Turned on the PC this morning - back to square one! Internet Explorer, Outlook, Frintpage - none of them would run!
So I've spent a second successive day fighting my PC. Ran a program to tidy up the registry, no improvement. Tried doing a system restore again in safe mode - it took ages then when it restarted the PC the system restore program crashed! Now my MacAfee security software won't come up (it's running, but the 'security centre' won't display). Things have gone from bad to worse.
Now I remember why I was so keen to retire early from the computer industry!
At least I managed to take a break from it and wander round Bison Hill at Whipsnade for an hour or so. Lots of cowslips and Peacock butterflies, and a Willow Warbler (I think!). And I think I've just seen a Lesser Whitethroat in the garden!