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First thing I would try is taking the battery out, hold the power button for about 30 seconds, then plug it into the mains with the battery still out, and try and power it up again. This used to work for IBM ThinkPads.

As GDB said, some manufacturers give you a couple of weeks grace after the warranty has officially ended.

 What's the make and model of the laptop, and where did you purchase it from?

My avatar is me in my first 10 miler.

I'm real life I'm a LOT better looking. Honest .

NUMBER 50: Comfortable trainers, if fitted with a turbo booster, all the better
NUMBER 51:My Glasses
NUMBER 52: A girl with a nice arse to run behind.
NUMBER 53: Taking a pee first.
NUMBER 54: Bringing my brain cell fully charged
NUMBER 55: An element of insanity
NUMBER 56: Whinging about my shins
NUMBER 57: Some twat shouting "Knees up! Knees up!" ( Running coach who needs one)
NUMBER 58: Steamed up glasses!
NUMBER 59: The thought that I am going to fitter and faster than I was yesterday.
NUMBER 60: Wishing I could move to the countryside and stop inhaling car fumes
NUMBER 61: Hoping to prove to my family and friends that i'm not 'mad' and 'yes, it is a long way'! ( you all know what i mean)
NUMBER 62: My knee surgeon
NUMBER 63: Support from my personal trainer
NUMBER 64: Rennies or Gaviscon - can't run without these!
NUMBER 65: thinking of a pretty woman just in front of me
NUMBER 66: glucosamine
NUMBER 67: Wishing I could move to the city so I could see where I'm running
NUMBER 68 : My clothes!
NUMBER 69: Neurotically considering the weather and how many people I know who might see me while I decide exactly what to wear.
NUMBER 70: My training partner.
NUMBER 71: My bottlebelt
NUMBER 72: A bit of pasta 98 (pasta that you've had since 1998?)
NUMBER 73: A barely concealed hatred for traffic NUMBER
NUMBER 74: Showing off about it to people at workNUMBER
NUMBER 75 Checking my reflection in shop windows and 'admiring' my cool running form ..
NUMBER 76: Some form of hard surface beneath my feet
NUMBER 77 Looking at people in cars looking at me looking at them
NUMBER 78 wondering if my arse looks big in my track pants (yes men do think that sometimes)
Number 79 My desire to run further and get faster.

I can vouch for Quidco. I've had £147 out of them in my first 6 months. Quite literally money for nothing. 

All you need to do is:

• Register at www.quidco.com
• Every time you make an online purchase, check the quidco website to see if the retailer is listed.
• Click  on the link on the link on the quidco website to access the retailor's site.
• Check your quidco account in a couple of days to make sure the money has gone in (usually takes a couple of hours)

They do charge a £5 annual admin fee, but this is automatically deducted from your earnings so if you don't use the site, you don't get charged.

The big earners are home/car insurance renewals. For example More Than will give you £75 or esure will give you £70. Full list of insurance amounts here

Brand's career highlights to date:

1. Sacked by MTV after dressing up as Osama Bin Laden the day after the September 11th attacks
2. Sacked by Xfm for reading pornographic material live on-air
3. Resigned from the BBC for leaving lewd messages  on Andrew Sach's voicemail.

I only listened to Brand's Radio 2 show a couple of times, but I thought his off the wall comments were hilarious. Maybe he just tapped into my sense of humour.

As for Ross; I just think he's an obnoxious, pompous twat... No one is worth £6mil a year to do a bit of television and radio. There's only one other BBC employee I hate more, and that's Chris Moyles...