Oops, there's nothing wrong with charger...it was a blown fuse for the power point. :o

The good news is I got the laptop sorted. A good clean out of the registry did the trick. A bit of advice for anyone else planning a registry clean, ALWAYS back up your registry first. It can really mess up your PC, I learned that the hard way a few years back.

Anyway, I'm happy now. All is good in the world.