Just another note based upon what I just read….
If you haven’t thrown out the old fuse, I would search over at your local Radio Shack (or some other electronics store) for an identical fuse. Reason being… If the fuse from your VCR allows more current than the ‘broken’ fuse, you could damage your PC completely. (Especially if you put the screwdriver in it while plugged in :colgate: )
The new fuse will likely work for you, but if some faulty component were to draw more current than the old fuse is rated for (and the new fuse allows that current to pass), it might ruin some of the other board components requiring you to purchase a new motherboard, processor, or both.
Glad you got it working, though! One more step and it should be just like new.
Andrew