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Desktop tower PC for under £200
am after a fast, tower PC to get me out of trouble for a year, whats the best on the market for under £200 please? Ideally from somewhere with next day delivery (or a local store for collection) Not too fussed what OS its running, just needs to be wifi enabled etc
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New TV as computor monitor
I had an e-mail the other day from Talktalk,they are bringing out multi-room tv and are asking if i want to try it for free,the problem is i would watch it in the spare bedroom which at the moment holds my computor. So if i have to purchase a new flat screen tv to watch tv is it possible to use it as a computor monitor?
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Replacement for HP Officejet J5780 all-in-one
Can the Forum members suggest a replacement for my HP Officejet J5780 all-in-one that has served me (reasonably) well for the past few years? Sort of planning ahead for the January sales! I use the machine at home for everyday printing in black and white and colour (about 20 pages a week), photocopying (a couple of pages a…
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Seagate USB external hard drive not visible
No longer visible by windows. It’s an older Freeagent (500gb) drive that stands vehicle with a mini usb socket (not micro). It goes back a few years at least. It’s powering up but I cannot discover it on windows - it illuminated orange strip lights up. My friend said he could hear a clicking sound which I seem to recall…
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HP envy 4527 printer, numerous problems
hoping you knowledgeable lot can help before I give up on this printer! got it in April, worked fine with my acer laptop/win10 no issues at all. 2 months ago it refused to print in colour any more. I hadn't changed any settings & online info suggests there's an incompatibility with a windows10 update & lots of HP printers…
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CCTV DVR upgrade
My dad has a CCTV system on his house and the DVR was playing up. It is unbranded made H264 type fitted 7 years ago/ Its connected to 3 cameras which are 420 TVL and has a 500gb HDD and 12 V power supply. Also connected to the TVs. Although it has an Ethernet connection we have not could not get it to work remotely. As the…
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Freeview recorder confusion
Hello My mum used to connect her laptop to the TV using a cable, and that way could watch catch up tv. Now she's changed fibre provider the internet signal isn't strong enough to do this. The house is old and has solid stone walls which doesn't help either. I thought purchasing a freeview recorder would solve this issue.…
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Lost Passwords
OH's computer did the pointless microsoft fall update and now computer has lost it's passwords. Does anyone know why and how to get them back? This update is pointless as when my computer did it I can see no difference to before What differences are there supposed to be?
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USB cable question
I bought the Sennheiser PXC 550 headphones a couple of years ago. I didn't always use the official cable charger that came with the headphones and after a year, they seemed to have a charging fault where they said they needed recharging but the app showed the battery was half full. Luckily the retailer exchanged them…
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Problems starting MS Outlook after windows update
Update took a long time to complete, After update, I cannot start outlook. I keep getting the message 'My Outlook does not open, i get the message "cannot start microsoft outlook, outlook requires outlook express 4.01 or greater. ' Can anyone please help.
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How to Install Android 7.1.1/2
Hello Everyone With the cheap deals on the LG X Fast K600Y, I took the plunge. Its a nice phone, but it seriously needs to move to the latest Android OS. I could really do with someone helping me out here and be patient with me lol. So, I've learnt that its possible to download the Android ROM and then, check for updates…
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Windows Updates (Win7) borked
I'm trying to help a friend who's Win7 PC has stopped checking for Windows Updates. I've seen a couple of news articles on this issue: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3022470/windows-update-is-borked-for-some-windows-7-users…
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YouTube to be removed from Amazon devices
With immediate effect on Amazon Show device and from Jan on things like Fire Sticks and presumably tablets? Tech giants at war: Google pulls plug on YouTube in Amazon kit https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/google_has_but_one_burning_desire_let_them_ban_access_to_fire/ via @theregister Might make you think twice…
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Alternative to Kindle Paperwhite
Looking for an e reader for the wife for Xmas. The Kindle paperwhite would be ideal but is slightly out of my budget brand new. I know you can get refurbs on ebay but ideally want to avoid that for a gift. Do any other brands do a Paperwhite version that you could recommend on a slightly more modest budget? Thanks as usual…
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Recover passworded winrar file
I have a winrar passworded .rar file I saved and password protected a year or two ago. I've since forgotten the password I used, and the contents of the file are valuable to me. I've looked around the net and there seems to me to be so many 'solutions' using software that looks a little iffy to me. Can anyone suggest a…
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NOW TV box- Does it convert Televion to smart TV
What are the functions of the NOW TV box. Does it convert a television into Smart TV. Or is it better to buy Amazon Fire Stick or a similar product. Any advise will be appreciated.
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Problem When Setting Up Laptop - Help!
Hello there, I'm hoping that some kindly soul(s) might help me out with a problem that I am having with a refurbished laptop that I have just purchased, as each time I attempt to visit a web-site, I receive the following error message:- "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has blocked this site from displaying…
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Maybe Linux!
While I am very taken with the appearance of Windows 7N, after happily using Vista for years, it does appear that I cannot buy a Key, to legitimize it. Activation required within 10 days. So, at the mo' on the Zorin distro page, considering downloading it. Can I ask you experts if a simple download will, first do…
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PayPal doesn’t seem to be working right now..
I’ve just been on eBay . Pressed the buy it now button . The select button is grey not blue . I then went on PayPal app . It comes up with I’m not a robot and then wants me to tick boxes . Anyone else have this problem ? Should I be worried ? Thanks
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where are iPad downloads?
I have made an album of photos from my Android phone Copied the link and emailed it to MrsB's iPad She has opened the link on safari and pressed download ... Where are they?????????????????
