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Buying advice

June 22, 2012
Buying advice

Q: I don’t know whether you have had any queries about the purchasing of new laptops. I was asked by a friend last week to go with her to advise her on which laptop would be suitable for her. We went to Curry’s to see [...]

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Linux rescue

February 15, 2012
Linux rescue

System: Dell Inspiron Mini 1011, Windows 7 Starter Edition Q: I installed Ubuntu 10.10 alongside Windows 7 through a download. Though it ran OK it wouldn’t enable the Wi-Fi network. Hence I could not browse the Net using Linux. I tried several people and searched [...]

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No experience

January 27, 2012
No experience

System: Dell Inspiron 531, Athlon 64 Dual Core, Windows 7 Home Premium Q: When I try to run the Windows 7 Experience Index I get the following message: ‘The Windows Experience Index for your system could not be completed. Could not measure storage performance. Error: [...]

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Wireless printing

January 23, 2012
Wireless printing

Q: My daughter who is disabled spends a lot of time in her bedroom and when able uses a desktop Vista PC, however the amount of disability paraphernalia has left no room for a printer. There is an HP 2575 printer downstairs connected to an [...]

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Missing icons

January 10, 2012
Missing icons

System: HP Pavilion t3200, Windows XP Home SP3 Q: I have recently encountered a Windows startup problem following my attempt to reduce the system’s start up time. In Msconfig having de-selected a program in the Startup list and clicked on Selective Startup in the General [...]

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Missing tabs

November 30, 2011
Missing tabs

Q: I have a problem in that the Task Manager only comes up with all the programs that are running and not the other options menus. I suspect that the correction, is probably a registry fix but I don’t know where to look. Any help would [...]

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iTunes storage

September 5, 2011
iTunes storage

Q: On computer A I have iTunes installed. The iTunes folder is on an external drive and the iTunes folder is specified in iTunes. iTunes works perfectly. The iTunes application on this computer was used to import songs. On computer B I also have iTunes [...]

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Updating XP SP1

May 13, 2011
Updating XP SP1

Q: Issue 128’s tips for revitalising XP have inspired me to try and update my Service Pack 1 on an original Time computer <\#208> now ten years old but still functional. Previous attempts have failed in downloading the appropriate pack or receiving meaningful guidance. My computer specification is Version 5.1 – [...]

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Unseen discs

March 3, 2011
Unseen discs

Q: This will be my third time that my CD-ROM drive will not “see” a disc  when it is installed. I know that the problem is somehow related to the UpperFilter or LowerFilter settings – I previously had to take unit back to the supplier [...]

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Malicious software removal tool

February 15, 2011
Malicious software removal tool

Q: I would like to know how to remove the Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool that was installed by the system on May 21 2010. I saw this in the history of installed updates. I wish to remove it what are the steps. I was unable to find a [...]

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