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is there no end to your talents? were you down at brens lately?

keep them pics comming!

fran, i won't even ask what your up to!

thanks des, i've learned a lot today(the hard way!!) the 150 quoted by the ? expert was for reinstalling the operating system aswell as all updates - i presume it was for time he was charging. anyway all is well and the lad has been confined to his x box from now on!

great pics from you guys as usual:tumbsup:

thanks to all who replied , but the award for the 'saint of the year' goes to Broithe! spot on advice - hit f8 straight to safe mode and system restore, that done, straight to the malware site, downloaded the anti mal stuff, 4 bugs detected and removed . laptop now like new! thanks a mil broithe and pass on my appreciation to the tech whiz kid! pints to ye all:cheers: apparently the problem lay with a site called frostwire - so stay well clear of that crap! PS....I LOVE THIS SITE! - where else would you get help like this?

thanks lads!

i found a windows xp home edition cd, not belonging to the acer but can i use this?

lads, this is a computer question (and it railway related - because without the laptop i cant access the site when away from home!!) im told that any computer repair shop could charge up to 150 euros to get it running, and i would rather spend that on the galway liveried coaches! the laptop is an Acer aspire, it was working fine but my young lad had it for a while and now it starts up ok but you cant get on line or play a dvd , in fact i cant access any programs. there is an antivirus software on the machine and it shows all as secure.however there is a security warning on the bottom right of the screen saying 'firewall warning- hiddeen file transfer to remote host has been detected, activate internet security now' i cant access that either. tried system restore , cant access that . can i press any key on start up to activate factory default settings? any help is appreciated!

great shots there ant - there is something really special about that yellow train!!

UP6936, its an ex BR mark 1 generator van.

brilliant!....now if only i had a jax like that - id stick the mother-in-law on it and hit her with the 600 volts up the kiber pass!

great stuff there jimbo - keep it up

found this little jem of a short film with brendan gleeson as the oul garda sergeant.... [video=youtube;-gT8v4jlh4Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gT8v4jlh4Q&feature=player_detailpage

you are not paranoid Broithe....we ARE talking about you!!

would love to see those pics! i have always said that there must a hugh amount of pics and memorabelia just sitting in boxes in attics around the country just begging to be found....everyone go around to the parents and grandparents gafs and start looking! good luck and enjoy the tour-be sure to take the camera!

too much c2h5oh!

might as well be standing in the real garage! top class:tumbsup:

i think its gone past the solicitor stage - sentence has been passed.......

ah come on and tell us now Uncle J...

excelent yarn J.....38p for chips and coke? - the pound note sure went a long way back then! keep them stories comming:tumbsup:

ah lads - nowadays i just listen as i sit by the fireside supping the black stuff..and none of that oul knee talk ...unless its a female leg of the opposite sex!! johnathan....your writings are like Carlsberg....'worth waiting for!'

not mine but great camera work here too ....never saw a ballast train doubble headed by a pair of 071's:tumbsup: