I will try that Richard. Incidentally when started today the dots reappeared, restarted they were still there then restarted again...gone! Intermittent is the word for today. Any ideas why I am unable to get on to some sites that I was previously able to get on. For example MSN when I click to register/enter password the bar at the bottom of the screen goes so far and then eventually I get the page telling me to refresh or detect network settings etc.