Been having various problems with my PC of late, so decided to go for a full format and reinstall.
Formatted OK, but Windows 7 then refused to install. It decided it no longer liked the drive it had been running on for years.
Had to get 'down and dirty' with DOS to sort the problems out. I used to be a whizz with DOS but years of Windows have clearly blunted my skills (though my profanity skills are still top notch).
Had to destroy the partition that was my drive D:\ though - which was never in the original plan. As such I never specifically duplicated it before starting. Hopefully my backup sets work (backups usually fail when you actually need them).
So what started out as a few hours job has taken all day. As at now Windows is still installing and I still have to reinstall everything (assuming the Windows install completes) after that.
Not a happy bunny.