thanks oopsie yup daft error....i do mean migrate as my joomla is 1.5.something! I do actually have xampp somewehre but never really used it much.
to be honest i think my problem is i periodically look into joomla and modifying the site and trying to work out migration but i leave it so long in between attempts that i never actually manage to get my head round ot ir even remember what ive previously looked at!
yes it is migration i mean....i cant even get that right oops

thanks for the replies