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My current Office suite will not open unless I am online. The other issue I have is that I use text boxes quite a lot and apparently, according to Microsoft, these are not currently supported by online versions of Word and I need the desktop version which I have to pay for (having already forked...

How do I get a version of Microsoft Office that does not need internet access, i.e. a stand alone version? I recently carried out a full factory reset on my PC which, while speeding up my laptop considerably, I lost (on purpose) my previous copy of Office 2008 Enterprise which had and was...

The baskets are about 2m above the ground and the last basket is around 20m from the water butt

I plan to install an irrigation system to water a number of fence mounted plant baskets and some large plant pots. I want the option of using either the outside tap or a water butt to provide the water. I am considering using a drill powered pump for the water butt. Will this work ok and is...

Yes, I have a breathable membrane. The polystyrene is effectively up against the membrane.

Most of my house is laminate or engineered flooring now and I have removed all the skirting before laying the floor then fitted new skirting afterwards. I purposely left a gap of about 3mm between the skirting and the floor and I filled this with the thin foam material that is used as a floor...

I probably already know the answer to this question but I will ask it anyway. We had all the roof tiles replaced about five years ago and afterwards I renewed the loft insulation and boarded the loft. I also fitted 2" thick polystyrene between the rafters, the polystyrene being cut into tiles...

The professional version does include powerpoint, outlook and access etc which the home and student version doesn't. As such, I don't understand why the professional version generally seems to be cheaper than the home and student version even though it has the extra apps.

I am considering doing a factory reset of my pc back to windows10 so just checking I still have all the software I will need to reinstall afterward. I currently have a fairly old version of microsoft office that needs to be updated and as I cannot find the original disks, I will have to buy a...

Funny story about getting the council to take things away. I had an old Candy fridge freezer that was effectively a stand alone fridge bolted on top of a stand alone freezer (best I have ever had, you could switch off one without the other.) The charge to take it away back then was £20. To help...

Not many adventures I'm afraid. It looks a lot more exciting on the telly. Thankfully we didn't have any murders on board although there were some you would have liked to murder. :D:D

My daughter-in-law works for one of the big kitchen installers in the North West. She is going to speak to one of their gas fitters but I may have to wait until next week before he could come round. Not a problem while we are still in salad season. My biggest problem is not whether someone can...

"I though they just "plopped in the water" -if it sinks, its working" You can't argue with that. The only boat you want to sink. As long as it comes up again, all's good

I am waiting for a couple of replies today otherwise I may look further afield tomorrow. My previous two cookers didn't come fitted with a flexible so I wasn't expecting this one to have one fitted either (great if it did). I have the usual bayonet connection behind the cooker...

***** I always believed it to be a no no. I am a retired submarine commissioning engineer so I am not an idiot when it comes to HP gas systems. However, this time I thought I would go by the book and get someone in!!! =================================== gas work isn't just about leaks. It IS a...

The main job I want to do is to renew the edging on the laminate worktops either side of the cooker. I also want to do a thorough clean of the area and clean out the extractor hood. I could have had the cooker fitted and then pulled it out again to do these jobs but I didn't foresee any problems...

They did offer an installation service but I have some work I want to do in the area once the old cooker has gone so was hoping to get someone in the following day once I had finished in the area and the cooker could go in and stay in. If I had known how difficult getting a local engineer was...

Gas cookers need to be installed "competently" which covers more than just having a leak-free connection. There are several other issues. That means you need a Gas Safe Registered fitter. Once it has been correctly installed, if it has a bayonet connector the owner is permitted to disconnect and...

I have a spring flowering clematis that has now got too large and is out of control. It is a beautiful plant when in flower but now is the time to do something to reduce its size.There seems to be a lot of dead wood at the back and it has grown much higher than the fence on which it is growing...

I have stripped my 35 year old Black and Decker hammer drill for a good clean out, brush and motor bearing change. What is the black grease packed around the gearing, is it just a standard graphite grease? Thanks.