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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Desktop suddenly very slow.

    No problems normally but for last couple of days my PC is taking much longer to change web sites. Would it pay to reinstall windows 10 or is there a more simple method to speed it up. Any replies in simple English please. thanks
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Why am I getting this message about background service?

    Every single time I switch my desktop on I get a window saying "restart background service". What does this refer to and how do I get rid of it for good please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My antivirus will not let me download?

    For a long time I have managed to access Utorrent without a problem. Somehow I must have deleted it from my pc and now for no apparent reason my antivirus (Bullguard) will not let me reinstall it and the message says it has been quarantined and not allowed. Is there any way around this please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't get access to my Sky account online.

    I have purchased a VPN today but now find I am denied access to my SKY account. The message I get is as follows... Access Denied You don't have permission to access "[a link to sky's support site I think]" on this server. Reference #18.2f764d68.1653062962.13561245 any help is appreciated.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Cannot delete files on external hard drive.

    For a while now I have been getting an error message when trying to delete files on my external hard drive. the message I get is Error OX80070091. The hard drive itself has nearly used up its 500gb and is full of files. Is there a correction that can be used that can be understood by a 78 year...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't view my dash cam recordings.

    My laptop packed in recently so I am now unable to view the Micro chip from my Dash Cam as my desktop PC doesnt have a slot for the Micro adapter. Is there a further adapter available to buy that has a slot for the Micro Adapter which is then able to plug into a USD on the desktop? thanks
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST laptop very slow!

    My friend has an Acer aspire laptop running windows 10 and it is extremely slow to boot up and very very slow to respond to any typed commands. It is only a few year old and has had little use. Is there a quick fix that a non tech person can use to sort it out please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST This message is driving me nuts!

    My desktop keeps stopping every minute or two with the message "internet explorer has stopped responding". I am having to go into task manager and delete internet explorer and then go back into internet explorer until it happens again a minute or so later. My OS is windows 10 and the internet...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Constantly getting "not responding" messages.

    Every couple of minutes I am getting a locked up pc with the message "internet explorer not responding" or "yahoo not responding". I have disabled adblocker and pop up blocker in case they were causing the problem but still no better. Any ideas please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST keep getting 'not responding' messages.

    Not only does my desktop pc seem to be a lot slower these days but I am constantly getting 'yahoo.com not responding' and 'internet explorer not responding' which effectively stops the computer from working temporarily. Any advice please on how to stop these messages? thanks
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Strange laptop behaviour

    I have a Acer Aspire 3810TZ laptop and for some unknown reason the mouse has stopped working (the mousepad is fine). I have tried FN+F6 and FN+F7 and FN+F9 but nothing happens. I have tried system restore but I can only seem to go back a day and nothing helps. Can anyone help please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST problem starting up laptop

    When I switch on my laptop I get a blank black screen with the words at the top .."The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the computed checksum." Any ideas on what it means and how to correct it please?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST script error messages are driving me mad.

    I am now getting constant "script error" messages asking me "if I want to continue running this script". I temporary solved the last batch by deleting all cookies and temporary files in internet options. this was fine for a few days but has now started again with the "script error" window...
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