Thanks for the replies.
We both ordered the DVD of our experience and it should come within a couple of weeks.
I'll try and get it posted on youtube and give you a link.
It was stomach churning stuff!
I managed to get my control panal back using a combination of 'W' key and F9/F10/F11/F12.
I'm not quite sure what I did but a combination of pressing these keys seems to have got it back.
I then lost it again when I installed TrackIR5!
However I got it back again using a combination of these keys!
Not sure exactly what I've done but it worked.
Probably nothing to do with bojote'