unlikely to have 'written it off', may have just needed the magic touch of a geek or two.... just like most 8's would benefit from a touch of your magic!


I can usually recover most stuff from laptops/PCs as long as the disk actually spins up.

Have you thought of getting a basic netbook like an ASPIRE ONE? I have one and TBH its an ace piece of kit for 150 quid. it would also mean you can keep your personal 'downloads' seperate from teh business PC!