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How to Verify if Hard Drive is Dead or Alive?
Hi I am trying to fix a relative's laptop for them - a Toshiba Satellite L50D. Windows won't boot up, and it's giving an error message along the lines of 'no bootable device recognised.' Oddly however, the Toshiba hard drive is still recognised by the BIOS. Is this a sign that the hard drive is still alive? How do I verify…
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instagram
Is it possible to download the instragram app on windows 7 or 10 having problems please help.
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Back up before repair
I have a problem with my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro (screen flickers on and off occasionally when running on battery) which I'm planning to return to John Lewis for repair while the 2 year warranty is still active. I'm wondering what I ought to do before I take it in. These are the things I've been thinking of, but if you have…
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Replace broken hard drive
My acer 5349 laptop has gone wrong, it says 'Windows is trying to repair disk errors'. I'very taken the hard drive out and connected it to my desktop to get the files off I need, but is there anything I can do to get it working again? Otherwise if I get a new hdd to replace it, will I need to buy windows again seeing as…
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Domain Ransom
Hi, Just looking for some advice on where to go with this. I was the developer of a website (amateur developer) for the not for profit Touring Caravan Club organisation. When I went into full time work in 2009 I handed control of the website back to the club. They then took on a "friend of a friend" of a former member to…
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anker charger (need help with model)
Hi, i am trying to buy another Anker charger, i want another of the one i already have (pic below) but don't know what model it is and when i search on amazon this one doesn't come up? Reason i want another is i'm passing this on on to the bf and want another for myself, it charges my iphone 5s 4x fully so ideally need the…
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Transfer from Gmail to Gmail
My child has two Gmail accounts; one belongs to the school and will be deactivated soon. She wants to transfer her school photos which are on the Google Drive to her personal Google Drive. How can this be done? Thank you
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Installing Kaspersky Security on my laptop
I have purchased Kaspersky 2016 Multiple Device Internet Security and have installed it on my PC. How do I install it on my laptop?
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Installing Windows 10 on Win 8 Computer
I am trying to install Windows 10 on Win 8 Computer using their system bar link it first says it will restart the computer which it didn't so I closed it then came back up saying checking for updates but has been like this for over 2 hours doing nothing. What can I do now? Edit: It has now finally started to download Win 10
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Held to ransom by Zepto !
Unfortunately my other half opened an e-mail yesterday and opened the door to something i'd never heard of before .........Zepto virus ! Anyway, it has encrypted all the files and left a ransom note like a screensaver, telling me to follow instructions of how to buy bit-coins, and pay for the code, so it can be sent to me…
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Batteries
sorry if this isnt quite the right place to post this. It might well be a stupid question but is it worth buying more expensive brand name batteries? When I've been camping recently I've been using cheap batteries for my CD player but wondering now if this really is false economy but didnt want to buy for a full set of…
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Abnormal heat when charging phone from powerbank
Hi, I do this pretty rarely, but the last few times I have used my rechargeable powerbank to charge my smartphone it has generated a large amount of heat in the phone. The circumstances are generally: 1) Phone battery is very very low 2) Usually travelling on a long train journey with patchy signal 3) Sometimes the…
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Windows 10 - and office 10 - now resolved
While I am trying to update my desktop to Windows 10, prior to updating my laptop, which is now my master pc, and going around the houses with the errors, Microsoft have now seriously affected my laptop. Overnight I downloaded the windows updates, as per normal, however, when I restarted, first of all it will not open my…
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Facebook
Sorry if this is entirely the wrong forum, please move it if necessary. Looking for the opinions of any knowledgeable FB users. If someone posts unpleasant comments about someone else, which are reposted, or possibly further embellished by the poster's friends. Is there some sort of moderation on FB, to which this sequence…
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Using VoIP with Virgin Media Superhub 2ac
Hi Guys returning to the world of work after a period of mental health illness after bereavement, my new job is work from home which is really helpful as it will allow me to avoid certain triggers which I've found were cause of my illness in the past. Problem is new company has set me a technical list which seemingly feels…
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Chrome on Android - unwanted pop-up
My wife clicked "OK" on a popup from "amazon.com-promotions.online" earlier while viewing the Daily Mail website. Now it won't go away. Neither AVF anti-virus or Malwarebytes have found anything with a scan - any suggestions?
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Sudden increase in SPAM
And i am not talking about the mad rush of spammers on this site either. I have a really old email address thats been signed up for umpteen dodgy sites over the years, all those sites that make you register to see a full article or picture for an article. I have lots of email addresses and they are fine its just this dodgy…
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Buying a Refurbished Desktop Computer
I'm looking to buy a refurbished desktop computer are the specs below decent for a computer used for general surfing, watching iplayer and completing Uhrs tasks on sites such as Clickworker. Wifi enabled Complete set of Dell OptiPlex Dual Core Windows 10 Desktop PC Quick Overview Complete Set including Black/Silver TFT…
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Windows 10 Start Window Will Not Work
This is actually the third time this has happened. Small Window Symbol on bottom left, Start Goes blue but nothing works when I left click. Right click I get the basic list so can turn on/off and Sleep. First time it happened I switched on and off and had a quick period of it working so went into updates app and there was…
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laptop sleeve
got this morning saying cancel order Hi,dear friend, I am Judy,Thank you for your interesting in our GIZGA Computer Case from my store Longcaifeng in Amazon.I am very sorry to bother you. I am a collage student just graduated from collage this year.This is my first job.I am a new beginner in Amazon.Yesterday there has…
