Thanks for the marrige advice from everybody!!

We get a new hard drive soon so I will be happyily gaming again soon - we plan to upgrade with a new machine later this year which is good as the processor is a little long in the tooth and our graphics is definately lacking.

As for this being a subtle plan from my wife to get more attention - she doesn't believe in subtlety - if she wants attention she just tells me!! - but I have developed a sixth sense about such things - thats what 14 years of marrige and 2 kids does!!