Hi, thanks for the suggestions, checked port settings and all was as normal.
Tried to install latest download and got corrupt program notice, and also a
pop up from my Spycatcher anti virus, "A suspicious file tried to run"checked
the quarantine and found it referred to Ginstall.dll this is the file needed by
FMS to load the setup. So raced through all my antivirus/spy ware programs
and there they were in quarantine. Changed the programs to allow it to run
and "Eureka" the program loaded. A bit of fine tuning on latest drivers for graphics card and it runs like a dream. So the problem wasn't in WinXpSP2
but the antivirus programs which, though I thought I had closed them, were still running in the background. Hope this is of use to others with the same
frustration I had, and I kept thinking it was the SP2 upgrade which it wasn't.
I installed from a CD with version Alpha 8.3 that came with E sky outfit.
All is happiness