Thx for the welcome and assist brummyfan - I was able to finish the setup and am using Win8 now - am still not sure what the problem was but discovered I had to use the space bar in order to make progress through some of the screens - the tab, enter and arrow keys would not always do what I...
Installation went fine as a dual boot with Win7. However I have been unable to complete the initial setup. Navigating the screens is a nightmare for selecting options like the wireless connection. Got past that to the screen after entering my email address where it asks for my email password. I...