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Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 21-05-2013, 13:39
Replies: 32
Views: 1,742
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
A single run of chkdsk works for me when imaging...

A single run of chkdsk works for me when imaging fails. Dunno if repeated use of any benefit.

Sector-by-sector is available in Macrium Free.
(See Advanced Options/Compression before you hit Finish...
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 19-05-2013, 23:04
Replies: 32
Views: 1,742
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Note on failed Images (whatever 3rd party app you...

Note on failed Images (whatever 3rd party app you use):-

I find they are often caused by bad sectors.
If you can run chkdsk on all source and destination partitions beforehand, it may work if you...
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 19-05-2013, 22:48
Replies: 38
Views: 1,456
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Large repair companies and courier companies also...

Large repair companies and courier companies also manage to permanently lose laptops often enough as well.
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 11-05-2013, 21:36
Replies: 10
Views: 495
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Do you backup your stuff? If not, it would be a...

Do you backup your stuff?

If not, it would be a good idea to keep your old drive, in caddy, for that purpose.
ie don't erase it, sell it etc.

Good luck with your new purchase and getting...
Forum: General Discussion 10-05-2013, 19:13
Replies: 152
Views: 4,787
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Happy memories for me, it felt very familiar....

Happy memories for me, it felt very familiar. Even though I grew up in and around the City of London in the 1970s.
Forum: General Discussion 10-05-2013, 10:16
Replies: 105
Views: 3,296
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Police put their foot in it again.

Police put their foot in it again.
Forum: General Discussion 09-05-2013, 22:37
Replies: 21
Views: 473
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
There is no such thing as bad weather...

There is no such thing as bad weather...
Forum: General Discussion 06-05-2013, 13:11
Replies: 55
Views: 2,719
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
More likely to fall on your head

More likely to fall on your head
Forum: General Discussion 06-05-2013, 13:09
Replies: 19
Views: 612
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
All the DIY sheds, Screwfix and Toolstation seem...

All the DIY sheds, Screwfix and Toolstation seem open most of the year (incl Sundays) which I find very useful.

Plumbase open Saturday afternoons now, from website, except in my town where Sat 12pm...
Forum: General Discussion 06-05-2013, 13:01
Replies: 19
Views: 612
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
To be fair, merchants are shut, and I don't know...

To be fair, merchants are shut, and I don't know about how near Screwfix is for OP, but my nearest is 10 miles, while B&Q is half a mile.

I am intrigued how much Doctors charge for simple plumbing...
Forum: General Discussion 06-05-2013, 11:57
Replies: 19
Views: 612
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
I know what you mean. Wives are horrendously...

I know what you mean. Wives are horrendously expensive.
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 05-05-2013, 20:36
Replies: 15
Views: 822
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
£5 voucher if you go over £50. eg with a set of...

£5 voucher if you go over £50. eg with a set of inks.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/giftvoucher1.htm
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 05-05-2013, 19:10
Replies: 15
Views: 822
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Argos and Epson is my recommendation for...

Argos and Epson is my recommendation for convenience and cheap cartridges (search amazon and ebay)

For example...
Forum: General Discussion 05-05-2013, 18:50
Replies: 55
Views: 2,719
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
'Great' thread OP. Good to share experiences that...

'Great' thread OP. Good to share experiences that maybe helpful to others.
Glad you got away lightly.


In fact lithium battery problems are widely known and reported, eg recent Boeing Dreamliner...
Forum: General Discussion 04-05-2013, 22:27
Replies: 87
Views: 2,496
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
2 stores in Cornwall, 1 in Devon (Newton Abbot...

2 stores in Cornwall, 1 in Devon (Newton Abbot for me) and a new one in Merthyr Tydfil (does that count as South West?).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trago_Mills
Forum: General Discussion 04-05-2013, 22:18
Replies: 87
Views: 2,496
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Trago is great for bargains, though not as good...

Trago is great for bargains, though not as good as it used to be.
Petrol is 4p a litre cheaper than in my town there.
Kiddies can enjoy the fun park.

It may look weird and dated but it's worth a...
Forum: General Discussion 04-05-2013, 11:23
Replies: 76
Views: 2,061
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Does a bin man working two shifts with overtime...

Does a bin man working two shifts with overtime work as hard as a millionaire executive doing 16 hours a day?

Obscene pay, for the top dogs, is one of the bad points about privatisation.
'Working...
Forum: General Discussion 04-05-2013, 09:50
Replies: 62
Views: 2,886
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Today, me and my laptop will mostly stay in the...

Today, me and my laptop will mostly stay in the loo, in homage to this thread.
Maybe we could make a BH weekend of it.

Webcam is off, naturally.
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 02-05-2013, 19:05
Replies: 34
Views: 1,056
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
My 9 yr old Compaq Desktop is IDE but still has...

My 9 yr old Compaq Desktop is IDE but still has two unused SATA connectors on the Motherboard.

I spotted them once when poking around inside, when fitting an IDE to SATA converter.
They were clearly...
Forum: General Discussion 02-05-2013, 18:53
Replies: 10
Views: 509
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
If you are ever down this way, visit...

If you are ever down this way, visit...
Forum: General Discussion 01-05-2013, 21:05
Replies: 40
Views: 1,985
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Did they blow the bloody doors off?

Did they blow the bloody doors off?
Forum: General Discussion 27-04-2013, 01:10
Replies: 10
Views: 333
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Yes Yes Yes C&C series was the best ever. Played...

Yes Yes Yes C&C series was the best ever. Played all of them st £20-30 a time in late nineties,

(and Doom)

Now you can buy the series for under a tenner.

Who was that sniper? I forget, a Russian...
Forum: General Discussion 27-04-2013, 00:57
Replies: 217
Views: 6,686
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
American OP many pages...

American OP many pages ago.

Worcester=Wooster

Towcester is interesting.

And I got brownie points many years ago from knowing how to pronounce Tolquhoun/Colquhoun.

Fit like?
Forum: PC & Mac Hardware and Software 27-04-2013, 00:48
Replies: 33
Views: 1,810
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
Good to hear you are sorted. Regarding other...

Good to hear you are sorted.

Regarding other comments about HP/Compaq, yes they are the same.

Re: Touchpads, I have never liked them, or the IBM Nipple.

Logitech wireless mouse fine for me....
Forum: General Discussion 24-04-2013, 12:39
Replies: 169
Views: 4,818
Posted By RobinOfLoxley
I never drink 'on the hoof', but yesterday I...

I never drink 'on the hoof', but yesterday I needed a drink to go with my brekkie while out and about.

Dismayed by the rip-off snacks'n'drinks section at the supermarket, I moved down the aisles and...
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