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#9586 Re: Nothing In Particular

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In the compost bin at home today:
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#9587 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Ray & Jack :thumbleft:



Laptop is fooked. :(

Went toes up after or during a big Windows update. There is one for this April apparently.

With instructions from someone else I made a recovery boot-up USB, but still doesn't want to play. Now looking like it might be a hardware prob, "Your PC needs to be repaired - a required device isn't working".

Also battery is dying, also been keep getting BIOS message "can't recognise type of AC adaptor" at every power-up. So have been booting up on battery to avoid it ...

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#9588 Re: Nothing In Particular

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My Lenovo laptop is still working OK since the BSOD dramas.

Never did find out what the trouble was.

I've done four computer updates to the latest Microsoft data, two laptop and two PCs, with no problems.

PS. What make/model is your laptop Mike ?
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#9589 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Dell 17 5000 series, dual core Intel etc.
 
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#9590 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Mike H wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 3:56 pm Dell 17 5000 series, dual core Intel etc.
Ah,OK.

I have a couple of Toshiba laptops for spares.
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#9591 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Mike H wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 3:56 pm Dell 17 5000 series, dual core Intel etc.
Did you do the update on battery power?
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#9592 Re: Nothing In Particular

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slow worms?
haven't seen one for years.
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ed wrote: Tue May 08, 2018 7:55 am slow worms?
haven't seen one for years.
We've got loads... They seem to overwinter in the compost bins so we stopped forking them over. In the warm weather they hide under the old carpet on top of the bins - if you whip the carpet off, there they are though they go and hide pretty sharpish.
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#9594 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Precisely what my sister in law, Ruth, has been doing in her allotment.
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That "talking picture" TV channel has quite a few short "glimpses" from the old days.

The BSA and AA sidecar one was interesting.
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I saw a very good short documentary about a huge sheep station in Australia . The area of the farm was 3500 ( I expected acres .. ) square miles (!).
Farmer went off on his BSA with a collie riding pillion, to check on the perimeter fences. Came back with a live sheep to go in the pens near the farm , for the cooking pot later. What tickled me was the sheep ( which was a whopper ) was content to be laid across the petrol tank of the BSA , with the sheepdog laid out on top of him, nice comfy ride for the collie !
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#9597 Re: Nothing In Particular

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jack wrote: Tue May 08, 2018 1:10 am
Mike H wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 3:56 pm Dell 17 5000 series, dual core Intel etc.
Did you do the update on battery power?
Not intentionally. But the ac adaptor is flaky so possible.
 
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#9598 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Currently at the Chesford Grange Hotel nr Leamington (Shakespeare country!), it’s a bit posh but they do these special offers, last year I did an ‘Autumn break’ this time it’s a ‘spring break’. As per last year, most of the other guests seem to be on works seminars so I’m guessing paid for by business accounts! Also got a 20% off voucher for booze so can’t be bad. Just finished a curry, polishing off the Zinfandel followed by coffee.
 
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#9599 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Bring it on Mike - enjoy!
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#9600 Re: Nothing In Particular

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andrew Ivimey wrote: Tue May 08, 2018 9:41 pm Bring it on Mike - enjoy!
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