Check your HOST file. Make sure the entry is there. C:WindowsSystem 32drivers/etcThank you for taking the time to reply to me. I checked the HOST file - everything was ok. I think i may have used the wrong emulator version as was suggested, i deleted everything and reinstalled then used the later version of the emulator --- and it worked !! :) Many thanks for the tip - I knew it would be something silly i had done - so i've written some instructions down so i don't forget in the future.