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  1. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    thanks walker and vac -- and thanks vac for that v useful info. vac, no, it's not the browsers at fault - i use ff, chrome and opera. vac, it is not so much that the pages hang -- it's just that they take longer to load ( i see this in the browser status bar). glad to know that no config is...
  2. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    thanks chris and ben again -- stars given to all ! ben, i will have a read of that useful info u gave. much thanks to all !!
  3. manhunter2826

    Anti Virus Favorite

    Avast for me ; just brilliant .
  4. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    marc, it depends really. the only problem i have sometimes (as i described earlier ) is from upstairs; all downstairs devices have no issues. and i must be honest, after reboot of router this morning things are back to normal; but i am still interested in the idea of an extender -- just in case...
  5. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    marc, thank u but yes when i take it downstairs all is well. star given . laptop is clean also; i have avast and mbam and IS clean.
  6. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    thanks vac (star given ) for that v useful info. actually today, after a reboot of the router things are back to normal, as they should be. I still am interested in the idea of getting an extender just in case. vac: no, although i do see other networks my laptop is definitely connecting to MY...
  7. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    thanks all for your helpful replies. due to my electrics i probably cannot run the homeplug. re the extender : can someone please just enlighten me: is all that is required is a power source where it would sit in my bedroom? is the initial setup fairly easy? I have a BT wireless router (works...
  8. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ).

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ). ^Folks, I'd love your help if possible. atm my BT router is downstairs in my lounge but in my bedroom i have my wireless laptop but the connection is slower (compared to the machines downstairs) . My Q is : if I buy a wireless...
  9. manhunter2826

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available )

    wireless upstairs in my bedroom (no Ethernet cable available ). ^Folks, I'd love your help if possible. atm my BT router is downstairs in my lounge but in my bedroom i have my wireless laptop but the connection is slower (compared to the machines downstairs) . My Q is : if I buy a wireless...
  10. manhunter2826

    VPN for free -- and decent recommendations?

    Thanks both, stars for both. any other alternative suggestions perhaps?
  11. manhunter2826

    VPN for free -- and decent recommendations?

    Hello, could u folks here please recommend a freeware VPN - something tried and trusted? I need it to work in the UK and with online banking etc for safety when using wi-fi from a public hotspot. Thank u everyone, as always.
  12. manhunter2826

    I want a virus .com

    Very true, and although I'm not a particular big fan of McAfee anti-virus, the McAfee http://www.siteadvisor.com/ can be quite useful...although does it merely warn of the obvious[pimp]
  13. manhunter2826

    I want a virus .com

    Thanks both for your fast feedback; stars* for both.
  14. manhunter2826

    I want a virus .com

    What are people's opinions about malwarebytes with regards to type of scan? I've been reading recently (don't have the link) that it's been suggested to run only a quick scan and not a full scan.
  15. manhunter2826

    O_o

    Just as confused. Duck tape?
  16. manhunter2826

    USB thumb drive doesn't respond

    ...And we all agree that the data is more important than the cost of the drive.
  17. manhunter2826

    Google Search privacy

    Yes, I quite like Yahoo for picture and video search too. Often gives me alternatives (but same definitions) to what G provides.
  18. manhunter2826

    Boot drive now "unallocated"

    Once again, thanks for that goomb.
  19. manhunter2826

    Boot drive now "unallocated"

    Thanks goomb, I did try searching on Google for the correct syntax, but I was receiving conflicting info such as [device name] etc. But thank you, and have a lovely Xmas.

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