Bungleau - thanks for the response. I have tried the Ctrl attack but to no avail. If you just back away from a creature they will attack you, which is what I do, and I still do not attack anything despite clicking with the sword (fight) icon showing on cursor.
I have since found I cannot click on the gates to go back into the village either, so my clicks are not being registered.
I hope the dll thing helps you, and I will make a new thread, as nothing in this tech thread mentions what I am going through!