Steve
I used the firefox browser to set up my application. A couple things I did that were different from the instructions were:
In the setup – on the Install WordPress Tab – in the bottom section – I used host numbers instead of my site name in the
FTP Host field: ex: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the x’s represents the numbers of my hosting.) You should be able to get them from your web host.
I used my cpanel user name in the FTP Username field.
I used my cpanel password in the FTP password field.
I left the remote directory blank.
I then set up the Install Plugins and Get Content tabs per the instructions.
I use firefox to run my wp-admin.
I checked my site with both explorer and firefox and it seems to be working properly now.
I hope this helps. Thanks for your help.
jemwrite