Right, not being one to let the damn' thing beat me, I've just spent an hour on the phone with my mate Paul. We tried various browser settings, changed the display settings etc all to no avail.
Next, Norton security. Turning it off did the trick! No, not the firewall. So out to the Norton site to find the instructions to fix it. Basically, if you are running Norton, then you need to specifically *permit* this site (and others no doubt), then the simplistic creature that is Computer will see and download the images. Done.
Easy - only took an hour!
For those than might like to follow this route here's the URL to the right place:-
Have fun .............
regards,
Kim Siddorn.
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc - which is certainly true this time.