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LondonMX

Hi everyone Im running windows 7 and have got the windows 10 register icon in the notification area. Im happy with windows 7 and got it just how i like it and all the software that runs on it and have some mega old software on it, so probably dont want to upgrade to 10 at the moment. 1. can i regist...

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Hi, the other card I tried was another Geforce 210 (palit one with a fan) and the MSI one is fanless, so the same as each other really. I bought a cheap used monitor on ebay (NEC 175VXM+) and used DVI and the image quality is dramatically improved now so it is usable (in firefox and word etc) which ...

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Dell Optiplex GX270 + XP Pro + 128mb Nvidia Graphics Card + Sharp 15" LCD VGA Monitor = Text looked fine. Dell Optiplex 755 + Windows 7 Prem + MSI Nvidia 210 1GB Graphics Card + Sharp 15" LCD VGA Monitor = text doesnt look as good. I dont think that it really shows up much in a screenshot....

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Okay then thanks for your help, I have just bought a monitor on ebay that has a dvi input and a lead... so ill let you know how i get on with it when it arrives in the next couple of days...

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Hi the card is VGA/HDMI/DVI and the monitor is only VGA.

So do you think getting another monitor with DVI input and lead will improve the image quality so the text clarity will make it usable?...

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Hi yeah I'm using the same monitor and it is VGA Ive changed the fonts under appearance under the theme settings back to XP type ones. As I say I can live with the windows system fonts. The worst are when browsing in firefox or when using word or libreoffice.... I cant quite work out why it doesn't ...

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Hi everyone My XP computer stopped working and I have been forced to use a windows 7 computer. I was using XP with luna royale and it looked great and the text was clear. I have tried basic, aero, and classic in windows 7 and they don’t seem to be as good. The issue I have is im sure that the text/f...

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Hi everyone, Ive noticed recently that about 4 or 5 websites I have gone on have changed dramatically when viewing them on Firefox and a desktop computer. IE everything is all over the place, there are 200 photos to click on rather than menus, there are no search bars to move around the page, and ma...

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hi yeah im looking at getting a graphics card that has 1x hdmi 1x dvi and 1x vga port. i have the following - 15" LCD Monitor (VGA) 25" mega old CRT tv (composite) Basically what i wana do is watch things like bbc iplayer, 4od, itv-player on a mega old tv. I thought i could get one of thos...

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Hi I need some help. I am going to get a new graphics card and I want to connect it to my VGA monitor and to my really old CRT TV (composite and prob cannot handle component) – I was thinking about buying this adapter off ebay – http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310353560011 But I have asked the seller a qu...

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well ill get another memory stick and back up all my important stuff to that and some cds/dvds before next year (and not use it on the XP computer anymore after Apr 2014). id like to keep using this XP computer for a year or two longer though if possible. i really wanted to like ubuntu and switch ov...

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I downloaded 'Windows Live Mail 2009' and it is much better than accessing it on outlook.com It is set-up using an http server connection (will this be usable in the long term? or could MS alter the settings or anything so that it doesn't work in live mail 2009 anymore?) Finally, does accessing it f...

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I use e-set online scanner, malwarebytes anti-malware and macafee stinger in addition to MSE so I'm assuming that they will no longer support running on XP soon?... so if/when Microsoft security essentials no longer gets definition updates in XP (and all the free/paid anti-virus products no longer s...

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1. So will updates before April 2014 still be available to download from the Microsoft updates site? 2. After 2014 what’s the best free anti-virus to use for XP (that will work for a few years or in the long term)? 3. If all the software is left on automatic updates, will e.g. adobe reader or e.g. f...

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Will Windows XP Pro still be usable after April 2014? Im assuming that everything will still work on it BUT it will be vulnerable to security issues?? Also will Microsoft Security Essentials still function (or still get definition updates?) If not will there be any other security software that coul...

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Hi thanks, I have changed XP to cleartype and that has largely improved the look of the text by about 90% although it is still not as perfect as every other website. i think that i disabled cleartype originally as it makes everything else on the computer look a bit too bold, sharp and severe. (well ...

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I have a free outlook.com email account and i have some questions so hopefully some other people have used it and can give me some advice. i am using a bog standard 15" desktop pc monitor and a desktop computer - Why does the font in the inbox look like cr*p (its all fuzzy and bitty??) default ...

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Hi everyone, I bought a Surge Protector (4 plug) socket for my computer and only had it a year or two. I noticed today that the green light had gone out and the red light was flickering. I'm guessing it means it has taken a massive surge (or lots of small ones) and is no good anymore and i need to b...

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Hi thanks for the replies! That keyboard above does look very high quality. I have ruled out the keyboard as two keyboards in a row still do it. ive narrowed it down to - When Windows XP Pro comes out of Hibernation about 1 in 5 times the computer will think that the shift key is on. To cancel it an...

