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how to remove an Administrator account
Hi there, I seem to have an additional account appear, one is the user account and the other one Administrator account which I did not create. Now I am being asked for the Password which is a joke. It is a windows 7 professional pc. Any help to remove this account most appreciated. seb
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ASUS Eee-PC X101CH
Hi all My OH has the above netbook and it's like treacle running uphill across a glacier (in fact that would probably be quicker). I've switched off all the startup programs apart from the AV and it's still dire. It's running Windows 7 Starter but (according to the Crucial scanner) only has 1GB of RAM (which probably…
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How to email URL links direct from a PC using Gmail?
I am doing some online research at present mostly on my tablet. If I find a page which is useful I click on the hamburger symbol, then select gmail and send it to myself. Later I round up all the links in a dedicated folder. However the past few days I have been working on my desktop pc running win 7 and it does not have…
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Battery for MacBook Air 11
Looking for a genuine replacement or a trustworthy alternative battery for Mid 2012 Macbook Air 11. Can anyone suggest the best place to buy please? There are no genuine Apple shops locally near me, and wouldn't trust any that say they could to fit a genuine or decent battery. Not intending heading back to the UK for some…
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Best tablet under £100
Hi I need to get my father an easy to use android/windows tablet. Emails, general browsing, YouTube. Something wi-fi only based really. But easy going. Good processor and ok storage, which won't be out of date by next week. Say 8-10 inch, bigger the better as he's used to.a big desktop and hasn't even had a laptop. Thanks
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Nikon Coolpix S2500 - Battery discharging when switched off?
I have had the small Nikon Coolpix S2500 for a couple of years but not used it a great deal, just for quick snaps. Although the battery life is quite good when actually taking several snaps, it seems to go completely flat when the camera is left switched off in a drawer for a few weeks. I've got two batteries and tried two…
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Computer Monitor or TV Screen?
I have a work laptop and am setting up a home office environment. Need to open up quite a few windows/applications so am thinking of 2 24" or 27" monitors... But then for a similar price could have 2 32" TV's... Are there any disadvantages to having TV's attached to a laptop rather than traditional monitors?...I mean they…
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ISO back up
Hi I have a windows 7 ISO disc that I made how do I make a back up of it as I cant remember Thanks
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Not Responding
Techie guys assistance required (again). I keep getting the dreaded 'Not Responding' box whilst trying to load pages with Firefox. As if that isn't enough I'm also getting 'unresponsive script' messages. Is there anything I can do to reduce this constant nuisance?. I'm still using Windows XP which is no longer getting…
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Need charger for Acer Aspire laptop
Hi Folks I have a Refurbished Acer Aspire V5-431P 14" Intel Pentium 2117U 4GB 500GB Windows 8 Laptop. Could someone be kind enough to recommend the appropriate charger? Thanks
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Epson xp600 Printer prints blue
Hi, I use non Epson cheapo cartridges. When I select print or copy B&W, I get blue print with a light blue background. Is this likely to be the cheap cartridges or something in the printer? Thanks for any advice, even if it's buy decent ink. BB
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Any program to see what software or servies is slowing my computer down?
Hi, I am running windows 7 32 bit 4gb ram and an SSD drive. Computer does slow down after its on for a few hours especially browsing, restart usually solves the problem. I have done a anitimalware scan with malwarebyes and also done a virus scan with avast, both clean. Part of the problem I know is, I have this windows on…
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Best regular PC check?
I've just read a couple of recent threads about people being scammed into allowing others to have control of their PCs. I haven't got any problem and I regularly run a full scan of my laptop using Avast Free. Leaving aside any views about Avast being the way to go (that would take us off course), what other ways can I…
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W10 system recovery usb drive
Hi I want to make a system recovery flash drive in case of problems. Is it possible to use an external hd I've already got by partitioning it using a partition manager. It's a 500gb with about 419gb out of 465gb used. Or do I have to buy either 3 dvds or a 16gb flash drive? TIA
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Google calendar .ics error
Afternoon all, Anyone have any experience with google calendar? I'm trying to import a calendar which appears to be a .ics but every time I try to import it I get a "Failed to import events: Unable to process your ical/CSV file.." (using chrome Browser on windows) Seem to think when I imported one last time I renamed it as…
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Acer Chrome Lap top
Hi I have the above and want to know if i can down load email on to it like i have on my desk top or will need to acces via webmail as found out it cost a lot to have desk top on for whole day and think it may cost les if on lap top
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Locky Virus
Just a heads up. Friend/employer was going through his business emails on his home laptop, and opened one headed "This Invoice is Overdue". He insists he didn't install or click anything, just opened it, saw it was rubbish and deleted it. Luckily the laptop is only used for browsing from the sofa and nothing business…
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Cursor disappears Chromebook
Morning everyone - Some help appreciated. I have a samsung Chromebook - couple years old - problem is the cursor randomly disappears and the only way I can seem to get it back is by holding down off button and completely restarting it. This is happening too often now and is a complete pain in the derrier!! Any of you know…
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Tracing A Deleted Sale Post On Facebook
I purchased an Xbox One from a private seller on a local online Facebook Buy, Sell & Swap group on 26th November. It was advertised as good working order. We tried it out several times at home and over Christmas (it was a present for my 7 year old son) but it is clearly faulty. It freezes when trying to play games, load…
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Cap locks recognition problem on keyboard
Help! There seems to be no way that I can easily find out whether the CAPS LOCK key is on or off on the new keyboard on our desktop computer. Consequently I keep typing the wrong case sensitive details for online passwords Is there a clever keyboard which flashes up a light or beeps or something?
