Hi Bob,
I am sorry for not replying earlier I have been away.
I added the script 2nd after the opening <head> tag:
This is the Template index.php page not the primary Joomla index.php found in root.
For example structure inside my Templatename/ folder is
Templatename/css
Templatename/html
Templatename/images
Templatename/js
component.php
favicon.ico
index.html
index.php - this is the file you need to add the <script type="text/javascript">jQuery.noConflict();</script> to
template_preview.png
template_thumbnail.png
templatedetails.xml
Try adding the script in notepad first, upload new index.php to server and clear cache - both in Joomla and your web browser and if it doesn't stick go through Joomla's Template Manager
- select "Templates" and "Template Files"
- select "edit main page template"
- scroll down the code to where the opening <head> tag is and enter the script there.
I really do hope that this helps you because I know how hard it is to get support out of ARTIO when its template related. Have you tried switching to a different template and testing if the problem still remains? If it is template related there is not much to do besides forum trolling. I am a web designer myself and I know how stressful it is so i hope it all works out for you.