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  1. Dalo Harkin
    you need to do it the other way Shrimply from what I have read on your post - PC - XP laptop- Vista as the laptop is accessing the internet through the main PC then you need to enable the internet connection sharing through that one and not the Vista machine.
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    Mara - the best thing to do is open msconfig and then expand the command part of the window, from there it is pretty self explanatory - if you do not understand then as you say leave alone. if you do then most people disable what they 'feel' they do not need, for example if you use Adobe to view files and there are 3 startup options containing Adobe - then chances are you do not need them, unless you edit and create PDF's.
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    in terms of things loading faster - disable what you dont need in msconfig to cut down the CPU/RAM resources
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    2003 - 99% sure it will be the ALEXA virus - usually installed with cracked versions of XP, and written into nearly everything in 2003. If the OS is not installing - it's the disk or the HDD as Wolfey has said.
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    The keyboard will work in the BIOS as it does not need the drivers from the OS system. ;)
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    No problem - glad thats its all ok :)
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    Avast will do you well Shrimply ;)
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    I once saw someone drop a screw into their PSU as they were installing an HDD :eek: BANG is not the word I would have used :eek: a small fire also ensued :eek:
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    Yes - the HDD (Hard drive is dying) PC WORLD - No they would be more expensive than someone like scan.co.uk. Dependant on the size and whether it was IDE or SATA interface (this depends on the age of the PC) then you would be looking between £30-£40 Yes you can purchase fans that run slower or use the BIOS to slow the fan down, this will only work if the fan is ok - if the fan is broken as in the bearings gone then it will be noisy and a new one needed.
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    mobo - acronym of Motherboard :) as for taking the laptop to bits I would not recommend it - again no offence intended but with the way you describe your PC knowledge you may cause more harm than good - have you installed one of the programs that Randy suggested, it may have some info that we need
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    Well technically the PSU is only dangerous if you are messing with it while its on :eek: or you open it and mess about and dislogde something and then turn it on :eek: I would just use a long thin paint brush where you can and that will be more than sufficient as for damaging the fins on the CPU heatsink - you cant really - they are normally solid pieces of ALUMINIUM or COPPER - unless you spend around £40 and they have masses of fins attached to heatpipes!
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    If you just want to clean the fans then just use a new paintbrush mate - as for the compressed air - I only use it if its a very small place thats hard to reach - decent compressed air comes with a straw like on WD40 so that it directs and pressurises the blast of air, you have to do it in short bursts though.
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    Isn't Medion German or something? as for thr serial number again I doubt that Everest would update someone like Medions list as they are a nobody in the PC world as for HP now thats a different matter
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    I think that the FREE versions of Everest just list the chipset as opposed to the actual MOBO serial
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    - It wont work - just looked to save you the hassle but they are not on there - did the person that gave you the laptop not give you the disks it came with? have you tried plugging the Ethernet into the laptop just to see if the lights on the back flash etc?
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    have a look here Medion Drivers - Medion Windows Drivers
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    right - can you tell me the exact model please - may be able to lift the driver from somewhere
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    Ok - first off is there a place on the back for an Ethernet cable?
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    Do you have them stupid BLUE plastic see through ones now too - and you are only allowed to put out 1 a WEEK - WTF they are clear because you are not allowed to throw away cardboard or glass in them and you can be FINED - I personally think this is a massive breach of privacy and our wonderfull :rolleyes: government should be ashamed of themselves! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
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    Jona, Welcome to FPCH :) ask away
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    Agreed - my mate is a bin man and gets paid a fortune!! but one of my other mates was also reversed over by a bin truck (he was a bin man too) and it literally popped him in half - 178 staples he needed from his head to his knee - he is more than LUCKY to be alive :eek:
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    lol - mate I have no intention of ever getting married, I do not believe in religion and in terms of a piece of paper to say you are 'married' - no thanks.
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    Lol - this is such a coincidence me and my mates at work were talking about this the other day as one went there and they were advertising as that in store. how many people does it take to make a sandwich if you ever go in there are like 5 or 6 in a line lol Agreed - it is madness. Tree surgeon makes me laugh too - there is nothing delecate about a chainsaw in my opinion :D
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    I have no understanding of what the above means :o
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    Randy please, please dont say the 'M' word - I am not Married - just have a long term partner lol. :D I nearly sprayed my coffee all over my desk then lol
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