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more help with my PC
I have posted before about the problems I have with internet access on my PC. I am now using a long Ethernet cable to rule out wireless connections problems. I still can't access certain sites, examples are PayPal via ebay (but I can go to paypal direct) the really annoying one is plusnet emails it logs into the screen but…
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Windows 10 start up menu not working
About two days ago my windows 10 start menu disappeared - no list of programs, not tiles just blank. Edge seems to have disappeared too. Otherwise everything else seem ok. I've googled the problem and it seems reasonably common. I've tried various fixes including trying to create a local user (which I think I was anyway)…
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Copying discs 1-1
Hi All, Friend has bought a new laptop. They have asked me to copy the contents from their old laptop 1-1. Are there any completely free solutions for this? I do have a NAS as a temporary storage solution if needed.. TIA
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Deleted email
Can an email be recovered if it was sent to the deleted box? I deleted an email (Outlook) not realising I would need it and the box popped up saying if I deleted it from the deleted box it would be permanantly deleted. Is this true or is there a way I can recover it? Please note I don't see a recovery tab.
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Hard Disk Data Reovery
Hi, Has anybody had any success with companies offering HD data recovery. I've dropped a 2TB WD MyBook external USB drive - this was my backup for kids photos and music, so I'd like to get them back if its feasible. I've pulled the drive out of the case and tried to mount it as a normal SATA drive but the BIOS doesn't find…
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Is it possible to get Windows 10 'free' upgrade on repaired pc?
Afternoon all, I've just had a laptop repaired by Dell. They've wiped the HD and put the original install of W7 pro back on. I had taken the free W10 upgrade before I send it off. Is there a way of getting W10 back? I still have the usb still with the install on it. But Dell have replaced the mother board so the W7 key…
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Digital(optical) sound output from TV
A friend has purchased a set of Sennheiser RS195 remote headphones. He wishes to listen to TV at a volume setting suited to his hearing, whilst his family are listening to the TV at a lower volume. This model has a digital(optical) input and input from the headphone jack. However the digital(optical) output on the TV is…
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critical error from microsoft
Just got this come up on my laptop saying credit cards, banking and personal details are sent remotely to hackers call immediatetly on08000903831 what is this please
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Website contact form reply vanished from email
After getting no response by email, I submitted a complaint to my car insurance provider in November via their online contact form. I got an automated reply, then they replied to me and I replied back a couple of times. I've tried to locate this message thread in my gmail account today as I am submitting a complaint via…
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Google Chrome help?
I've been using Google Chrome for over 5 years. My Dell Inspiron ran an update the other day, which seems to have been for Windows 10, malicious software removal and an Adobe Flash Player update. Since then, Google Chrome has refused to work. I know I can uninstall and re-install, but I wasn't happy to do so because of I…
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Large laptop for photo editing.
So some Toerag, broke into our house while we were sleeping.:mad: I lost both my big high spec laptop that i use for running Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements, and hopefully editing drone footage, and also my pride and joy Microsoft Surface Pro 4. I see the Surface Pro 5 is on the horizon, so I might hold off replacing…
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Chinese Ads on Mobile
I am trying to get rid of an annoying Chinese Ad page that pops up regularly on my phone. My phone is an OneplusX bought online from China and is a great phone apart from this annoying Ad. It does not appear when I am browsing on the internet, but is regularly on my phone when I open it up making it difficult to answer…
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How do I totally block this spam?
Hi folks, I have office 2013 mail and keep getting spam from this lot which I block but still some emails get through. NetBet Casino via Voilapp <info@u01.xeray.net. Where info and xray are porbably the important words above that tell me they are still getting spam though. Way to toally block it, I keep blocking sender but…
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new laptop around £300
after nine long years my acer laptop is on it's way out. so i need a new one, main use is social media, photos and music, general internet use but no gaming. something around the £300 mark, so do i stick with acer ot try something different?
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Windows 10 on Old PC
Hi I have upgraded to Windows 10 when the free upgrade came out. My PC is old but works ok albeit a bit slow. I was reading an article, and it said, that if you have a 64bit chip you should be running the 64bit version of windows 10. Now I have checked and this is what is says in the about section on windows 10: Windows 10…
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Three Moblie: Free £5 app for 1st time mobile billing
I just saw this freebie for people on pay-monthly Three contracts who haven't used Three Mobile billing (to buy stuff that gets added to your phone bill) in the last 12 months. If the above applies, you can download one app and get up to £5 of the purchase price refunded. The offer is only on until 20 January.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 - Rooting
I'm normally an apple person so this new tablet is like rocket science to me. I have bought his tablet for my young daughter and it has an embarrassing 8gb of internal memory (more like 4gb after the OS and all other crap they put on there). I heard that marshmellow allows you to store most of ur apps onto the sd card. so…
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TV Broken - can I get any money for it?
8 year old samsung 32 inche led tv. Worked fine until a few weeks ago when it had a crackling sound finally packed in last week. I researched it but and seems like there was a global problem with this batch of samsung tvs due to incorrect capacitor installed. Samsung just referred me to the local service centre which is…
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HP Envy 5646 Cartridge problem
I have had this printer since October 2016 and although I replaced the black ink with a genuine HP cartridge, I keep getting Ink cartridge problem, I replaced it with a non genuine cartridge same error message. Is this a common occurrence, is it reasonable to expect an exchange or refund. I haven't been able to use this…
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DAB radio recommendation needed
Hi all. Can anyone here, from personal experience, recommend a small/medium sized DAB radio make/model for use in our kitchen? We are fed up with the way our current FM thing just tracks off station at the drop of a hat. Please note however that we have also had not the best of experience with DAB sets displaying things…
