Hi, thanks for your reply!
all other tables are created (10 in total) and diagnostic is OK.
So it looks specific to wp_usermeta .
Below is a copy of the page I get after database repair:
The wp_users table is okay.
The wp_usermeta table is not okay. It is reporting the following error: Table 'duanerf.wp_usermeta' doesn't exist. WordPress will attempt to repair this table…
Failed to repair the wp_usermeta table. Error: Table 'duanerf.wp_usermeta' doesn't exist
The wp_posts table is okay.
The wp_comments table is okay.
The wp_links table is okay.
The wp_options table is okay.
The wp_postmeta table is okay.
The wp_terms table is okay.
The wp_term_taxonomy table is okay.
The wp_term_relationships table is okay.
The wp_commentmeta table is okay.
Some database problems could not be repaired. Please copy-and-paste the following list of errors to the WordPress support forums to get additional assistance.
wp_usermeta: Table 'duanerf.wp_usermeta' doesn't exist
Thanks
Francois