I dont believe what i managed to do Steve
after all this time trying various ways to fix the problem it turned out to be user error
ive been simming to long to mention and it has never happened before but it has now
i accidentally turned off show when paused
and guess what, it was just paused every time i loaded a flight
What an idiot
Anyway Steve all is well again
so off to buy my new version many thanks for your prompt replies as usual
Regards
Garry