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    Thanks for the 'name' .... I'll be able to do the...

    Thanks for the 'name' .... I'll be able to do the necessary .
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    [RESOLVED] Static Operating System ?

    Hi Folks,
    A few years aback I noted that microsoft supplied some freeware software that worked similar to the faronics deep freeze product that would
    keep an operating system static...
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    My personal experience of autopatcher is to be...

    My personal experience of autopatcher is to be weary as I've found
    that it contains various lurgies and executables pointing to windows updates
    but not the windows update website itself...the name...
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    Hi Folks ... Just remembered that I still had...

    Hi Folks ... Just remembered that I still had this call opened and figured I should close.

    Eventually managed to get the users data off the machine and do a complete install and
    copy the data...
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    Thanks for the tip on the fan .... I'll try it...

    Thanks for the tip on the fan .... I'll try it tonight and let you know :)
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    Hi Folks ... Ran a hard drive diagnostics test...

    Hi Folks ... Ran a hard drive diagnostics test using HD TUNE ... which appeared to be running fine and then after maybe 15 - 20 minutes reported 'critical hard disk temperature 60c' ... The fan...
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    Thanks for the comments :) Resetting BIOS to...

    Thanks for the comments :)

    Resetting BIOS to default settings changes the disk type to AHCI or similar.

    I'll confirm this once home this evening and I'll certainly run the manufacturers
    diags...
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    A new battery hasn't been tried although I did...

    A new battery hasn't been tried although I did unplug the battery pack and try booting without it that made no difference.

    When booted the system boots up with the acer logo and then tries loading...
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    [RESOLVED] BIOS ? Booting Problem !

    Hi Folks,
    Looking at a laptop which just boots up to a black screen with the mouse button showing in the centre and nothing else :(

    Looked at a slightly similar problem on the XP...
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    Use defraggler which is produced by piriform who...

    Use defraggler which is produced by piriform who produce ccleaner.

    Found instances where the standard defrag has left loads of defragmented files but defraggler has completely tidied up the system.
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    Dependent on the manufacturer, some pc's and...

    Dependent on the manufacturer, some pc's and laptops provide there own on-board diagnostic self test found via the computers bios setup.

    TF
  12. Thread: Dashboard?

    by TechFobe
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    Dashboard?

    Hi Folks,
    Looking for some information on either learning to create dashboards or some functional templates????

    Googled and read quite a bit of information on the subject but most...
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    Hi Cyber, Used Sisandra software...

    Hi Cyber,
    Used Sisandra software at one time and I thought it worked pretty well ... Think there's a freeware and a paying version used for hardware testing.

    Dell provides hardware...
  14. Thanks Fink ... Once I've stabilised the system...

    Thanks Fink ... Once I've stabilised the system how I like on Win7 I'll certainly make a copy of the system as I did with my xp machine .... Have a copy of Acronis 9 which works well.
  15. Hi Steve, Details as follows: Snoopfree...

    Hi Steve,

    Details as follows: Snoopfree works by preventing keystroke invasive software from taking control of one's keyboard and monitoring keystrokes.

    Processguard ... works against...
  16. [RESOLVED] Windows 7 - Security Software Recommendations !

    Hi All,
    You could say I've been dragged kicking and screaming from my WinXP comfort zone to Windows 7 having managed to skip the intermediate offerings in-between.

    Anyway I've finally...
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    Hi .... Saving the file in .html saved about half...

    Hi .... Saving the file in .html saved about half a meg as I recall and there was very little difference with saving with a .csv extension. Don't recall opening the .csv with notepad though and I'll...
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    Hi All ... My problems still continue :( I tried...

    Hi All ... My problems still continue :( I tried exporting the worksheets separately and all the entries lead to the file ending up at 23mb :( not what I was inspecting. The first worksheet has 16...
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    Have to endorse Hans sentiment as regards Picasa...

    Have to endorse Hans sentiment as regards Picasa .... Used it since it was first released and it does just what you requested .... Quite a few better chargeable but that's the best free one that I'm...
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    Hi All....There aren't any large images posted...

    Hi All....There aren't any large images posted and I did use the 'End/Home' on all 8 sheets .... That said I didn't do that on any blank ones as I didn't deem it necessary but that's certainly worth...
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    Hi Folks. The original problem still remains...

    Hi Folks.

    The original problem still remains despite attempting the suggestions noted ... The saving to .htm and saving back to .xls saved about a 1mb and the file is now 18.5mb .. Using the...
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    Just wanted to thank folks for there input and to...

    Just wanted to thank folks for there input and to let you know that I try out the suggestions and recommendations tomorrow and post back a reply.
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    Hi .... The excel file is showing up as a 20mb...

    Hi .... The excel file is showing up as a 20mb file in its present state
    and was previously about 400kb.....The exact size at the moment is
    about 19.4mb as I've shrink it a little but nothing...
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    Compacting or Shrinking an Excel ?

    Hi Folks,
    Quite sure you've heard this one many times, the story of an excel file growing to a disproportionate size and seemingly unable to bring it back to its normal size....I've...
  25. Thread: DCOM Server

    by TechFobe
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    Thanks a lot Train - I'll work through the...

    Thanks a lot Train - I'll work through the listing you highlighted.

    Actually moved things on from my original posting as I found on the web that you
    can at least prevent the reboot by issuing...
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