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Very slow laptop
I have been having problems with my laptop slowing down to the point of stopping completely for up tp perhaps 30 seconds at a time, sometimes even the cursor does not move :( It is a Lenovo thinkpad E520 running windows 7 It is not overheated - or at least does feel more than slightly warmer underneath, and the fan is not…
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What's with this stupid captcha sign-in?
I'm already logged in but some fool has decided to up the ante by including a 'I'm not a robot' check box and once ticked and okayed it goes to a blank page. Anyone else had this?
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Mouse. Distance pointer moves on screen keeps changing mid use.
as the title says really. its cordless and have never noticed it before, till I started playing a PC game. all is well, then suddenly the pointer only travels a quarter of the distance it should as I roll the mouse. I have to remove battery and put it back in for it to work again. sometimes it goes an hour, sometimes 3…
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TrusteerRapport still causing problems (Or is this "Malware Week"?)
Just had a Windows10 machine killed ("Automatic Repair" loop); the cause was a corrupt driver: - rapporthades64.sys I don't know how it became corrupt (guess it could happen to any driver!?); but it well and truly stuffed the computer. EDIT: the plot thickens - may be Spyhunter thinking that Rapport is malware...blimey -…
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Lenovo laptop AC adapter jack repair cost
Hi guys The AC adaptor jack on my Lenovo Z50 appears to have come loose and as a result the laptop will no longer accept any power. There is some light damage to that area of the laptop from where on at least two occasions someone (me) has accidentally trodden on the charger near the jack while it has been plugged in, but…
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Today I be mostly messing about...
Hi Today I have done some serious stuff, and played Microsoft Solitaire and Backgammon. However Solitaire has annoyed me so I have uninstalled it. Then noticed that today I have KNOWINGLY installed CCleaner 5.27 and LibreOffice 5.3, but found that Groove Music installed itself behind my back. AAnd OneNote yesterday. A…
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Create Audiobook Using iTunes
I want to rip an audio CD (split into 20+ tracks) into a single audiobook. Any advice as tohow this can easily be done using iTunes, please? I've seen online that this can be done via iTunes by either: a) Rip it using an option that will combine all into a single MP3 (then convert) or b) Rip as individual tracks, and then…
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emails sending as MIME from phone
Hi. I did two things on my phone yesterday which may be responsible. I added a gmail address and allowed it to control/organise?? but have since removed the address and it's still the same. Secondly I opened an attachment from Tesco to print, couldn't work out how to so saved it in onedrive then printed it from the laptop.…
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Malicious software removal tool Feb 2017
Despite Microsoft saying they have cancelled Feb 2017 patch Tuesday, I received the malicious software removal tool this morning. System tried to install it and instead crashed with a "Windows has encountered a problem and....." but before it could tell me, a restart had occurred. When system was running some three minutes…
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PS4 Remote
Looking at a remote for the PS4 (when viewing DVDs) as i find using the controller for that side of things a little annoying & awkward. I don't think Sony did an official one? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Universal-Media-Remote-PlayStation-4/dp/B00ZJRHSZO bit costly but has anyone here got one of these & are they good…
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New to music streaming
I've just started listening to music on Spotify (their free service only), and I love their different playlists. What I want to know is if I paid for a subscription is there a way I would then be able to play their music on my car stereo? Thanks.
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What shall I do with this old PC
i have my son's old pc which powers itself off after a few minutes. We have already had the motherboard replaced once as it overheated and I suspect the same thing has happened again. I'm just wondering whether I should try to fix it again or just give up and throw it out. The spec is: Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7…
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Complex Battery project HELP!
Hi I am wondering if anyone has ever done this and made it work, I got the idea because I was given a device that needs an expensive battery. The old battery said please recycle and I thought I might go a step better. I want to create a money saving Li-ion rechargable battery pack, I can buy my battery but it costs around…
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Epson All in One printing blank pages on Mac
Tried it for the first time a few days ago on Mac and connected via USB to it (had to use some generic Epson driver as it seems there aren't proper ones on Mac) it is detected correctly etc but prints blank pages. With my other Windows laptop it prints fine so it's not a hardware problem with the printer. Any idea what the…
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Word document now scrambled
I had a trial version on my new HP Envy of Office 365 and installed FreeOffice to compensate when the trial ran out and wrote additional copy in the program. I didn't like it as was too limiting so uninstalled it. I now have a trial version of 365 to run another month but now the document is scrambled. Is there any way of…
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Avast False Positive
I have been getting blocked threat all morning. They are fixing it now https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=197572.0
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laptop windows10 won't play dvd's
Hi guys looking for some help please. Downloaded windows10 and now my laptop won't play dvd's. Any ideas as microsoft want me to pay £11 for its dvd player thingee.
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New Tv
Im in the market for a new TV quite like the one in the link below, anyone offer any advise, read on another forum that owners have had problems with constant updates on all brands of smart TVs? https://centresdirect.co.uk/p-14816-sony-kd-43xd8305-xd83-4k-hdr-with-android-tv.aspx
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MS document imaging
I've found a CD of documents I processed in 2007 - the programme used seems to be MS document imaging so the documents are .tif Is there anyway to convert them to pdf? Perhaps they are a lost cause! Thanks
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want a cheap cd player to use via bluetooth
I've got a couple of BOSE Soundtouch 10 streaming speakers and want to play CDs over it. So I need a CD player that has bluetooth that I can stream through my BOSE. I don't hae many CDs so don't want a full hifi, just a cheap CD player with bluetooth. Do they exist? Searches have produced nothing... Thanks for your help