Have investigated a full day without success.

Next suggestion..
Does anyone have a WORKING F886 program, in PBP 2.60, with MPASM, (onWin7 PRO 64 bit on a laptop) that does work? that they could show me (at least the WORKING configs and DEFINES sections ) and let me copy into my setup just to let me see that my setup is OK and compiling successfully.
Otherwise, I am feeling I will migrate over to Great Cow ans see if that does everything? Much as I would prefer to stay with the MEL stuf 'cos I do normally know enough to bluff my way through. FYI I am using the CHIPINO board for some projects, or at least I will if I can get my setup going.