Rob

thanks for the help rob- drivinfast247 had the right fixFYI--future ref.'Another thing you can try is go to: TOOLS-INTERNET OPTIONS, then click the ADVANCED tab, then towards the bottom press the 'Reset' button' that did it !ahhhh feel better already--hak

thanx Rob- I have added more posts to the geeks forum in re to the prob. any ideas will be much appreciated.--Len

Welcome to the forum ! there is lots of good info about laers here and a lot of good people to help ! so have fun and rember don't put an eye out !