UK Seller News: April 2025
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Trojan warning pop up on my Linux laptop....
Hi wise ones,I'm using Linux Mint xcfe on this laptop, just clicked on a website and got a pop up warning to contact Microsoft on the given number as my banking info is in peril due to Trojan. This is quite obviously one of those ransom scams, I axed...
rotation of photos
since changing the format for selling your stuff my photos are coming out horizonal, want them vertical and cannot see how to do it, also finding it much more complicated to put my ads on here? help would be useful, thanks
EBay Search blocked by malware message
Hi, Anyone else having this problem, the eBay search being blocked by the following message: System error: your browser flash plugin damaged. It then freezes the page and won't let me shut it down. Also a few times when I did try to close the message...
websites starting with https://sec.
I have been using a website (similar to e-Bay. I can't say which one, because the last time I mentioned it the post got deleted by e-Bay) for many years now, but in the last few days the links have all changed from https://www. to https://sec. - I th...
Technical problem with Ebay today
Good afternoon.Can anyone advise me please. I am trying to list items and when I hit the 'submit' button to make my listing live the page automatically connects to the screen as shown above - which has absolutely no connection to my listings. My list...
Listing Description "Frames"
Iset up a listing a couple of years ago. The listing is good till cncelled. I used a frame when creating the description. How do I now remove the frame? The frames option seems to be no longer available.
Store
Hi I just bought a Windows Connect 8.9" Tablet Intel Atom Z3735G 1GB 32GB HDD. Could anyone tell me how to get into store to work to get appsfor me tablet??Thank youpeck 5242
Screen shot
Can anyone tell me how to take a screen shot on an ipad please
no network when selling
Hi.today I cant sell anything because every time it shows no network. Tried to uninstall ebay,clear data but still here...i know its ebay issue but any ideas can I sort it out or when its gonna be fixed?
OE, you around?
This morning I had a strange happening. I'd fire up this computer and it booted up but because I was doing other things, I didn't log on to anything, it was just on the desktop. A while later, I looked over at it and there was a Black screen with an ...
Updates! KB3035583 came back?
Would you believe it? Checked for updates (Win 7) and lo and behold KB3035583 had un-hidden it self again.? So I hid it again. Also, after I installed the latest updates (except KB3035583) a homegroup icon had appeared on my desktop. Sooooo, I remove...
According to Firefox on my PC the Ebay site is no longer a secure connection
Why does my browser (Firefox) refuse to go to the payments page of ebay. It does not show the green padlock any more and it says the connection is not secure. This now prevents me from buying anything on ebay. Anyone else had this problem? and is the...
eBay messaging is painfully slow/broken on Chrome, Opera & Firefox - Sometimes does not load at all.
eBay messaging is painfully slow on Chrome & Firefox - Sometimes it just does not load at all. It just sits there doing nothing. Refreshing does not help & deleting cookies & cashe makes no difference. I have also tried reinstalling all three browser...
"Waterfox has big plans for the browser" !!!
I haven't even looked at the latest GHacks article yet, just saw the headline and am posting it pronto for interested parties. Yay! (Or nay?)
eBay hangs and crash error "A problem with this page caused Internet Explorer to close and reopen"
I keep getting this error frequently and eBay pages become very slow loading then hangs and Internet Explorer crash with this error "A problem with this page caused Internet Explorer to close and reopen"!!! CPU usage is also very high. I tried Chrome...
The death of Classic Theme Restorer +++
GHacks says: "The Classic Theme Restorer add-on for Firefox will stop working when Mozilla releases Firefox 57.0 Stable, and Firefox 59.0 ESR". ARTICLE Cee-Dee will be OK, they say that Pale Moon is the only FF-based browser that will still work at a...
Windows Vista Update cure/working
I thought it was time to seriously try to get Vista updates before April. For me Vista Windows update just sat there seeking updates since last July 2016.I started downloading updates, could only install them by disconnecting internet. Otherwise tryi...
dom.storage - a new privacy headache looms?
Privacy remains one of my most unfashionable concerns - especially when I'm using a computer online. Among other things, I loathe the thought of my browser gathering and retaining information which can be used not only for useful purposes, but for mo...
Windows Update KB2952664 for Windows 7 is back…
…for those of you who managed to keep your Win7 OS against all the odds - don’t worry there’s no GWX in it - just a shed load of other stuff you probably don't want either. “This update performs diagnostics on the Windows systems that participate in ...
my ebay page issues
hello,i`m not sure if i`m asking in the right place but anyway here go`s......i`ve been having a few problems with my ebay page for some time i suppose......seems to have got worse lately and is quite frustrating,firstly when i press "my ebay" at top...
download a simple dll
hmm i been having a bit of trouble this week, and now i have a notice telling me i'm not connected to the IE, ok so of i went to google to find a dllnow theres that many and all want me to download other stuff, which my brain can't cope withso anyone...
Resolved! Changing FONT on Selling Page
Hi All, Just before Christmas my selling page changed and so called for the better as it loads photos quicker. However I am having a little problem with the Font, I change it from Ariel to Times New Roman when writing the description but, when my pag...
Mobile phone apps question
I'm totally confused as to which apps can I put onto my Alcatel OneTouch 20.12G - has anybody else got one that can help?
Goodbye, WOT (Web of Trust)
Problems arose with WOT, the popular reputational add-on, back in November. It was found by some investigative journalist (I think) that WOT was harvesting and selling data on, without properly anonymizing it first. Additionally, it seems that a codi...
what do I need to plug my MP3 player into our Nissan car radio??
I have a sony mp3 stick with a 'normal' USB end to it to stick it into my laptop to charge it. I want to plug it into my nissan radio (Xtrons) in our motorhome , SO I bought a USB adaptor to reduce it to a micro usb but it still doesn't fit. How do I...
Resolved! Anti-virus protection - suggestions, alternatives to AVG etc
I did ask a year ago, but as there was no response and as AVG has become a total nightmare and I'm not paying for such a bloated and unwieldly product which keeps pestering me for more info and to do all kinds of things I don't want to do - well, doe...
advice on free anti virus please.
HelloCould someone recommend a free download for anti virus for my pc.I have restored my pc back to factory settings because of far too many issues.I now need an antivirus that wont interfere with windows defender.Can anyone suggest a good security s...
Another possible workaround for those experiencing the vista win 7 update hanging issue
Hi all I have by accident stumbled on another possible solution to the above problem.Windows extended support ends for vista and 7 home in spring 2017, but windows 7 professional users will have extended support until 2010 so may not be ready to chan...
How do you live with your smart telephone?
Oh, alright. I'll try to bring myself to refer to the things as "smartphones." My little friend, the 'phone. Ugh.Double ugh.For more than forty years, I've loathed and despised telephones. They've brought far more bad news and annoyance than pleasure...
