yes i have thought about that, and ive been doing some searching on the issue, but as yet i cant find a solution, which is why i decided to have ago with it on wine. this is the error i get trying to run the linux version (i know this isnt the place) Code: error while loading shared libraries: libQtAssistantClient.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory this is some kind of library issue, but as yet i cant figure out why i get the error as i have the qt packages, libraries etc etc installed, but oh well persistance pays of. cheers