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What was your first computer?

I recently reminisced about my first computer, an Amiga 600 in the mid-90s. I'm sure you've all had some weird and wonderful systems over the years, but what was the first? What was good (or not so good) about it? Personally I loved playing Settlers ...

Kev_B by Community Manager (Retired)
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Samsung remote stopped working after replacing Router

Hay guys, I replaced my router and the universal remote function has stopped working for Virgin on my Samsung tv.I done a network test and the port configuration has come up with the following ports need opening, 80, 8080, 7287, 7288, 8081.  I think ...

marv1 by Joining in
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Migrating from UPP

As an Upp broadband customer I have been underwhelmed by the support offered from Virgin after their take over. Upp FTTP was installed at my premises last year and within 4 months my contract was ripped up and I was asked to sign up with Virgin. No p...

JG10 by Joining in
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Heads Up! Microsoft Account bricked my sister's laptop

My sister put Microsoft Account (MA) on her computer and hasn't been able to log in to her laptop, due to it failing.  I asked her (wrongly) to delete the account; and to be fair she did.  However, that didn't make the inability to log in go away, an...

Virgin Hub 5 and TP Link Port not connecting

Hi my whole house is connected to Cat 5 cables - virgin hub is connected to a TP Port (24 ports), the port has ethernet cables running to the various rooms.  I used to have Virgin Hub 3 which was connected to the TP LInk port and everything was worki...

Jagruti1 by Joining in
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verification code

how do i find out if emails are quarantined and if they are how do i release them?  

dannyc1 by Joining in
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copying data from several HDD

I'm having a clear out and I have data from 4 hard drives that were windows 7 and 10 that I would like to get back.The data is is the c:\users drive and things like photos and documents etc, not the other stuff.I am not sure what I have done but I ha...

mda99das by Up to speed
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VirginMedia Retentions Offers

Hi, I rang VM as my contract was ending in November. I was initially offered 250mb broadband + home phone for £29 per month, which I declined as it was more expensive than my current plan. So, I gave them my 30-day notice to cancel.Surprisingly, I go...

sunio by Joining in
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