glad you got in DD! my suggestions were just the usual stabbing in the dark I do, clearing cookies and trying different links -

 

The 'stab in the dark' philophesy pretty much covers my approach to the pc as well.

I'm lazy. I usually try the restore wizard first.

Not lazy at all. Restore is often a good place to start

So is turning off and making a drink.

How do you get a restore wizard ? I'm baffled again.

I've got windows XP.

 

It's part of the Help and support section.

 

I click on Performance and maintenance. It brings up a menu. I choose Using system restore to undo changes. Sometimes I also use this same menu to select "free up disk space" if my computer seem to be running slower than usual..

 

I then choose "Run the system restore wizard"; then I select "restore my computer to an earlier time and then select one of the bold dates from the calendar.

 

After that it's just a case of clicking next a couple of times and it does its stuff, shuts down and restarts.

Thanks BT. I have windows XP.

I have copied out your post and put it at the side of my computer for future use.

 

the restore terrifies me - I always think I will restore to before programs were installed or something - I dont think I have ever used it

My computer would just have a fit. I've found that most things wont work unless I delete some files - and I don't want to.

the restore terrifies me - I always think I will restore to before programs were installed or something - I dont think I have ever used it

 

Yes, it has that potential. I've had to reinstall things before.

 

I don't want to buy an hard drive as the seperate ones seem to just stop working without warning. I don't want to lose what I have either. Another pc networked to this may work but I've not won the lottery yet.

I have my documents copied on several computers as well as USB sticks and all our PCs are networked.

Ours were - they aren't now - and I have no idea why.

I've got a couple of USB sticks but I can't find them. Isn't that a surprise?

When you replace them, then the originals will turn up.

How true that is. I've been hanging off because of it but They've remained elusive. Maybe I should look around for the cheapest I can get.

And then you'll have plenty to chose from.

I know I'm just on but I have to pop off again very, very soon. I'm going out for dinner.

Hope you're having a good dinner. I'm watching tennis.