Thanks for the responses. I will definately try out the alternative software ideas to see which works.
I do like this site, it's nice to read about other people and their problems! Living in the UK, I can only envy the Americans for the easy downloads and freebies they get! Basically we only have WHSmith and Waterstones and I really get annoyed having to pay more for an ebook than a paper one!
Oh well, rant over....