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Battery not working!

Please can someone help me. I have an Acer laptop and usually use it plugged into the mains but now I have to because the battery doesn't seem to be recharging. I regularly leave it charging up when...

astraman

Acer aspire shutting down within 1 second of pressing power button

Hi I have an acer aspire 6930 which has its blue power light lit whether using the battery or ac only.When i try to switch it on there is for about a second a noise like the discs moving and it shuts...

baza

What does this mean?

Keep getting following message at bottom of the page:- Internet explorer blocked this website from displaying content with security certificate errors. What does it mean please?...

flobadob

No sound playing Megadrive.

I set up our old megadrive on our lcd tv. The only lead out of it is an RF cable. However I am only getting a picture but no sound. I set it up on an analogue tv and it works fine. Is there any way to...

ttfn

20 Top Pieces Of Music To Make Love By ...

On my local Beeb radio last night there was a phone-in to match the answers given in the Spotify survey of 2,000 Brits between the ages of 18-91 (there was an even gender split). Try falling asleep...

Daij

Unsafe download

If you try to download a file and a red warning pops up telling you that the file is unsafe and could affect your computer by putting a virus or spyware onto your computer, can you download it to a...

Tefler

Broadband speed

We've recently changed ISP. The internet seems to be much slower than before. However, I can't remember what the connection speed was. When I go to the Wireless Network Connection icon, I get the...

carless

Can't send text on new phone

I have just bought a panasonic dect KX-GT8522E. I have fully charged, registered and received the set-up text from BT, biut I cannot send a text message...

stanbesida

Laptop Memory definition

Hi all you brainy A.B'ers, I am not very technically minded so would appreciate any advice you can give me. I have been looking at some laptops and would like to know which is most important, the size...

ZebUK

Making SRT files

I've got the film Auschwitz by Uwe Boll and there are no English subtitle files anywhere that I can find. Anyone know of the software I can use to make SRT files myself? I mean to get the precise...

porkchop

Stop water flow to a radiator

Is it possible to stop the water flow to just one radiator. If they are all connected would it be impossible to isolate one?

telboy1938

Help please ChuckFickens

Hi ChuckFickens, Some years ago you helped me with a similar problem with my PC. Now I am trying to re-install XP Prof on my Packard Bell Laptop (Easynote MZ36-T-015UK) But stupidly I didn't save...

yesterday

Eggs when are they safe to eat

I know you can tell if your egg sinks or floats whether it is off or not. Can someone confirm to me is it sink or swim! Thanks

wardlaw

Pulled answers

Is there any facility by which 'removed' answers can be seen. Some of them might be hilarious.

Jumbo747

Which Mobile Phone should I have?

I am due an upgrade tomorrow - at present I have a Nokia C6 with a fantastic slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but I can't find a new phone that has one of these. Any ideas please? Or what else would you...

B00

Highlight of your day so far....?

Mine was Finding an (unbroken) brolly when I took the dog out earlier. Yours?...

martinjr

Correct side of footpath for walkers

Apologies if this question is raised under the incorrect Topic. For fitness purposes I do quite a lot of walking and one thing always puzzles me: which side of the footpath should be regarded as...

needawin

Mobile phone caller display

How come some of the contacts in my phone show up as "incoming call" while others display the persons name when they ring me. All are entered the same way. With tesco network....

droopydrawers

Work for your pension!

As if you haven't already done so! http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../uk-politics-20044862 People of my generation have worked from age 14/15, and now this crackpot thinks we ought to work for our pension !! As...

friedgreentomato

Thread killer

I think I have become a thread killer!!! Almost every thread I have answered has ended just after I answer them, am I that much of a cow? Be honest...

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