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Did you run chkdsk ? Boot up into windows using the other hd, then go to dos prompt and type in chkdsk [DRIVE LETTER OF OLD HD] /f /r

The floor i have in the hallway/living room and dining room is solid oak and is floated. The first time it was glued down and after 6months it started to move (approx 1 year it all had to be ripped out and relayed) . The guy who i got was recommended by a friend (the man's in his 60's and is...

Some motherboards come supplied with the bios reset enabled (jumper on the board) it isnt that is it?

do a google search for memtest a small program that checks your memory

rar files are compressed files (do a google seach on winrar) nick

is it just a certain dvd that gives problems? Are the dvds clean ? If it happens to all of them , it could the lense needs cleaned (a quick blow round the lense should do the trick) or your machine is running at 100% due to virus/spyware etc...

a nasty one i get quite often is one from ebay asking about p&p or query on an item that im selling, the email looks like its from ebay but it isnt! As for anti spam...a few companies (notably aol) when you email them they do a reverse lookup on your domain to make sure it matches whats out...

for paint rollers i normally chuck'em in the washing machine (low temp quick wash, though you can put it in a normal wash, but its longer) come out as new. Oh was meant to say as well, afterwards you dont need to put the washing machine on a empty cycle, just pop your washing in afterwards...

any particular program ? or just anything at all? Is it printing in the middle with big margins, or printing as normal but only 3/4?

Yes sorry spindles as for me doing it, no chance! Shall be getting in a joiner to do the work (i think i would make an expensive mistake doing it!) thanks again nick

brilliant thanks big al, was saying to the g/f that i need about 90 odd, and then looked at the stairs and thought em.. somethings wrong there! i must have got it down wrong!

I think i got it ! From the caculations your talking about 95 newels = I take it the 100mm gap is a requirement/law ?

i have a stair case in the houe 3.6m long, 12 steps. (each step roughly 24cms) How many newels would i need? The newels im thinking are oak (£6.50 a pop) and are roughly 1" square (in fact could be slightly bigger) Someone said 2.5 per foot (guy in the shop) and someone else has said 4...

check out http://www.freeview.co.uk/canireceivefreeview/ , see what your strength is in your local area, this should determine if your in a good area or bad area. I was in a good area, though i would see occasional lockups (especially in wet/windy weather. hth nick

slightly off topic, i have loads of bookmarks as well which i have collected over many years. am-deadlink is a piece of software that will scan through all your favourites and produce a report, if the links dead, or redirected. Best of all its freeware! http://www.aignes.com/deadlink.htm

thanks for your reply! i have one 40w pendant, looking to use spot lights because : they look tidy /very nice/ and i dont have to get a lampshade (have yet to see one that looks nice) may get one led light to see in comparison what its like before deciding on what to do ! thanks again...

1. how good are they? 2. how bright are they (equivelent in watts) ? 3 can you wire them up to a 240v mains ok? i have seen some advertised as white and warm white, what kelvins are we talking here? Im thinking of getting some, in the long run it will be a hell of lot cheaper, five 50w's...

yep its varnish! Its a clear satin non yellowing varnish. I needed to seal the doors /oak frames. I was hesistant in doing it, so i did a sample and it looked fine. I also tried matt clear varnish and it was ok too on a sample, but decided to go for the satin look. also was...

Yes sorry it looks like its rotten from the leak. Speaking to my dad, he has suggested putting a length of joist beside it and make it a new joist (somehow) i had a look at it ages ago, if i remember rightly its going to be difficult because of the pipes. shall go and take a few pics...

i have seen this many times , Another option is to boot up with your xp cd, go into recovery console and run chkdsk. Its amazing the amount of times thats helped out!