by Tony Pattinson.
Problem 1 SOLVED whooopeeeee.
As a brand new user I decided to dump everything I had and perform a brand new install.
I now have icons and pictures.
However the new install still has problem 2. Even though the php.ini file has the intl extension enabled moodle is still not recognising it. I plan on having course material in both English and French so I presume I will need this extension to work.
Any suggestions folks?