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I had trouble with an old keyboard (and have bought a brand new keyboard) Both PS/2 connection. I think that there is an issue with the left shift key (to release it doing what it does (see problem below) I just bang the TAB CAPS SHIFT AND CTRL keys on the left. What it does (the problem) is that wh...

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Hello I am attempting to write a Kindle Book and hoping some people on here have already done this and can explain to me how to do it easily. There is a lot of conflicting advice on the web. I am using the following – Libreoffice Writer (Save as ODT) Calibre (Converting in MOBI format) Kindle Previe...

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Ok then ill enter a blank password then see if it does it again in the future!

Ill also take a look at the keyboard too.

Thanks for your help...

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Hi everyone. I use XP and put it into hibernation every night and it auto wakes up at 7:00 am However approx about 1 time in every 20 at the login screen i type in the correct password multiple times and it rejects it!!! (your password is incorrect) However if i do a switch off and restart the compu...

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Cheers ive just checked out regain. the prices are a bit :o to me, if i was Rockefeller I might have given it a go. I might buy that alpecin stuff thats on tv for a laugh sometime. Like you have said though its like the masons, once your in it theres no getting out of it and have to do it like a rit...

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yeah last time there was snow here it was people driving too fast to be able to brake at junctions**. Result was about 4 cars a day slewing off into ditches and hedges etc. Snow and ice are treacherous. Even just moving forward an inch on ice/snow with a nats-wing too much throttle means thrusting h...

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I dunno if i can name brandnames on this site or not?) I will anyway. Has anyone else been seduced by that latest Alcepin advert (german F1 engineering for hair, whoosh) I mean obviously ive got tonnes of hair (innit) :whistle: It used coffee to make hair thicker or somefink, But i was wondering if ...

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Hi there. Im very grateful you locating a PSU for me, but im gonna be mega annoying and say thanks, but ive decided to not replace it. Im just gonna bung a new hard drive in. When it finally dies ill get a cheap budget PC from ebuyer like the poster above advised. Thanks for all your help... _______...

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Oh yeah thats a thought my XP is OEM license! If i do need to buy a new hard drive for this Dell computer ive got at the moment (and install fresh with the windows xp CD) will it ask for product key or anything on installation? (there is a sticker on the top of the computer) ________________________...

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Yeah im starting to see sense. Ive just got a soft spot for this computer. Its running okay at the moment. When the drive goes bust ill buy a new one for a tenner on ebay to replace it. I wont bother with replacing the power supply after all (it is working okay) and if the cpu fan gets noisy again i...

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SMALL FORM FACTOR COMPUTER

SMALL DESKTOP COMPUTER < Mines that one

SMALL MINI TOWER COMPUTER

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its a Dell Optiplex GX270 (prob not the best computer in the world and in terms of replacing parts is a bit annoying) The power supply is a 'Dell T0259' there are plenty used on ebay but NEW ones on ebay are only in USA and like £50 :lol: im hoping there is a more generic brand one that also fits is...

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the computer is about 8 years old. I was thinking as well as replacing the hard disk I would replace the CPU fan. Also its rather expensive to buy a new power supply for it (does the fan need oiling on the existing one would it prolong its life?) Basically what im asking is what usually kills off a ...

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Im running a really old skool computer (windows XP pro) and only ever need/use about 20GB if that so was hoping I could just shove a jumper into the 32gb thing and use it as normal (without it detecting it had more space and altering settings or throwing up error messages/disk detect settings onscre...

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The 40gb hard disk I have had a s.m.a.r.t warning a couple of days ago and when the computer comes out of hibernation it sometimes has read-sector error messages. I am going to buy a brand new hard disk on ebay smallest I could find was 120gig this is way more than I need. I notice the drive I want ...

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Hi does anyone know the exact up-to-date settings in Outlook Express 6 for – Orange O2 I am sure they were working okay up until the last few weeks ago but they have suddenly stopped working and I cant send email from them... NB. My virgin account stopped sending email about 3 weeks ago so I changed...

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Upgrading to Windows 10

Re: Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Re: Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Re: Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Re: Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Re: Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Fonts in Windows 7 don’t seem to be as sharp as in XP?

Viewing websites in a traditional browser on Desktop

Re: Graphics card Output Leads

Graphics card Output Leads

Re: Is XP going to be usable after April 2014?

Re: Outlook.com email inbox font blurred etc

Re: Is XP going to be usable after April 2014?

Re: Is XP going to be usable after April 2014?

Is XP going to be usable after April 2014?

Re: Outlook.com email inbox font blurred etc

Outlook.com email inbox font blurred etc

Masterplug Surge Protector Green Light gone out

Re: Problem with Windows XP Pro Keyboard…

Problem with Windows XP Pro Keyboard…

Help needed to produce a Kindle Book...

Re: Windows XP Professional rejecting log-in Password

Windows XP Professional rejecting log-in Password

Re: Shampoo that was on a TV advert

Re: Idiots in the snow

Shampoo that was on a TV advert

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Buying new hard disk. Can I use the ‘limit disk size jumper’

Re: Outlook Express 6 - Mail Settings