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    Window Explorer

    Right clicking 'START' and left click on 'Explore' instantaneously displys the required page, BUT not anymore. It takes a good 9 secs now. I have cleaned the C hard drive, deleted all unwanted files, defragmentated all hard drives and run the 'system restore' to one previous date as well...
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    Code required for installing software

    My Dell computer came with MS works suite installed + the set of CDs. I did a clean win xp installation. To reinstal , the code is needed which was not provided. I do not have the original sleeves in which they came, for me to check. Should I approach Dell or am I destined to purchase another...
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    Installing 2000 works suite on win xp

    My Dell computer with win98se came with 2000 works suite (7 discs) I have since upgraded to win XP. When I tried to instal these ones on the win xp I was only able to install the 1st disc but could not install the 2nd disc. I uninstalled it and tried again and this time nothing happened when I...
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    McAfee antivirus installation

    Sorry for another problem so soon. Since upgrading to win XP , bought McFee and installed in 'administration'mode When I then tried to open McFee in 'Admin' mode, I got the following mesaage 'The version of security centre that is installed on your computer is designed for a different OS. If...
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    Canon ip4200 printer

    Failed to load the above software on to my win xp computer. a message comes up saying that the print spooler service has been stopped. Following the method below, I tried to start it but got an 'error 5 message:access denied' start>run (type) msc, then enter etc Will be grateful for any...
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    Wireless router

    I am thinkig of upgrading my win98 computer to XP. At the same time to install a wireless router in order to use a Dell lap top- win Vista; which has wireless on/off switch/faciities, (from another room.) The win 98 computer came with a built in modem but now connected to Tiscali ISP ...
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    Computer on booting

    On booting computer it freezes occassionaly, when along the entire top width of the screen a 5mm high green fence like figure appears. Unable to switch off by conventional method I switch off at the computer itself. When I reboot again the problem doesnot appear . Any idea what the problem...
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    central heating

    My IDEAL-W system is 27 years with 2 motorised valves During winter HW and CH is on during day Nights, HW is switched off and CH set at 8 deg.C On Wed. morning (19th ) set the CH thermo back to 20 deg.C but no response.though the HW worked on switching it on Checked the CH m-valve...
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    Draining open indirect heating system.

    I drained the system by moving each of the motorised valve levers to 'manual'. Then I filled up, adding inhibitor to the feeder tank. ' When I started, the pump was noisy unlike before I drained the system. I tried different speeds for pump, the noise did not disappear. I stopped the system...
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    Window 98se start up problems

    I have a 5-year old Dell pc, with little pc tech. knowledge. 3 days ago I connected a Umax Astra 610s scaner given by a friend and since then the pc opens in Safe mode majority of the times. The problem persists even after deleting the programmes from the 'programmes menu' as this does not...
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    'pop-up window blocked'

    Clicking 'addresses' for e-mail composing, the above message appears. Please help how to overcome this. Thanks Joe
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    Kitchen hot tap fine/bathroom hot starts and then petersout

    I have a closed CH system with hotwater cylinder upstairs about 5years old. The boiler is in kitchen. The cold feeder to the H/W cylinder has an extension with drain tap. The pressure reads normal at 1bar. Problem started 3 days ago. Please help with any solutions.Thanks. :cry:
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    Sky freesat

    I have a 600mm dish aligned to hotbird 6, with a Technomate TM-5500 D digital receiver. Can I realign dish to Sky satellite and receive all the channels provided by freesat? I understand sky satellite Astra 2 is @ 28.2 east of south. Will the process be difficult? Thanks for help
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    Domestic phones

    Thank you immensely for prompt replies plugwash,jwilliams,spark123,securespark,lectrician and rockdg. BT now accepts that there is a fault in their line to my house. It appears that one of the two wires had just about broken and has been hanging on the insulation part, at the telegraph pole...
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    Domestic phones

    I have 4 phones working perfectly alright. 2 days ago I pulled out one phone connection (upstairs) from socket to prevent disturbance of siesta following bad migrane. On reconnection all the phones went dead. Reported to BT who confirms via a now-working phone, saying that their line was ok...
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