My laptop is almost back to normal. Windows had somehow become corrupted during an update. After spending £47 , which I consider money very spent. I am back working on the book. Chapter nine is coming along well. Even after the aaghghgh of losing all my changes in wordpad whilst the laptop was "away". The only problem I am dealing with is that the technician naturally told the computer that it should be a UK keyboard and some of the keys are in different locations, but I now have a £ keystroke!