Thanx Jon
I checked thru the install and CD itself and found you were pretty much spot on
A. Install was corrupted and only showed what I saw (ie the fault)
B Thye CD had 2 minor corruptions either of which could have led to the original fault
I twice transfered the original file over to my install and each time we failed
The files name is "townhub3"
If anyone has got a working file and would delight in sending it my e-mail address is
thecasses@bigpond.com
Thanx - in advance