Ah ha, that sorted it ! Down grading Java to v7 is the answer ... so I suppose it is a develpoer issue after all ?!
Many thanks for the assistance.

Darn, and DOUBLE Darn ! :((

Nope :( ... made no difference ... still showing the same error message and the software people are adamant that it's a Java issue and nothing to do with the program installer ... and trying to get...

Now ! ... there's a thought !

I downloaded the 64bit version as I'm running a 64bit WIndows 10 OS and can't see anything that would cause this in the JCP !!!

Total mystery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... does, however, highlight the...

Tried installing a program and received an error message advising that JRE needs to be uninstalled and reinstalled from the off-line installer.
I did this and then tried to install the program...