Thank you for all you responses, I did try you tube and Google but unfortunately I didn't understand the instructions.
Yes a camera is best to use but this plonker when I went away forgot to pack the cable from camera to laptop so I couldn't transfer. Well that left me once the batteries had run out with only my IPhone for taking photos.
Yes I did use the slot on my laptop for the photos from the camera I had already taken but after the batteries ran out I had no other choice than the IPhone,
Anyhow I did actually transfer the photos, complete miracle. I went to turn off my laptop and in the box which comes up is a list of different things I think these may be called aps, one of them was Photos so I clicked on it and it came up with a window. I can't explain how I did it just tried a few things and low and behold the photos transferred.
Things you find stressful that other people don't notice.