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Anyone got Samsung Smart TV with Netflix?
A few days ago I signed up for the free 1-month trial and watched a film. Since then, whenever I click on the app I'm still prompted to apply for the 1-month trial, with the Sign In panel greyed-out. I don't have this problem on my synced laptop. Just cracked it: Copied URL of Netflix title page on laptop into Samsung…
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BIOS problem
Good evening all, I have an oldish computer that I rarely use so gave to my sister at uni, I bought some new RAM (2 x 8GB) since learnt that VISTA 64 bit will only recognise 8GB but thats fine. It would only recognice 4GB though so had a look online and seems that flashing the BIOS was necessary so I downloaded the latest…
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Virgin Media Webspace Being Axed
I've posted this in the Broadband forum as well. https://my.virginmedia.com/customer-news/articles/webspace-is-closing.html Webspace is closing Sadly, from 28 April 2016, we’ll no longer be able to offer the Webspace service. If you're a current Webspace user, we can understand how disappointed you might feel to lose the…
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Windows firewall
My Windows 10 laptop came with McAfee, which I am keen to uninstall and just use my own checkers etc. However, when I attempt to switch on the Windows firewall, I can't seem to do it as the message is that McAfee's firewall is used on this laptop. Is McAfee's firewall better than Window's own? If not, then how can I use…
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New Projector. Screen is 40ft from SKY Box. How can I run HDMI this length?
Hi all I am trying to advise a local charity on the purchase of their new Overhead projector. The Projector is brand new and only has 2 HDMI inputs. However, the sky box is 40ft away from the projector (in another room). Surely the answer is not to try and find a huge HDMI cable or is it? The current projector runs on S -…
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Need a CPU & Memory Use Display For W7 Desktop
I used to love the Windows gadget that displayed a graphical image that looked like two speedometers showing in real time my CPU and Memory usage. Unfortunately Microsoft decided not to support their desktop gadgets quite some time ago because they were apparently considered a security risk from hackers. Has anyone found…
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Laptop fan noise
Hi I reset my laptop to factory settings yesterday and since then I feel as if my laptop fan is slightly noisier. All I am doing is browsing the web, with seven windows open, which is what I used to do anyway. Any suggestions as to why this might be happening please? It's a fairly new laptop - maybe two months old. Lenovo…
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c drive nearly full
Hi, I have 2 laptops. I have been surprised to discover that the hard drive on the laptop that I use least is almost full. I don't understand what is taking up all of the space. I am not very techie and don't really know what programs would be safe to uninstall. I would be very grateful if anyone can help. Thanks in…
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trimming sim
So my phone broke. Took to a local repair shop and was considering getting a cheap 2nd phone instead of replacing lcd (new phone on way). I've got a micro sim note 3 and was going to get a cheap Samsung back up. We tried putting my sim in the other but it wouldn't fit. So the phone shop guy slightly trimmed the edges of my…
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Tuesday Windows Updates pain
Lots of updates this Tuesday (7, Vista). A couple of friends thought W10 had been installed - and I've seen a Vista desktop killed ("Updating 3 of 3 at 0%" loop).
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Please could someone check this log
So I posted about a problem which I thought may have been ransomeware having go to the it appears to be not that bad. Malwarebytes found 1897 threats I did geet an error from hijackthis http://tinypic.com/r/i72b7d/9 but this is the log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.5 Scan saved at 18:36:49, on 10/03/2016 Platform:…
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Dell laptop issues
Hi All of a sudden yesterday when booting my dell laptop, a message comes up saying no hard drive is detected & cannot reboot. have had a read via the dell support website but trying to pinpoint an answer is nigh impossible (laptop just gone out of guarantee period btw!!) Had a go ate the f12 & f2 functions but am no pc…
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Looking for some webspace - ideally free :)
My service provider used to give me a bit of free webspace, but they've just notified me that they're stopping it soon. I only need a bit, and I mainly use it to store a few images so I can link to them on sites which don't allow uploading of images and in private messages etc. Can anyone recommend anything that's free?…
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Bathroom Ceiling Bluetooth Speaker System
Hi guys, I'm looking to install some ceiling speakers into my bathroom which I want to have bluetooth connectivity to. I've looked into a couple of options which are a ready-made package but I was wondering if I could do it cheaper myself by constructing my own. Can anyone help please? I would like to install two ceiling…
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8.1 Updates Before Win 10?
Hi do I need to install all updates for Win 8.1 before upgrading to Win 10? Appreciate any help Thx
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Domain Name Brokers
Hey everyone, I've been looking to create an online portfolio of work, but the domain name I'd like is taken. (I'd only be interested in a .com or .co.uk, but both have been snapped up). I've been looking at using a domain name broker such as Sedo or GoDaddy's own domain brokering service in order to get the domain I want.…
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Google earth
I tried to use Google earth and it came up with this message.This program can't start because Qt core4.dll is missing from your computer'try reinstalling the program to fix this problem, I'm a complete numpty when it comes to anything like this could anybody tell me what and how to deal with this in the simplist terms…
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Old hard drive as 2nd drive in new PC
I have recently bought a new PC. After taking a week or so to set it up as I wanted it I transferred the hard drive my old PC into the new PC so I could access files. The PC would occasionally not boot properly so I unplugged the old drive and all was well again. Is there anything I should/could do to stop Win 10 trying to…
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Process Capability
Is there a free process capability chart I could download? I searched, and only seem to find websites offering services, or examples. We want something we can enter our data into, and produce the necessary Xbar chart, histogram, and process capability, for one of our customers. Or even demos, which aren't costly, as we…
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Virgin Media emails Martin & team please investigate this further?
Hi everyone please could you help? Since Virgin Media moved its email platform I have received undelivered email messages from random email addresses, - (this has been happening for a long time). Email messages, (supposedly from me) have also been sent to my friends email addresses, using my contacts list. I have stopped…
