<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Toshiba laptop, about 5 years old. Hate to buy a new one because I have the OED on my drive and presumably it cannot be copied to a new one. I called a shop and they were evasive. Good work before by them, though.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">There is nothing currently connected to this PC. I did try to install a HP laserjet which I never did get to work even with the DVD, but it printed anyway. Hmm. But I disconnected the usb cord until I can find a way to install it as a wireless device. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Maybe I'll just bite the bullet and get some kind of Apple. bill w <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:17 PM, BillK <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com" target="_blank">pharos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 2 February 2016 at 21:48, William Flynn Wallace wrote:<br>
> Thanks, Bill K - it sounds to me like it's time for a computer shop tuneup,<br>
> as little of what you suggested is in my ability to fix.<br>
><br>
> Could it be a hard drive dying?<br>
><br>
<br>
</span>It could be any connected device. The usual problem solving technique<br>
is to disconnect or replace one thing at a time and see if the error<br>
goes away.<br>
<br>
If you are going to a computer shop the repair could be expensive if<br>
it takes a while to solve. Get an estimate first! If your computer is<br>
old, buying a new machine could be the better option.<br>
You could ask the shop to copy your files off your old hard drive (if<br>
it still works). He can do this by removing the hard drive and<br>
connecting it to another computer.<br>
<br>
But he might be lucky and find the fault quickly.<br>
<br>
Best of luck! BillK<br>
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