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PC Specialist - Experiences please!

Does anyone have any experience - good or otherwise - of buying a middle of the road PC from these people? My 8 year old PC (purchased from good old Evesham) is ready for replacing and I have heard...
15:03 Mon 12th Jan 200914 answers, last by ChuckFickens 21:34 Mon 12th Jan 2009
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Dell vs PC World vs PCSpecialist

I am looking to replace my 8yr old desktop PC with something up to date. I have no need for a laptop and, in any case, I reckon that a desktop offers better features for the same money. I will use the...
15:17 Tue 30th Dec 20082 answers, last by rojash 17:40 Tue 30th Dec 2008
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New error message

Every time recently that I sign on to the Internet - AOL dial-up connection - I get an error message which reads, A Required .DLL File, ASTROLIB32.DLL was not found. If I click on OK (twice) the...
14:59 Tue 23rd Dec 20082 answers, last by DonKiddick 15:47 Tue 23rd Dec 2008
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Tune identifier

Does anyone now the website on which you can enter the relative pitches of the first few notes in order to get the tune's title? I used this website a couple of years aog and it identified classical...
15:03 Thu 16th Oct 20088 answers, last by scmusicbiz 05:38 Tue 08th May 2012
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Overheating Hoover vacuum cleaner

I have recently bought a Hoover U2485 vacuum cleaner. It is the traditional bagged variety rather than bagless. It seems to work OK but gets quite hot very quickly and then cuts out after only a...
13:35 Fri 29th Aug 20082 answers, last by Whoever 18:29 Fri 29th Aug 2008
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Vertical blind for 5 metre wide window

I want to fit a single vertical blind to a french window that is almost 5 metres wide with a drop of approximately 2 metres. I want the blind to be a single unit and bunch to the right because I need...
11:18 Fri 08th Aug 20081 answer, last by emeritus 11:21 Fri 08th Aug 2008
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TalkTalk Broadband - where's the catch?

I have seen that TalkTalk are offering a superb deal on their Broadband ?3-25 a month, I believe. This is only available if you take their line rental package, which costs about the same as BT''s and...
09:33 Mon 09th Jun 20081 answer, last by trish432 15:45 Mon 09th Jun 2008
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How do I remove hair dye from clothing?

I have just got back from the hairdressers and noticed a red / brown patch on the back of my blouse. I can only conclude that this is hair dye that the hairdresser have spilt on the chair when dyeing...
12:09 Mon 02nd Jun 20083 answers, last by alison18671 12:17 Mon 02nd Jun 2008
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Communicating with Hoover

In January this year I made a complaint to Hoover regarding minor damage done to the skirt of a settee and a chair by my new U3485 vacuum cleaner. The complaint was supported by photographs and was...
09:19 Mon 12th May 20081 answer, last by buildersmate 19:12 Mon 12th May 2008
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Win 98(SE) Driver download for USB Pen Drive

I have recently acquired a Dane-Elec 2GB USB Pen. This is plug & Play compatible with Win 2000 and above. As I am using Win98(SE) I set about downloading the appropriate driver from the Dane-Elec...
09:16 Wed 19th Mar 20086 answers, last by compwizmw 00:09 Thu 03rd Apr 2008
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Laptop screen colours gone haywire

I have a problem with the screen on my Compaq Presario C300 laptop. All I get is a 'test card' of vertical coloured stripes. It is possible that I have sprained the lid / hinges through carrying it...
17:28 Sun 27th Jan 2008
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Colours on laptop screen gone haywire

I have a problem with the screen on my Compaq Presario C300 laptop. All I get is a 'test card' of vertical coloured stripes. It is possible that I have sprained the lid / hinges through carrying it...
13:22 Sun 27th Jan 20081 answer, last by ACtheTROLL 23:48 Sun 27th Jan 2008
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Connecting TV, Set top box, DVD payer and VHS recorder.

How should I connect my TV, Set top box, DVD player and Video recorder together? The TV has two SCART sockets. What else do I need?
17:57 Mon 21st Jan 20083 answers, last by pug100 17:10 Tue 22nd Jan 2008
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Quotation about Master and Pupil

Does anyone know a quotation along the lines of "It's a poor master who is not outshone by his pupil"? I'm not sure, but I think it may be by Leonardo da Vinci.
09:44 Fri 11th Jan 20082 answers, last by DonKiddick 23:23 Fri 11th Jan 2008
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Wide screen monitor reolution adjustment

I have just bought a widescreen TFT LCD monitor and while the 1600 x 1024 resolution is great for looking at photos it is not so clever for some other applications. I therefore need to be able to...
09:52 Thu 10th Jan 20085 answers, last by DonKiddick 17:51 Mon 21st Jan 2008
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Sudoku cube

Does anyone have a solution to a sudouk cube? I guess there are a few different makes with different arrangements of the numbers. Unfortunately I didn't make a note of the number patterns on the...
09:44 Thu 10th Jan 2008
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Ttouch sensitive table lamp

How does a touch sensitive table lamp work? It works when I touch the base with my finger but it doesn't work if I touch it with my fingernail, or a duster for theat matter.
09:37 Thu 10th Jan 20081 answer, last by Doc Spock 09:39 Thu 10th Jan 2008
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Changing monitor resolution

I have recently bought a widescreen TFT monitor and find that I frequently need to change resolution between 800x600 and 1600x1024. Is there a way (e.g. using a programmed function key) that I can do...
15:44 Wed 26th Dec 20072 answers, last by hotmonk 21:04 Wed 26th Dec 2007

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