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I have a new PCSpecialist laptop and it has HDVdeck installed. If I double click that icon nothing happens and although in properties it shows the programme in Programme File x86 it isn't here. What is it and do I need it? Any info appreciated!

Can't quite get my head round that idea. As i see it this is the bit of metal stopping the HDMI cable from fitting

I have put one of my friends onto the charms of PCS and want to configure a laptop for him on my PC and then send him a link to pick up the quote and order from it if he so wishes. How can I do this please.

Most have heard that there will be no more security patches for Windows XP after April 2014 but the real bad news is that the last patches for Office 2003 will be on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. It will be a bit of a security risk to continue to run any Office 2003 applications after this date. there...

Just seen the coalman go past in his horse and cart loaded with bags of nutty slack. (We know how to keep warm in Cornwall).

A Happy Yorkshire Day to all at PCS :balloon: :balloon: :balloon: http://www.yorkshire.com/features/yorkshire-day

Here you are then, one Milky Way:

Done! Just an aside. In the front page of the PC Awards the link to Magbooks doesn't work! See here:

I'm running Memtest atthemoment. It has been going for nearly four hours and no errors. At the bottom of the screen it says. "Pass complete, no errors, Press Esc to exit" I understand that memmtest will keep running until i tell it to stop but how will I know when to stop it. At the moment it is...

After completeing 19 updates I got the Standard BSOD "A problem has been detected and Windows has been sutdown to prevent damage etc. Tried "Launch System Repair" got "Unable to repair" so tried System Restore. No good I use Macrium reflect so restored my last image made on 13th June. Completed...

So a man wins a tennis championship along with zillions of pounds in prize money and sponsorship. Jolly good luck to him, he worked hard for it but does that make him tick all the boxes to be made a Knight Of the Realm.

As the title says I use Macrium Reflect to create an image of my system on a weekly basis. The screenshot attached is of my Disc Management. I know that I need to edit the order of the discs but for the moment Disc 0 is a small HD for the Macrium backups. That can be removed a placed in an...

HAve you installed the Intel SSD Toolbox? Here's hopefully what you will see there: I researched much befire investing in the SSD and found that on balance a spinner would fail quicker than an SSD. I assume you have Trim enabled and auto defrag disabled?

I would like to be able to boot into Safe Mode from the initial boot up. On previous PC's ythe most common way was to hit the F8 key prior to the first Windows screen to appear. On my new machine this just gets me to the boot sequence. I have tried all the other F keys together with the Del key...

I have just been introduced to PC Specialist by a friend, always the best way I think! I have been a customer of the biggest PC supplier in the UK if not the world for the past 14 years. So it will be a bit of a wrench to go elsewhere but so far I have been very impressed with what I have seen...