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Boggin:
It was just a Warfarin blood test and I'm still in the range - got to go back in 3 weeks time.

Not everyone has a Win 7 install disk which is why I've described how to create a System Repair Disk which you can also boot up with to get to the RE.

Also Happy Easter :)

munchie2222:
 I attached a doc with an update and would appreciate your advice whenever you get a chance so one again have a great Easter.
Pete

Boggin:
The Recovery Disks if they are the same as Toshiba allow you to create are a copy of the Recovery Partition which can factory reset your computer by booting up with them when all is lost, but you would lose all of your personal stuff as it would be taken to back out of the box.

This would also occur if you chose the reset options if you chose not to back up first.

The Repair disk may be the same as I've described to create and age wouldn't diminish that (unlike us :) ), other than perhaps damage to the disk, but you could create a new one just to be sure.

I'm not sure what that back up disk could be.

Create a new System Repair disk and then if those bootrec commands don't resolve the slow boot ups then get yourself an external HDD to back up your personal stuff to and then you could have your son use one of the factory reset options.

While the computer will auto reset, the tedious work comes afterwards when you have to run Windows Updates, reinstall your programs, load your personal stuff back on then update the likes of Java and Adobe products and possibly reinstall a printer.

This can be quite tiring.

When you use Windows to back up your files, when you come to restore them, Windows doesn't always put them back where it found them which is why I prefer to manually back up using drag & drop.

As for the mouse causing the freeze on left click, it could be that the mouse is defective and trying another could eliminate - perhaps your son has one you could borrow ?

Just a thought, when the computer freezes up, does left clicking again unfreeze it ?

munchie2222:
Does age diminish people, I never noticed!
My Son is an iron worker and he is out of town most of the time so I am going to take my time and start all over from your first suggestion.
Do you think after I pull the power cord, battery and press the power button that I should re run your program? I am going to purchase the pro version today and was wondering if you could describe which sections of the pro I should run or should I run the entire program and when I do a back-up should it be done on a DVD or like you mentioned an external hard drive?
I won't bother you again until I am finished trying to solve the problem and I can't thank you enough for your help, you are a good person, too bad there aren't more people in this world like you.
Sincerely
Pete Bauer

Boggin:
I would think that you've had the computer switched off long enough for what a cold boot assimilates, so there's no need to go through that procedure.

A cold boot is just a quick way to drain the memory which occurs naturally when the capacitors drain over a period of time when the machine is switched off.

To recap, on going back through your thread, you say the computer works okay in Safe Mode - does this include when using the mouse ?

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