Thanks for the info.
I think this was probably a combination of the Firefox issue you linked
tracker05, and the fact that I have an awful connection where I am - as far away from
all substations in the area as you can get *sigh*. Kudos to you for the link, I'm sure this will help me in the future too.

Hope you managed to get the demo in the end.
I ended up using a Torrent because I got so fed up with it. I just wish I could have added to the counter.
Kaylzee, the torrent I used was this one, which was also linked somewhere else in this forum;
http://www.gamershel...oad_70000.shtml. It's all legit, perhaps you could try this?
Now to go and fix the d3dx9_43.dll issue. *sigh*
Thanks again for the help!