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External HDD problem urgent help needed

After a series of problems with a Freecomm HDD I purchased they diagnosed a hardware failure and asked me to return for replacement. I now have a Seagate instead. I installed this today (Minimal...

Hermia

Garmin sat nav - problems with cradle

I am trying to put together a Garmin sat nav, but I can't even get the cradle thingy together. It comes in two pieces that are supposed to fit together with a ball and socket fitting. The ball won't...

pistonbroke

will contract sim card work in pay as you go phone

Hi i own a nokia n70 phone on a vodaphone contract, the phone has stopped working. If i buy a pay as you go phone thats open to vodaphone (i'm not worried about make or manufacturer ) will my contract...

organstopper

networking

how do i connect 2 computers together

bubbles83

hand held internet??

Hi, i have been looking around for ages trying to find a hand held device that can link to my wireless router, i don't want anything massively expensive as i only want to use the internet on it. does...

Panic Button

Moving software between computers.

We have a game loaded on the family PC, and would like to put it on our new laptop. We don't have access to the disc. I can find the game folder in program files. Can I just copy that folder to a CD...

tony4662

Protection

Can anyone please tell me a free security program, like zonealarm.Im running windows ME, zonealarm no longer works with this system. Thank you

T-Lady

itunes files

If i get a new computer how can I transfer my files to new computer without losing eveything? It will probably be a purchase from Dell online so wont have any helpful technician on hand. It is a home...

Sugar Ray

Anyone recommend a good webmail

Anyone recommend a good webmail. I am going on holiday and wanted to be able to check my outlook express emails.

mmq2004

New hard drive issue... PLEASE HELP

i recently purchased a segate 250gb internal hdd (16mb cache version)... so i go plug it in and decide to format it with the highly reliable Gparted liveCD, no problems there i get my 5x20Gb and...

vehelpfulguy

Advice on upgrading to Vista

There are a few of us on this website who give computer advice on a regular basis. One of the questions we are likely to start getting more of in the future is about upgrading to Vista. Many of us...

AWC4eva

My PC wont shut down and it's slow!

Hey all, I have a problem, my PC (Windows xp) wont shut down? It starts up fine however it's pretty slow when I want tolog on to MSN or the Internet, especially with MySpace. In general it's just slow...

ronnie3

windows vista

Does anyone have it and is it any good? Does anyone know if it is free? thanks

ladybarbara

Drop down menu

Hello. I can only see half the words - horizontally - in drop down menus since I installed something 7, can't remember the right name. Can you help, thank you

Coldicote

TABS with IE7

Does anyone else wonder what is the benefit of the TAB system in IE7? Whenever I click 'New Tab' most things disappear from the screen, 'about:blank' shows on the address bar and a 'blank tab' is...

druiaghtagh

favourites

How can i save my favourites, preferably on a disc so i can transfer to my new laptop please ?

ugly_bob

Windows Defender Problem

"Application failed to initialize: 0x800106ba. A problem caused Windows Defender Service to stop. To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support on how to start a service...

Creepy

Free Anti-Virus ?

Does anybody recommend a free Anti-Virus ? I have tried AVG and CA security center. MCAfee and Norton, I want to try one more before I purchase.

lostboy87

internet problem

whenever i try and acess the net through my blueyonder shortcut on my desktop it says-- windows cannot find 'http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/welcome'.make sure you typed the name correctly then try...

postmanthe

nokia 2310

Any help unlocking this for my trouble and strife would be greatly appreciated.

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