I decided to buy some web design software as all the free download ones seem to have their limitations and strings attached, even the one which comes with the hosting account for this forum. One of the free ones I downloaded would only let you upload your creations to their own website (for free) but I want to use the servers I already use so I decided to order some software from Amazon yesterday and it arrived late this afternoon.
I started to install it just before 7-pm this evening and after installing, it has to be registered online with the serial number supplied with it and which has to be done as the program opens up for the first time before you can use it. Sounds easy enough but having entered the serial number, which it accepted, followed by my email address and clicking the 'Register' button, it started the registration process with a spinning wheel showing in the screen for a few seconds and then froze. Eventually the computer told me the program was not responding so I waited for a while and when nothing more happened I closed it down and tried again. This happened a couple more times before I decided to do some cleaning (registry and files using CCleaner) and rebooting the computer. I then tried again, but once more to no avail. I then decided to take 'drastic action' and uninstalled the program and then did a custom install, rather than the standard one that was ticked by default, which then gave me the option to decline another application included with it which I had let it install first time round. After the re-install it went into the registration mode so, holding my breath, once again and for the fifth time this evening, I typed in the 36-digit serial number followed by my email address and clicked 'Register'. I waited and the 'wheel' spun around and continued to spin and ..... IT WORKED!
That was about two and a half hours later at 9-30pm. It would have been going back tomorrow had it not worked then.
I know have a 416-page PDF manual to wade through when I can find the time.