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sunnystaines

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Posted February 21, 2013 at 2:51PM

how do I make a desktop shortcut or pin to taskbar windows mediaplayer please.

windows key + C takes to charms to restart or shutdown, is there any button I can download to put these options on the desktop like in w7&vista.

is there a way to play freecell etc from the desktop without going to the apps which are slow and badly presented.

also a shortcut to Word for the desktop too.

is it normal for these apps to be slow opening especially freecell

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rdave13

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Posted February 21, 2013 at 3:37PM

If you right click an app on the start page, then select 'file location' on the bottom tool bar, the location opens in the desktop. Right click the file and select 'create a short cut'. My apps aren't slow to open but need to load.

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rdave13

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Posted February 21, 2013 at 3:41PM

I've had a look at Freecell and there are 16 free apps for this.

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sunnystaines

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 5:01PM

rdave thanks just had the w8 laptop replaced once set up i will look at those.

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rdave13

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 5:22PM

sunnystaines , what was the matter with the new one?

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rdave13

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 5:22PM

Just out of curiosity.

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sunnystaines

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 7:59PM

the new laptop last week a samsung np700z5c-so3uk on boot up and open some progrms got a fast double bleep, store tech support said motherboard fault, exchanged for a new one today and last few mins this one started too with double bleeps waiting in queue for live support from samsung been waiting 20 mins so far.

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rdave13

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 8:07PM

sunnystaines , two beeps could mean bad config of ram or another chip on mobo in my most humble opinion. My immediate reaction would be to ask for a refund as two same models are doing the same.

To be fair to the seller, and they have tried, it looks like a manufacturers fault.

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rdave13

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Posted February 22, 2013 at 8:12PM

Take it back to the seller after talking to Samsung and ask for a reimbursment. It's the retailers problem now to contact the manufacturer (Samsung). You should not be doing it any way.

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sunnystaines

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Posted February 23, 2013 at 3:53PM

rdave i am giving it one more try, putting the faults aside the laptop is very fast, its a great laptop really like it so much better than everything else i have looked at. thats the reason i am hoping to get it sorted, trawled the internet no one else has reported the problem but then again my first call to JL I was told it was normal also samsung said this till i pushed them into listening to the bleeps over the phone and insisted they talk me through muting them.

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rdave13

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Posted February 23, 2013 at 4:22PM

Best of luck, hope you get a working one without this fault.

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