems with: 1. FireFox browser loading up (it took 8 minutes this time):( 2. Facebook apps crash & wont load.:cool: (Thankfully I've conquered my…
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Advent 9515 full destructive recovery - no internet
I have just done a full destructive recovery and https://www.knowhow.com came up on IE but when I open another page and try a search or try to connect to another web page it says "IE cannot display the webpage." Diagnose then reports that " Windows did not find any problems with this computer's network" The Knowhow website…
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Windows 10 start button stopped working?
As above, on 2 different computers here this morning the "Start" button stopped working in Windows 10 - a right-click would bring up the "programs and features" and "run" etc. no problem BUT left-click (for Apps etc.) - nope! :mad: Nothing. The usual "tricks" didn't work (Google will show you if you're not sure). :( Seems…
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Outlook Express disabled
Has anyone else had problems with Outlook Express? There was an update of 28 Tuesday evening, then next day Outlook Express would load yes, but as soon as the email page appeared it went grey, the an error message box came up, quickly followed by program error and close program! So no access to or from emails yesterday,…
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Laptop won't hibernate - No active partition?
Hi guys, I have a new Acer TravelMate, the hard drive set-up is a little mysterious to me. I know it has a separate 20GB SSD drive which is used as cache. And also that it has Windows 8 somewhere on a recovery partition should I wish to install it. The problem is, despite hibernate being enabled, all it does is go to the…
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problem after rolling back to windows 8.1
trying to re install classic hell after a roll back to windows 8.1 from 10 and when i try to install it i get a message : 'the feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable'. when i browse for the installation folder i downloaded to my desktop it does not show up at all even though i see the…
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Epson SX410
I have an Epson SX410 printer and it is not printing black text. I remember this happening a few months ago but leaving it whilst I used a CX3200 which did print OK, but as this is now giving problems I tried reverting back to the SX410. I have put in a brand new set of cartridges, the colours are OK but the black just…
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Computer upgrade help
My present computer consists of the following Pentium Dual Core 8500 cpu 16 gb crucial SSD drive 1 tb and 500gb Sata 2 Hard drives Radion HD 540 Graphics card 8 gb memory MSI G14-P28 MB Dell Monitor... want to keep this The computer is a Zoostorm PC bought from Ebuyer about 5 years back,has been slightly modified with…
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fire stick problem
getting a bit of buffering on the fire stick, I have been told that I need to disable the shield on the suppliers router Can someone tell me if this is correct? if I do disable it what are the possible consequences? I have AVG on my computer is this enough to protect me?
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I Pad problems
My I Pad used to give a warning"ping" noise when Facebook Message was received. It has now stopped doing this and I am missing messages. I have been into settings and ensured the alerts are turned on but still no joy, the latest software has been down loaded. Any suggestion would be appreciated.
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What am I doing wrong?
For years now if I wanted to see more posts by a particular person, I would just click on their name and then click more posts and I could then see what threads they had been posting on. However, for the last few days I have been unable to do this and I get 'Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms'. Any ideas…
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Laptop slow since joining homegroup on W10
Hi all, Annoying problem with my laptop which I hope someone will know how to address. Our set-up at home is a desktop PC and a laptop, both running Windows 10. Each connect wirelessly via BT Homehub. Both machines share music, videos, etc, with each other but recently the laptop stops for almost a minute when I click…
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CMOS drives keep switching by themselves, help
Can anybody advise me please? I installed Window 7 on my my new SSD 256GB drive in my old Medion PC but my father went on and on about Windows 10 so I ended up installing that, I had planned to wait a while like I was advised before going to 10, but anyway all went well and I’m loving the new speed with my new SSD, its…
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USB Power Supply/charger Test - Is yours safe ?
Given a couple of charger questions lately I thought I'd share this excellent article I read a while ago on USB Power Supply/charger Tests. It's written by a Danish chap (in English) who has done electrical tests and tear downs on various different USB chargers. The conclusions of the tests should give those about to…
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Still getting updates for XP + 80MB uploaded in 70mins
I don't pay for updates to XP but have been getting them regularly. I also experience regular large downloads, but have no idea who they are from (typically 15-40MB). A couple of days ago I had a huge upload of 80MB but I was only light browsing for an hour plus watched a BBC weather bulletin. I am now wondering if malware…
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can't access bottom tiles
I'm not the most technical person, so apologies if this is so simple... on the bottom line on the screen where you have the tiles etc and the windows button, I can't get windows button I can access the middle section to get the word / spreadsheet etc / but the other end of the bar - speakers etc - cant access - click and…
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Delete Facebook
Apologies for dumb question from techy numpty.:( I'm trying to delete my late husband's Facebook account and I'm being asked for his password. Our laptops store this so I've no way of finding out what it is. Is there a (very) simple way that I can get one of them to forget it so I can request a new one and so delete his…
