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Can I set up Microsoft Outlook 2003 to send and receive emails sent to my Google Mail account using Windows XP?

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I’ve been using Vista for a few weeks now and all of a sudden my volume indicator seems to have disappeared from my System Tray. I used to use this quite often as my laptop doesn’t have volume buttons. Is there any way I can get it back?

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I have an old computer I’ve been using for a number of years now. Recently, when I switch it on, the date seems to be return to December 2003 and I have to keep changing it to today’s date and time. It goes back to this date next time I turn it on again. How can I make it remember the date?

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I downloaded Ubuntu recently and now I have a .iso file. What’s the best way of handling and opening those files?

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I would like to stop the constant popup-up windows that appear when I plug in a USB memory stick or insert a CD into my computer with Windows XP. I would either like to set a default action or disable the messages altogether. How can I do this?

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I travel around the country a lot and carry my laptop around wherever I go. My previous one ended up all scratched and dented, how can I prevent this from happening to my new one?

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We’ve just rounded up all the remote controls in our living room and it turns out we have six different ones! My cousin mentioned that it’s possible to get a “super-remote” that can replace all of them. Is this really possible?

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I’ve recently inherited a box full of slides that were taken by my grandfather, an avid photographer and represent a lifetime of his work. I’d love to convert them to a digital format for posterity but when I tried using my flat-bed scanner the result was very poor. Is there a better way to scan them?

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