Thanks AntCity and Kasmojazz, My husband is taking everything off my pc in an hour or two and reloading to try to fix it. What a nightmare these pc's are when they play up. However, I'm lucky I have such a helpful husband otherwise I'd be stuck. I'm useless at techno stuff.
BTW I love the names you've both come up with for yourselves i.e. AntCity and Kasmojazz. I hate my username. It's a string of nonsense that's not at all easy to quote or remember.
Hoping to be back to normal soon with my email. Thanks for your good wishes. Please hold your breath and cross your fingers etc for me. Maybe you should exhale now and then also! Catherine