E-Liam I now consider you something of an internet Guru! It seems to be fixed! Thank you very much indeed! I wonder where the H*ll it came from? I did find this morning a file in my documents & setting folder which the www informed was summat to do with Buddylink and a saddam message. Deleted that and the registry entry (kids whilst I was on holiday). I'd never have found this other and none of the programs out there seem able to detect it!
I owe you several beers! Thank you very much!
BDi