Hi Antman, sorry for the delay, but the most inconvenient task known as work gets in the way from time to time
I ran a check on the drive with the link you provided (passmark) , and i have the results in front of me, status listed as ok no faults.
done the disk self test (5 minute job) and says no faults, so drive ok ??? or any other checks that need doing ??.
i have read about a reinstall, and what i should back up, i have literally, backed up everything on the drive, and the recovery partition,
which has 10 gig free of 19, there is also another partition, that says there is nothing there, but 70 mb available of 99.9mb ?
whats that please ?
I will need some help on restoring files to the new install, where to put what, and when, what order etc,
I have a windows install usb flash drive, with the same operating system version, and the product key off the pc itself
to activate windows again.
so, i suppose its time to take the plunge
Unless, anything else i need to know, or do, or try
Thanks for bearing with me, but this " Pensioner Time Zone" takes some getting used to.
You know your getting there, when, the "saga over 50 adverts" are being dropped through the door on a "Daily Basis"