Gee there's a lot of people out there with good brains. Thanks again guys, I'll keep trying.
Spanners: I'll try that MSConfig thing. I did try the ctrl alt del suggestion of Engineers but I think I may have stopped a few things that I shouldn't have. I got the Explorer telling me I'd been illegal again and then couldn't get back into it at all without re-booting. Dumb-ass that I am.
This re-formatting sounds a bit scary. If I do the save data thing, will it keep everything I've got on my hard drives or will it format everything? I've only ever formatted a floppy before!!
I'll keep trying and in the meantime keep that grey matter stirring to help out a computer dork.
Cheers,
Pontius
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