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Safeserver! is it safe>
Just been trying to update CCcleaner who put me on to Filehippo to update and in the process my Google search changed to Safeserver which I have not seen before. Is this a virus? how do i get Google back? I am using Firefox!
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Home appliance advise (Looking for a new microwave)
Amazing how I cannot find a topic to discuss advice on home appliances here? I'm on the market for a new microwave oven, but unsure what to get. For the past years I've own a relatively decent 27L microwave, but unfortunately it got damaged when I moved recently. Basically what I'm thinking is something that has some sort…
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Upgraded to Windows 10 now have both 8 and 10?
I would really appreciate some advice please. I apologise that this is a bit long winded but need to set out what has happened. Bought a brand new Acer Aspire laptop yesterday. It came with Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 10. I plugged it in, powered it up and went through the set up process. I clicked on the…
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How do I connect my Samsung TV to my mobile wifi?
Hi all, I hope someone can help me, as I am a bit stupid when it comes to techy things. I have a Samsung TV that I want to connect to my Vodafone mobile wifi. When I go on the menu>settings>network, there are 2 options: Network type: cable Network setup The network type section is greyed out, I cannot select it to change…
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google security number
on a google nexus 7 tablet. 8 numbers "when will I need this code....google may ask you for this code to ensure its really you ....." but every time I turn the tablet on, ,and check this number under 'security'... it is a different number ! Is this right ?
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Volume of Water in Boiler
Sorry wrong forum for this query maybe someone could delete it for me.
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Scam Calls
I just had another scam call supposed to come from Microsoft (which it obviously wasn't) I followed all they said as to where to look on the computer until the command prompt and they said type !!!? they said you should now have a long list of files . I said no it just has a big notice in the screen saying This is a scam…
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Excel query
Hi hopefully simple excel query. I am building several sheets to monitor key performance indicators for a project. One indicator is that the project should have 4 project meetings a year. I have all the relevant dates. How do I input the dates so that it calculates whether the outcome was achieved? I hope to create a…
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Tabs popup with surveys
When i open up a webpage another tab opens up with a survey in it , can someone tell me what to do to stop it please, i'm using windoes 10 with mozilla firefox Thank you
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.co.uk domain renewals
Hi MSE form, I want to know what people are paying for .co.uk domain renewals - I own a few different .co.uk domains and want to find out if the price i'm paying to renew these each year (or every two) is over the top? Currently i'm with Fasthosts and pay £4.99 per year, per domain renewal cost
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Total numpty with tech
Bought a Tesco hudl2 a couple of months ago. This was for my Mrs to watch films on a medium flight without entertainment. Wanting to download/upload films for her to watch on the 6 hour flight. Where do I start? Can I rent from somewhere or buy so that it can be watched without internet access? Any suggestions welcome.
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Amazon Echo in the UK
I really like the look of the Amazon Echo but from what I have read it is not officially coming to the UK so my question is, is there anything like it that works in the UK. Some of the features I like are 1, Not rechargeable, simply plug in and leave. 2, Ability to be heard from a distance. 3, Decent speaker so it can be…
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Virgin Media E Mail not downloading to Outlook
Help. I have an ntlworld web mail account with virgin media. And while I can access emails via web mail They are no longer down loading to outlook on my PC ( outlook 2010 running on windows 8.1). This is really strange as emails are still downloading to my I phone. and even stranger is that while outlook says it's working…
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Svchost Using High CPU ? - MS Issue Fix
I have had a problem for a while with svchost.exe using high cpu, taking a long time looking for updates and generally causing a very slow system on granddaughter's already slow netbook. Done all the searches, all the recommended fixes and even a clean install but still having the problem. This morning whilst checking what…
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Downloading Showbox
I was looking to download this to my laptop, but there are so many options to use - I don't want to do the wrong one and end up with a virus, is there a correct site I should be using? I already have this downloaded to my phone, but every time I try to watch something I get a screen coming up saying 'processing...do not…
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Using old HDD for back up but how
I have some PCs in my loft that have disc drives of various sizes which I was thinking of using as cheap (ie free) back up storage for my data. I was thinking of buying caddies for each drive but since I can buy a 1 TB hard drive £40 that option seems a bit pointless. I have 1 complete working unit with XP running on it, I…
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Google KYC
I've just had an email from Google, complete with an ID reference, asking me to authenticate my account or some applications won't work. I'm assuming it's a scam, probably thanks to Talktalk, and have deleted it. Anyone else had such a thing, ever!
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How do I download a photograph to appear in a Forum.
I wanted to post a photogaph on an electrical item in a forum post which would make it easier to identify for responses. I have put the photograph im both My pictures and a Drop Box but have had no success. I have tried both Cut and Paste and copy but it won't appear in the forum text .Can anybody advise me how I can get…
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Using EE broadband router with BT Hub??
i have an EE broadband modem/router i found in my spare room. My mac is hooked up to the BT modem/router in the bedroom. Can i use my spare EE modem/router with the kids pc to connect to my BT modem/router in my spare room? Ideally there will be a way otherwise i need to pick up a wireless dongle or something... Any…
