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Many thanks for that info Robert,and it just goes to prove that Bosses will always find a way of reinventing themselves. Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.

Time Computers, which sank into administration last summer leaving debts of £70m and the loss of more than 500 jobs, rose from the ashes last week as a new company, Time UK Factory. According to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, the new company, which is backed by two of the original founders of Time Computers, Dr Tariq Mohammed and Tahir Mohsan, plans to produce PCs and large screen televisions in what was the Time Computers factory at Simonstone near Burnley. Granville Technology Group (GTG), the parent company of Time Computers, has been in administration since July 2005. A spokesman for the administrators, Grant Thornton, confirmed that the Time name had been sold as part of the disposal of GTG's assets, and said that the company that bought it 'had nothing whatsoever to do with the previous owners'. MPs have called for an inquiry into the collapse of Granville amid claims that millions of pounds are unaccounted for. However, the Grant Thornton spokesman told ZDNet UK that 'there is no suggestion that money has been shooting off all over the place'. Another asset of GTG was the Tiny Computers name, which was sold to Watford Electronics in November. Tiny Computers had been acquired by GTG after it had first gone into administration some years previously. Grant Thornton were also the administrators on that occasion. The Mohsans sold their interest in GTG/Time Computers some time before the company went into administration. The Mohsans had been heavily criticised for their stewardship of Time Computers by employees of the company. Some have claimed that the Mohsans had continued to be involved with the various Time/Tiny/GTG companies after severed formal ties with the companies. The resumption of manufacturing at Simonstone could be good news for many of the ex-employees of GTG who have been out of work since the plant closed down. However, the thousands of customers who lost money when GTG went into administration have no more hope of recovering their money. Brian Trevaskiss, a spokesman for the new company, told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that the Time factory 'is up and running and our direct sales operation will be starting in February or the beginning of March. 'We currently have around 30 employees, but we expect this to grow when we begin the direct sales operation.' Mr Trevaskiss said the company would not rule out taking on former employees or some of those made redundant at the nearby Philips TV glass factory last year. Prior to the collapse of GTG, Trevaskiss was the marketing director of Tiny Interesting Bob

Hi, I'm not quite 5'...... so will i qualify like Dea?? Helen

I had both a Google and a Yahoo toolbar arrive on my desktop from somewhere. If I unchecked Google the Yahoo bar disappeared and Vikky Verkky. Tiny computers have been taken over by Watford. Time by somebody else, can't remember who. David

I can now update the matter quite considerably.Following recent and persistent 'Runtime' error messages,I decided to search for an answer.I seached on Yahoo,and it appears that i have noit been the only one suffering such Error messages,and I also found a solution.It appears that the person got rid of their Google Toolbar as I now have done,and got rid of such messages. Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.

Sorry William, I never had anything like that when I did use it... I did log on to AOL with a dial-up line about 2 years ago, & it was fine, tho as i say, I don't use it now. (needed bigger disc/faster chip/more RAM etc) If it helps, its running Win 98, is yours more recent? Perhaps its their standard cop-out cos Microsoft can't be bothered to get to grips with it.

Hi, I'm ALMOST 5 ft. 1' - Do I qualify? Dea Xxx

Thanks Vicki for the reply,but I am being bothered by an Error Message;'Run Time Error' which the Microsoft 'Help and Support' states is peculiar to Computers that were made by tiny.whenever I receive such an Error Message,it causes my internet connection to cease,and I have to reconnect.It is very annoying to say the least. Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.

I've got an old one that still works, tho I don't use it anymore...

Is there anyone using Computer equipment that was made by the Company that has since ceased trading-Tiny? Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.