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    Dell Inspiron AC adapter making a 'crackling' sound - Help?

    Whenever I plug my charger into my laptop, it starts crackling after a little bit. When being plugged in for a lot longer, it so loud I can hear it from the garden. Is this normal, or is my charger faulty?
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    Do you use : No Antivirus , FREE Antivirus , or PAID Antivirus and why?

    I use AVG Internet Secutity. Mainly because it was cheap at the time (£15 for the first year w/ unlimited installs) and it does work. It picked up one virus a couple months ago, and its been fine since. Amazingly, It's particularly light on my poor old Dell, which struggles when playing 720p...
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    Norton Antivirus Product Key - expired in a sealed, new box

    Alrighty then, I'll try and find the time to talk to Norton Support about it... the thing is, do I need a Norton Account to talk to them? I've used Norton before, but I've never had to go to the support team.
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    Norton Antivirus Product Key - expired in a sealed, new box

    Hi there. I recently picked up a copy of Norton AntiVirus 2010 that was sealed, new. The CD was sealed in its little paper case too. However, when I went to activate it (why would I use AntiVirus 2010? I don't know) it claimed that the product key had expired and couldn't be used. Now, I have a...