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hard drives

I have just bought a new desktop pc runing windows 7,and I also have a older pc with windows xp. The problem is I would like to have the contents of that old hard drive on to my new pc. Could I put...

chattykathy

opening documents in hotmail

What the hell is going on with hotmail? I've been sent a word document which I cannot save to my computer or memory stick as hotmail makes me open it in something called Sky drive - what on earth is...

homedeeth

USB 1 to USB 2 converter

how much REALLY faster is USB 2 over USB 1?

shiznit

Remove vocals from an mp3

Is this possible?, I am using a Mac as well Thanks...

deemaitch

Freecom classic series portable hard drive

I purchased my Freecom in 2004. i have misplaced the CD's which came with it as I have not used it for somewhile. Freecom aren't very helpful. Can anyone help me in securing a replacement Cd or where...

Jan1957

Windows Media Player

My Windows Media Player has suddenly decided it doesn't want to play dvd's. Nothing happens at all when I put a dvd in to my laptop. The only thing I have done recently is remove Quicktime Player as I...

cully

Weird Skype problem...

My Skype connection is fine with everybody in my contact list..except one person. He says that while HIS connection with everybody else is fine he has a problem..but only with me. The problem is that...

Rodge2

Advice On Formatting Computer Keyboard

I had to re-install my operating system yesterday. Some bits were 'missing' due to what I am sure was a virus that got under my security about 3 months ago and has been causing me one problem after...

Bobbisox

Can someone help me please?

I do internet banking, I have tried to open one of my statements via Adobe PDF, I get a Windows message saying I need to use a programme to open a cvs file, do you know of any free programme that...

mike11111

Altering screen size.

I have accidentally pressed a key (don't know which) which has caused the ab pages to fill more than the screen horizontally so I have to scroll along slightly to get from on e end to the other. What...

silka

laptop ?

I am thinking of buying a basic laptop at Tesco. Toshiba c650-194-c900 1 GB 250 GB Windows 7 at £299 Is it OK ?...

modeller

Deleting email contacts.

As you know when you enter an email address in the the . To..................section if the address is already in your list of contacts, after the first letter , the PC displays all the addresses...

deggers316

internet secuirty

shields up port test says my 443 port is open and this is bad i have comodo internet suite on comp and firewall on my seimens se572 router on, i asked this earlier but chucks not got back to me anyone...

711

Missing files

Can anyone solve this one? Some software on my PC - call it software X - has files I`ve created, saved in a folder - call it folder Y. Accessing the software X via the software`s desktop icon, then...

gina32

e.mail "sticking"

when i am trying to write an email it seems to stick i just have a blank page and i cant write then after sometimes ages all the words i write appear, please does anyone know what i can do, many...

deggers316

port 443

although i have my router firewall set to on and i have "outpost" firewall set to default why does "shields up" port security test show port 443 open,it says this is bad,so is this...

Kam_voo

Stuck at the Microsoft Vista loading screen.

After accidently breaking the screen of my Dell inspiron 1525 (with Vista), i attempted to put it into an external monitor. In doing so i had to turn it on and off several times before finding the...

zebedee

Clean Install Windows 7 on FAT32

Does anyone know if it is possible to install Windows 7 onto a FAT 32 partition.

pauln90

DCOM Exploit

For the past couple of days and while looking at AB pages Avast antivirus keeps popping up with a warning of a DCOM exploit at 217.137.177.218.135/tcp. I have Googled this and found several...