Hi - FIXED
Came back on a new day and started again and the problem is that I was trying to do the install from a second pc communicating to the Moodle Server. As soon as I performed the install on the actual Moodle server itself everything worked.
Maybe obvious if you are technical but I am pushing my IT skill set to do the site admin side - thankfully I am documenting things for the future as I learn
Thanks again for your suggestion
Jeff