Thanks Bobby - I hadn't even realised.  Phew!

I think (apart from all the other problems like trying to get Daz sorted etc) I think what's killed the laptop is a bad install of quicktime.

I thought we'd cured the laptop and was copying files from Prog files/DAZ/bryce - not the presets I always keep those up-to-date every so often anyway - I was just making sure, copying scene files etc, even though I think they arrive when you install afresh anyway.... and the laptop bluescreened on me - again.

I store Bryce scene files (my own) on an external drive anyway so they are safe... for now.

I have now got the PC working with it's cool, fresh, new, hard-drive and I'm determindly not looking at the laptop.

Just ordered a new hard drive for the laptop, so when I go home Husband can fit & install that and then try to see if he can save any info from the 'sickypoo' drive.

sigh...

Like I said in another desperate thread not so long ago - back up - often!

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by the shade it casts.
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