(solved) Problems with programming Due....

I recently bought a DUE - thinking it might be fun to play with a serious grunt machine rather than nanos etc...

The IDE (1.6.9) only suggests COM1 as a port - when I use that port to load up nanos etc it appears as COM8 and works fine

And it doesn't work on the DUE

I've connected to the programming port on the DUE. When plugged in , Windows XP says I need a driver.. but the automatic installer can't find it.

Am I being particularly stupid?

edit ... yes I was - read the 'getting started page... sorry.

regards

Allan

edit : the IDE says 'no device found on COM1'