It sounds like the drivers for your display adaptor are not loaded properly.

Try going into device manager, uninstalling the display adaptor and restarting the computer. With luck, it will find the new hardware and install the drivers.

If that doesn't work, you will have to download the drivers for your adaptor.

My computer started playing up on Monday (July 6) in that it opened up and then immediately shut down. I got it up and running again using Acronis Restore from a backup done on July 3, the last available backup. I now can't find photographs that were downloaded from the camera (and deleted from the the memory stick, of course!) on July 5. Is there any hope of finding them or are they lost forever?

TOK
You should be able to get them back using undelete software either on your computers hard disk or the memory stick. I'm guessing that the Acronis restore has basically reformatted your disk so recovering the pictures from there could be difficult though not impossible.

First remove the memory stick from the camera to prevent any changes being made to it.

Try to leave your computer switched off in case you need to attempt recovery from that, to do so will involve some special software - I think I paid around 30 - and you will have to mount the hard disk on another machine.

Undeleting pictures from the memory stick is straight forward. Do a Bing search for "undelete pictures" and you have loads of choice. You should be able to find a program that lets you try before you buy.

Hi Optimist I uninstalled the display adapter...rebooted...gets to load windows...but then a blank screen....obv has not reloaded another or same...adapter...how do I get back to where I was please?

Foale

Try starting in safe mode.

how do I do that...is it f12 on boot up?

TOK,

I chose Photorescue

I'm sure they do try before you buy.

It takes some time and you lose your file numbering - but at least it saves your reputation.....

TP

Foale

F8 at boot.

F 8 I think.

wont go into safe mode...hangs

-- Exec,

Thanks for that - I've used Google for years, but never tried the Shopping link!

Even with that the prices aren't wildly cheap - still over 40 once VAT and delivery are in. Sigh. It's a wondrous mouse... but 40 for a mouse?!

Seems a pretty good deal given that RRP is 79.99.

Ha! GPB24.43 from EasyToBuyThem.com

Well happy with that (provided the company actually exists, and isn't a scam to steal CC numbers!)

Will know in a couple of days

What currency is GPB? Hopefully not a scam one.

Foale

When does it hang?

Try selecting last known good configuration after you press F8.

I hope you haven't paid yet, zz...

I have to say that 24.43 including postage is a good deal for an item Logitech lists at 79.99. In fact, too good to be true.

The site easytobuythem.com was first registered on June 15th 2009 behind a cloaking service.

The shipping and returns section says that all items are shipped from New York. However if you look at the About Us section it lists UK details.

If you search for a phrase on the website you will find a number of identical sites, identical down to the same misspelling in their contact email address: adminstrator@.........

Google search

Back to your site, if you look up their postcode L22 0PJ, this is the firm at that postcode:

Merseyside Probation Service
Burlington House
Crosby Road North
LIVERPOOL
L22 0PJ

The STD code for Liverpool of course is 0151 and not 0161.

=8-0

eep! I might be heading towards cancelling my C/Card again...

Having said that, I think I only paid 30 for the last one that I bought - Dell had a special deal on them at the time. I will keep a close eye on my CC account

Just dialled their number, 0161 872 9800 is not recognised.

Thanks TP and Opti. Photorescue worked almost too easily. Makes one wonder how much deleted stuff is actually deleted. Quite alarming!