Hi guys,
Thanks for your help, I think perhaps I was being timed out by the server (It seems to be an abnormally slow connection compared with the speeds I would expect). I seemed to have overcome the problem by downloading a new ftp download program that allows me to resume the download. (I have just got the first file off the server in the last couple of minutes).
Thanks for you offers off assistance, and apologies for asking for help a couple of hours too early, I look forward to being able to utilize the software.
Jeff