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Bullgaurd causing laptop to run slow
As I posted earlier I installed Bullgaurd Antivirus onto my laptop that is running on Windows 10 ,I only installed it as I found the log on details that I used on my Windows XP desktop unit, it was a 3 year paid program and still is valid for about 9 months. However since installing it the laptop is really running slow and…
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HP Envy 5544 printer Can you use / setup using tablet rather than computer? What app for printing?
Howdy! Not quite a question for myself for a change 😹 I have the printer mentioned above ( thanks for the heads up 😼👍) The issue I have is trying to help my brother who is not totally computer savvy as such. He has a Samsung phone , and a few days ago purchased a Samsung TV . He has a Samsung tablet on the way. Tbh, he…
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Why can’t I buy this old laptop anywhere?
Hi all This is not connected to any other thread. I am trying to buy a VERY old Laptop/notebook for personal and sentimental reasons but for some reason it is impossible to find. I have tried saving the search on EBay but the machine never comes up. I have tried google but nothing. Am I looking in the wrong place? What am…
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Want to clone VERY OLD & VERY IMPORTANT HDD But scared
Hi all My brother has a manufacturing company and one of his cutting machines runs on a very old PC. So old I’m sure it has been in place over 20 years. The machine itself is still working but I have told bro that one day this machine will die. So important is this machine that the engineering machine maker does not…
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300Mbps but only getting 54Mbps
Just had gigaclear installed in the village, where previously we were lucky to get 8-10Mbps (average of 3Mbps the last 2 months). Just done. Speed test from my iPhone and am getting 54Mbps download and about the same upload. I was stood beside the ‘mesh’ thing (rectangular box with the password on it) Any ideas what I…
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Which 4G provider is the most stable? For use with a 4G Modem to replace my Sky BB
As I live right by the River Thames I am unable to get fibre broadband here, and in the last two years of living here I've had to resort to slow standard broadband, giving me speeds of around 1 to 3 MB! My current 18 month contract with sky will end soon and I have read about people using a 4G modem and skipping the need…
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I am going to be putting together a new build and I need advice....
My last build was water-cooled and had SLI NVidia Graphics. No real computing advantage with SLI, but it looks pretty with the cooling pipes etc So, which graphics card should I go with? I can either go with AMD or NVidia. I have a choice of an RX 5700 (AMD) or a RTX 2070 (NVidia flavour). I won't be using SLI or…
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Is advanced search on here working for your, when searching by user name?
Hi folks, As the title says, is the advanced search function working for you on here when using a posters name to search, I am getting the "something went wrong" message even when using different browsers? Thanks.
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Laptop help
I have taken a lenovo laptop back to factory setting and am setting it up for my husband to use. I am stuck on the microsoft page asking me to sign in for a microsoft account, He does not want one. I have tried everything except chucking it out of the window and I just cannot get it to go. I tried switching to areoplane…
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Website hosting recommendations
I am looking for website hosting recommendations. Currently I have several websites built using Wordpress which I host with Tsohost (formerly Vidahost). They used to be great but recently their service has deteriorated particularly with emails going down and being blacklisted with Microsoft which has been an ongoing issue…
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iPad Pro Curve/Bend Issue
Hi, I bought my daughter a refurbished iPad Pro from Apple online at Christmas and 2 weeks ago it wouldn't power up. I contacted Apple online and they advised me to raise a repair. The iPad was sent away and when I checked the status of the repair it had been put on hold. I was given 3 options, to pay £397. + tax to…
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ordering laptops from XMG in germany
i'm looking at getting a laptop that pcspecialist call the nova 15.6" (its actually made by Clevo) but i have found the same chassis being sold by XMG in german under the name apex 15 and it looks like specced out the same it should be cheaper by around £200-300 (depending on exchange rate) but i am unsure as to how tax…
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Word- Free?
Hi Folks, My computer broke :'( and I LOST all my info etc on it- Hard drive completely wrecked. However I got a new hard drive- However, I was wondering is there any way you can get Word free as I have only Word Pad... I have Google Drive but im not really good at working it. Thanks in advance - any help would be…
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Does Malwarebytes real time protection replace an antivirus software?
Hi folks, Having been given a free Malwarebytes (same as paid real time protection) by my bank, I would like to know if I could now uninstall Avast free as I do notice a slow down in windows 10. I know that one time, people were advised that Malwarebytes was not a direct replacement for an anti-virus package, but just…
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MS host for a .online domain?
I have had a .online domain for a few years with Smart Web hosting who were taken over by Krystal a year or two ago. Now just heard from Krystal some weasel words "We are contacting you today as we have recently taken the
decision to reduce the number of domain extensions we provide to our clients.
This decision was made…
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3 Storey House - Cable Router/ WiFi - After thoughts
So the lounge is at the front of the house on the 1st floor and that's where the cable router (Virgin Superhub 3) is. The WiFi is poor in the house due to many reasons inc. metal frame for the rooms, Kingspan foil backed insulation etc. I have adjusted channels on the router and have found a sweeter signal, but it's still…
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Asus Router App
Hi, I'm considering replacing my BT Smarthub with a different router/modem, one that I can access remotely should I need to. I see the Asus modem/router has a mobile/tablet app. The app look pretty good from images, brief videos I've seen. Does anyone know if you can restart the router via the mobile/tablet app? Also,…
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Amazon firestick keeps going onto screen save
When watching the likes of YouTube my Amazon firestick regularly goes onto screen saver mode after only short periods of time and it's quite annoying. The only thing I have found within the settings is selecting the screen save option which gives times of between 5 minutes to 15 minutes and there is the option of off.…
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Can someone clarify the difference between these 2 HP Envy models
Hello Please can someone explain the difference between these 2 hp envy models? Apologies I cant add a link yet as I'm new but if someone could look at the specs please. 13-aq0500sa and 13-aq0000na Thanks
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2 Screens 1 HDMI Port
Is there a way of connecting 2 monitor screens to a laptop that has only 1 HDMI port? I'm currently using the laptop screen as the 2nd screen but would find more beneficial to use a monitor instead. Thanks
