finally some sucess.
i re-installed it on top of its self and got the same result of nothing working.
i then tried the driver test again and got the same.
then i tried just clicking on the driver files to see where they were in the properties section and couldnt see anything out of order, while rerunning the driver test between each driver file i tried. the driver test kicked into life after i looked at the "specialdriver.exe" file. dont know if that is what brought it to life and i dont really care because i have full movement in all 3 axis's and at a much better rate than i expected. i am getting around 3000mm/min out of x and y 1500 out of z. rather fast when the travel is only 100x60x60. thanks for your help
will talk again soon
matt