Thanks Neil; yes, I'll read it. Sorry to have dropped out of sight - I've finally burned the slipstream CD but my box doesn't recognise it and...
Sorry to be so thick! Yes, in your first link it did indeed say what files to extract, but I assumed "Microsoft Corporation.img" was just an...
Nero Express won't burn a bootable CD because it demands a bootable emrgency floppy to copy some files off for the boot process, and this laptop...
You're right that it did no harm to try.... unfortunately it didn't solve it :-( But it would have been a great new trick to have up one's...
OK, TVM. Am working on it and shall report back on success (or not).
However, since it looks like I need a clean reinstall, is there a checklist anywhere for what I can/need to put in a safe place and bring back...
HI wildfire, and thanks for input. Yes, "safe mode" in English - sorry. I was afraid of that. I don't even know whether my wife's laptop I'm...
This one is making the rounds here in Italy: http://aqsakal.tumblr.com/post/12918747578/iconoplastica-rt-datenschreck-dear-friend-my
Up to last night PC was running fine. Normal shutdown. This morning, it boots only as far as the black splash screen with the big Windows logo...
Great, Arie - many thanks. I'll do this next time I'm logged in as Admin.
Hi. I'm trying out Chrome (pretty satisfied up to now, but it's early days). I installed it while logged in to my usual (limited) account. Today...
Funnily enough, I was just about to come online and update this thread when your reply got flagged up in my email. Thanks for that, Pete. To...
Hi, Pete, and thanks for that. I started working through the instructions in your link, and a funny thing happened to me on my way to the Senate...
Hi. I have three profiles on my PC: Admin, myself and my wife, these last two limited accounts (i.e., no admin privileges). My desktop...
You're right, Arie - I don't! I think I'd rather miss a few pix and videos here and there than totally reinstall Windows. I'll keep tinkering...
Done (following all instructions carefully, including re-boot). No improvement.
Thanks, Arie - I'll try that and report back if it solves anything.
Hawk: You're right; according to Wikipedia, I should have used the lower-case "s" when writing in English! But German's my second language, and...
Hi Hawk! It would only make me feel better if I were into Schadenfreude :D
OK, thanks for that, rsinfo. I'll try this, but I'll be out of town quite a lot over the next few days, so it may take a while. But if/when I...
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