I"m trying to catch up on my unread posts.
I put my computer to sleep last week and it wouldn't wake up. A cursory glance (if that) by the
squad suggested that the motherboard may be fried and if they have to replace it (with a more modern equivalent) they will have to do a clean install of the OS and return to factory condition, which will wipe the hard drive. It has been forwarded to the manufacturer's repair depot and I've been told it will take a minimum of three weeks before I hear any news of it again.
I have appropriate backups but I'm tempted to do a clean install of Windows 7 and recover any data (mostly photos and documents) that I need and not even bother installing some of the junk that has accumulated. The OS has been flakey lately so this may be a good time to start fresh.
The printer attached to this computer was our home network printer, and was on its last legs, so we've gone out and bought a fairly cheap but newer model wifi inkjet. It has this feature where you can email it an an attachment and it will print it, probably for use with iPads and smartphones.
The only good news is that the PC still has 2 months before a three-year extended warranty expires.