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Swan wireless cameras with VIRGIN router
I am not very good with computers and have now found an excellent computer man to help me out with matters that are beyond me. I always wanted to have some cameras around the house for security and my computer man recommended me some Swan that would do everything that I would love (wireless, get alerts on phone if anyone…
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Which graphics card can I use with my PC?
Usually OK with this type of thing but this one has me beaten. I have a Packard Bell iXtreme X9610 with a Packard Bell BV MCP73 1.XX motherboard. Currently have an Nvidia 9600GS in it but it's started playing up and crashing the PC with the blue screen of death. Wanting to replace the graphics card so does anyone have any…
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wordpad wont print
iam trying to print from wordpad but all iam getting is blank sheets,the printer is working perfectly for everything else,its just wordpad.it was working fine last time i used it.
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Windows 10
I have a computer which did have Win 7 now upgraded to Win 10 What would happen if I reformatted it now - would it revert to Win 7 or load Win 10? And what would happen if I reformatted it after July would I have to pay for Win 10?
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MSE Slowed Down Today?
My broadband is flying, all other websites are blisteringly fast, but MSE seems to be wading through treacle. Did they forget to put a shilling in the meter? :D
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Buying a laptop (I know nothing Help)
Hello I need a new laptop but don't know where to start. I have been told I need an optical drive if I want to watch dvd's. I want a windows laptop, but don't want to spend more than around £170.00 if possible. Where would you recommend looking? I've seen a couple on the pc world website but you can't play dvd's. I went on…
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A question for electronics engineers
I have a Roberts Internet radio situated aproximately two feet from a Sharp microwave oven. Both are in good condition, as far as I can tell. The radio gets its signal from a BT hub situated a couple of rooms away. The signal is weak but usually acceptable. However, when the microwave is in use, the signal frequently drops…
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Issue with mouse
Hi I am having a problem with my (HP) Bluetooth mouse that I use with my HP laptop. On a webpage, I click on a link say, and nothing happens till I move the mouse away from the click site. I tried this on both IE and Firefox and the same problem is there. This didn't happen before but noticed it over the last 2 months. Is…
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PC memory issue?
I've been having freezes and lock-ups ever since my computer was born (it is a self-build). Am I right in thinking it's probably a memory issue? If I got new memory is it just a case of swapping it over? There won't be any issues with Windows 10 or anything? I see 2x4Gb for about £33 on Amazon, which isn't too pricey I…
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Patch Tuesday Blues again Heads Up
Beware ... Seems that W10 and W7 updates are getting getting their knickers twisted.... W10 MSRT is hanging at 61% and W7 is giving error 80244019 errors here It may be just my VMs of course....
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Anyone using Facebook on a hudl2?
Anyone out there using Facebook on a hudl2? If so, are you using it direct via Google Chrome browser or via the app? And do you post comments onto the fb timelines? I am using theChrome browser on my hudl2 to access fb. It worked until around 3 days ago when i stopped being able to comment on posts. I can still post…
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Google Play Store on Kindle fire
I'm not tech savvy whatsoever but have been told its possible to use Google Play store to read books on a Kindle fire is this correct and is it as easy as downloading Google Play on other tablets? Edit: is it possible on a Kobo Vox?
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is "hackintosh" a no no
on this site or is it discussable I have several questions
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Line spacing in Word 2010
When a text in typed out in Word properly and is cut and pasted in forums like MSE, is comes out together without any line spaces? Text in Word is OK and in MSE forum it’s together? It even happens when the text is cut/copied from Word to Gmail. Thanks
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Foreign language - Urdu
A friend of mine has asked if she can write in Urdu using a normal qwerty keyboard. She has Word 2010. Is there any free software that she can use, download or buy to enable her to write in Urdu (she does translation work). Thanks
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Are websites secure?
I have Win 7 installed, use Chrome browser and have also Kaspersky Internet Security 2015 installed. Whenever I use the internet the Green Padlocked sign doesn’t appear? I go to Google website and it’s just blank. However, when I go to signing in website like Gmail, it is Green Padlocked. It seems some sites which were…
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Homail Access
For the past 6 years I have shared our community group hotmail account with 2 other people. The info going in and out of this account is managed by us all and has worked extremely well. All of a sudden, I can only presume since outlook come about, only one of us is able to use it. Is there anyway we can solve this problem.…
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How to remove wiring from a sky dish
An informal arrangement was granted about 5 years ago with a neighbour to put her satellite wiring into our dish. She couldn't get a reception from her house at that time.m We are in the process of selling our house and I told our solicitor about this arrangement. She relayed it to our buyers solicitor and the reply was…
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How to stop documents being transferred to new laptop
I have recently transferred to a MacBook Air from a Sony vaio, it seems that my documents I have saved in my word starter package on the vaio have transferred to the history on my new MacBook, I really didn't want this and have no idea how it's happened, I can only think it's something to do with me installing office 365…
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Gaming and routers
Hi, Basically having a few issues with my isp, ill start from beginning so i used to live on my own, had sky fibre internet.. Also had alot connected to it sky box, ipad, phone, laptop, ps4 and pc. My setup there was from router i had one of them homeplugs which gave me a wired link to my ps4.. My gaming was immense i…
