All i did to change was to ensure that my virus prog accepted that awesomania or what ever the right name it is in the browser and where ever other settings i could tell it to allow it acces to the net .
Then I ran the updater and low and Behold whoever did the up dates here
THANK YOU BIG time .
in fact thanks all here for there offers of help / guidance
all seems fine again ... till another SOE update ...interferance