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    .... I'll answer my own question. I reset my...

    .... I'll answer my own question. I reset my firewall settings back to defaults and that seems to have corrected the problem. This, following system restores etc. We'll see what happens once Windows...
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    Connectivity problem after W7 update

    Hi there,
    I have several devices working successfully on a wireless network at home. They include computers, iPads, phones, a Wii system etc, so they are running various OS's such as Windows 7,...
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    Actually, solved it.

    Actually, solved it.
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    [RESOLVED] JZIP has hijacked my browser

    I foolishly downloaded JZIP in my search for a unzipping utility.
    It has hijacked my Firefox homepage. I have uninstalled JZIP using it's own uninstall utility, I have run Ad Aware and also run...
  5. Synchronizing webmail folders with Thunderbird

    Hi there
    I am in the process of switching ISPs. My wife has an email address with the old ISP that she has always managed through the ISPs webmail interface. She has thousands of emails at that...
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    Thanks for the follow up. I ended up...

    Thanks for the follow up.
    I ended up (successfully) getting everything connected with a WEP 64bit setting. Couldn't do it with any other encryption. At least everything is working now.
    Thanks
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    Thanks for the reply SSID is enabled. I don't...

    Thanks for the reply
    SSID is enabled.
    I don't think I have exceeded the number of allowed clients.
    There is WPA-PSK (TKIP and AES). I haven't understood the difference between the various...
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    Wireless printer will not connect to network

    I am trying to connect a HP D110 wireless printer to a relative's network. Following the wireless wizard setup, the printer sees the network, however after entering the correct wifi password (WEP 64...
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    Solved it by manually adding the network, which I had tried previously and failed although after a few attempts it worked.
    Thanks
  10. Vista will not connect to Gigaset SE567 router

    I am visiting relatives. They have a Gigaset SE567 gateway router set with WEP security. I am able to connect my iPad and iPhone to the network (wifi) without difficulty. As well, our hosts have a...
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    Solved. I found another AC adapter (a Dell) that...

    Solved.
    I found another AC adapter (a Dell) that fit and plugged it in. Immediately the battery icon indicated "plugged in and charging". Then I plugged the universal one back in and it seems to be...
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    Thanks for the reply, Steve. It won't run on...

    Thanks for the reply, Steve.
    It won't run on battery power. Period.
    A couple of things I should mention.
    The AC adapter I am using is a "universal" adapter, not the one that came with the...
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    [RESOLVED] No Battery Is Detected

    Hi all,
    I have a HP DV 3505xx notebook that originally shipped with Vista. Last week I upgraded to Windows 7.
    I notice now that the battery doesn't appear to be charging and the message over the...
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    I haven't gone back in to look at the BIOS chip...

    I haven't gone back in to look at the BIOS chip but from what I can tell online it is soldered, not socketed. I have come across an encouraging link, however, suggesting I can flash the BIOS with a...
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    I pulled the SSD and tried turning on the...

    I pulled the SSD and tried turning on the computer. The white power light comes on but nothing else. When I pulled the RAM and SSD at the same time I at least got an error beep. From what I have...
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    I think I killed my netbook

    I have a little-used Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook.
    It would not run on battery alone. A suggestion at the Dell community forum was that updating the BIOS could resolve the problem. I downloaded the...
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    .... or I thought it was resolved. The problem is...

    .... or I thought it was resolved. The problem is back. I don't know what's going on.
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    Sorry Steve I was confused by your initial reply....

    Sorry Steve I was confused by your initial reply. To follow up, when I open a new worksheet, type one character in a cell, then print, the page prints correctly (that is, one page with character...
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    Hi Steve, I open an existing worksheet, filled...

    Hi Steve,
    I open an existing worksheet, filled with data, the print area is set correctly, etc.
    Print preview shows the page correctly.
    When I print, the printer spits out a blank page. The...
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    Excel 2007 prints blank pages

    Hi there,
    I have a licensed copy of Excel 2007 Home and Student.
    My computer is a HP dv 2000 running Vista Home Premium and I'm printing to a HP f4280 printer.
    When I try to print an Excel...
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    To follow up (and I hope I'm not violating the...

    To follow up (and I hope I'm not violating the AUP in doing so) I was able to get around the fingerprint reader and password. It was surprisingly easy to do, after all. A bit of an eye-opener.
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    Unfortunately the password is on both BIOS and...

    Unfortunately the password is on both BIOS and Windows. Is there anything I can do to make this computer function again, such as install a new HDD and OS?
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    I think I would need to get it to boot from the...

    I think I would need to get it to boot from the CD/DVD drive, yes? How would I do that?
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    [RESOLVED] fingerprint password removal

    My wife's father passed away this past summer and among other things we ended up with his MSI notebook. It has a fingerprint reader which is activated. Short of putting a new hard drive and OS into...
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    From what I can tell, the problem is with...

    From what I can tell, the problem is with Firefox. Apparently there is no H.264 plugin for Firefox. The people I work with tend to use Mac. Safari plays the videos I posted, just not Firefox. Seems...
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