Found this possibility ...
http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3762
If you are running under Vista there seem to be a few challenges. What a surprise.
Here is the fix:
"Are you using Vista by any chance?
If you are, the solution is to install the client somewhere other than Program Files (C:\FAH is a sensible replacement)."
Texas Booster...YOU ARE THE MAN! Many thanks.
Just discovered that if you close the windows on the running text, it shuts F@H down.