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VIrgin V-Box goes mad

Our Virgin V-Box goes mad every time we switch on a light. Changes the channel, volume up-and-down, guide on-and-off. It can go on for several minutes. I guess it's down to the new energy-saving bulbs...
13:07 Tue 29th May 20121 answer, last by ChuckFickens 13:30 Tue 29th May 2012
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Slow hard drive

It took about 11 hours for McAffee to scan my hard drive on Sunday. Having checked the device manager it appears that my primary ATA drive (C:) is using PIO while my DVD rewriter is set for ultra-dma...
08:54 Wed 31st Aug 20114 answers, last by Samboy92 12:16 Sat 15th May 2021
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IE8 problems

Over the last couple of days I've noticed that tabs in IE8 are spontaneously being reloaded. There seems to be some sort of error reported (in the title bar) but it's not there long enough to read....
07:10 Sat 06th Aug 20111 answer, last by fender62 12:26 Sun 07th Aug 2011
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Short break In France

It's our 10th wedding anniversary in July and I'd like to take my wife to France for a few days. Does anyone have any suggestions as to somewhere to go within a couple of hours drive of Calais....
13:29 Fri 11th Feb 20116 answers, last by coccinelle 14:49 Fri 11th Feb 2011
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Virgin broadband says modem not recognised

I've had cable broadband for about 9 years now, originally from NTL but now Virgin. I use a modem that they have supplied but this weekend it has stopped working and automatically directs me to a...
09:24 Tue 04th May 20102 answers, last by Mobius1 12:04 Tue 04th May 2010
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Ripping soundtrack from recorded video

I have a Samsung hard drive recorder and would like to transfer the sound track of a recorded programme to MP3 (so I can listen to them in the car). I assume that I would have to save the programme to...
13:08 Wed 16th Sep 2009
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What to see in Bordeaux

We're stopping off for 3 nights in Bordeaux on our way down to the Ariege in a couple of weeks. Anyone got any must-sees?
13:22 Thu 28th May 20091 answer, last by Zacsmaster 13:27 Thu 28th May 2009
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Hold the election

I personally wouldn't want an election just now. I'd rather wait until ALL the MPs expenses have been audited and made public first. Then there's a [minuscule] possibility of getting rid of ALL the...
15:41 Wed 27th May 20098 answers, last by rov1200 13:26 Thu 28th May 2009
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Simple CAD program

I'm looking for a simple CAD program to design layouts for instrument panels. I need to be able to print to a label for panel construction. I have Win XP pro. Any suggestions? Cheers Duncan
13:13 Wed 11th Mar 20092 answers, last by johnpol179 09:58 Fri 13th Mar 2009
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Using an old car radio as an amp

I'm considering using the Aux input from my old car radio as an amp for the line-out of my computer. I will need a 12v power supply for it but have been unable to find out what power rating I would...
14:38 Mon 02nd Mar 20092 answers, last by divlong 12:20 Tue 03rd Mar 2009
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Calibra oil pressure/battery gauge not working

I have just had to have a new alernator put in my Calibra. I picked it up on Saturday and all seemed fine. I then installed a new radio (a Sony CDX-GT620U) which my wife gave me for my birthday. Now...
13:10 Mon 02nd Mar 20091 answer, last by gary2411 20:37 Sat 18th Jul 2009
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Consumer protection

Back at the start of December I purchased a new Mitre Saw from a company on eBay. As it was to be a Christmas present from my wife I did not set it up or use it, but merely opened it to ensure that...
16:40 Tue 27th Jan 20094 answers, last by divlong 17:03 Tue 27th Jan 2009
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Respraying wing mirrors

I had both of the wing mirrors broken off my Calibra over the weekend. I plan to buy some second-hand ones but need some advice on how to prep the cowlings for respraying to match the colour of my car...
10:14 Thu 04th Dec 20087 answers, last by chas2008 15:16 Thu 04th Dec 2008
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Negligent accountant

I have a friend who is the leasehold tenant of a pub. She has been struggling somewhat recently and while going through some paperwork with her it looked to me as though she was paying too much VAT. A...
17:53 Wed 03rd Dec 20087 answers, last by buildersmate 15:35 Thu 04th Dec 2008
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Windscreen wipers on VCalibra

The intermittent wipe on my Calibra works, errr, intermittently. Sometimes it doesn't seem to work at all, sometimes it seems fine and sometimes I just get a long pause between wipes and it will do a...
13:26 Tue 18th Nov 2008
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Billet Door

I think that this may be an answer in the quizzes and puzzles section but I am unable to find a definition for what a billet door is. Google comes up with lots of people selling billet door acessories...
15:25 Thu 30th Oct 20085 answers, last by Huttonite 23:19 Fri 07th Nov 2008
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Changing train stations in Paris

How long would you recommend allowing to get from Montparnasse to Gare du Nord? I'm trying to work out the best schedule for our holiday in Bordeaux next year and we have to change trains in Paris....
13:23 Wed 29th Oct 20088 answers, last by divlong 11:43 Fri 31st Oct 2008
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Savoyards - help required with Pinafore libretto

I've been listening to my recording of HMS Pinafore. My father recorded it off the TV in the early 70s onto reel-to-reel and I have since put it on my computer. It's an excellent version. I'd be...
20:39 Tue 21st Oct 20081 answer, last by dundurn 12:24 Wed 22nd Oct 2008
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What's the time?

I'm not sure if this is the right category, or if it should be in Phrases & Sayings - or even Quizzes and puzzles - but... We've been having a discussion about noon and midnight and can't agree. It...
11:40 Mon 13th Oct 200817 answers, last by karatant 00:08 Thu 16th Oct 2008

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