sorry for the late reply folks donaldsmith - thanks for information - I need shot if it's that easy.

Foxy and nihil - I meant I restored it to factory default I didn't format the drive.

According to the lads Father there were no documents on the device. So I thought what the hell, and performed a F9 due information from a friend.

I am a bit unless on linux so even the basic of problems can delude, in the past I would have had a go - but the fella wanted it back quickly. So I didn't have the time to try and clean it quickly.

I used a peace of software called kon boot but that failed - works fine on Windozes.

So I thought to hell with it and reset it lol

I would like to thank again everyone for their advice and smug comments foxy :P cheers folks