Dismounted, you definitely know what you're doing!

your changes to the code worked, i had the script defined as helpvideos, used that and the counter is showing again, so i have reset it to zero and will post back.....thanks very much!!!!
--------------- Added [DATE]1232535496[/DATE] at [TIME]1232535496[/TIME] ---------------
UPDATE: Yep, that seems to work perfect, i logged out and accessed the custom page several times, i was shown the hit counter but no figures, then logged back in, clicked the page and the counter figures were seen and incremented.
1 question, can i use the IF condition you posted in my script around the counter stuff to prevent non members even seeing the counter box?