Keef----Thanks for that. I am not on broadband however---but--I posted a similar message on another site and lo and behold---somebody else had the same problem with McAfee. So, after yet another ( alleged ) error by them, I think another VP is the way to go here. Interestingly enough, the auto downloads have now ceased when I start up the PC. --so possibly they have actually recognised they have a problem? Another message I got told me that I needed Win 5.5 or above plus 128 etc--all of which I have.
This isn't the first time McAfee have gone t£ts up on me or others--notably when they decided to auto log people on when they were simply using Word for example.