I have had quite a few days like that, not through a dud ssd drive though.................just windows 10 mainly...
I feel your pain mate....

Thanks, Dan.

Most irritating thing so far was setting up a Microsoft account and then being unable to change the PC from referring to me with my full name. It's my bloody computer, I should be able to set it up however I bloody want!

First world problem but at least it's up and running.

Ah yes, like when I wanted to set up Outlook Express again after a re-installation.
I fill in the email, and forget the password or something to verify, I get told to use the code that has been emailed to me....
How the feck do I do that, since I can't use my email account !

I feel for you Strap. My 8 year old HP desktop was totally overwhelmed by the latest programmes so I went to look for a replacement. I bought a cool if overpriced Asus laptop. Installed WoT and it’s fantastic. Naturally Microsoft didn’t want me to transfer Office et al., so I uninstalled WoT and all my other games from the old desktop and lo and behold the old bugger started working again. Agony saved.