Creating New Book in Book Module

I am having trouble creating a new book. I am fairly new to Drupal (about 6 months). I have searched the forums and found some things on creating a new book, but have not seen this particular problem. I have also read the documentation and either haven't found it or didn't understand it. I will try to give as much information as I can. If there is anything else that is needed, please let me know.

I am using Drupal 6.10
I have enabled the Book Module.
I have given permissions to admin, even though it should work without permissions, since I am logged in as admin1.

Procedure I am using:
1. I click on Content and it takes me to my main page (I don't know if that is a mistake or not.)
2. I click on Create Content.
3. I click on Book Page.
4. I give the Book Page a Title.
5. In the body field, I have tried with and without text.
6. Settings:
Imput Format: Full HTML
URL path settings: I give it a name. I have clean URLs enabled.
Comment settings: Read/Write
Publishing options: Published
Book Outline: This is where I think I am having the trouble. Weight is set at 0 by default. When I click on the Book drop down menu, I click on . The little clock goes around for a few seconds. The message under the drop down menu says "This will be the top-level page in this book." The drop down menu stills says . Nothing else changes. I then save the page.
7. When I go to "Books" list, nothing is listed. If I go to "Content" list, it is there as a book page.

I don't have any problem creating a book page. I just can't create a book. I have also gone to edit and clicked on the "Outline" tab, but it does the same thing - the little clock goes around and nothing changes.

Other information: I do have a folder called "Books" in my httpdocs folder. I don't know if that would create a conflict or not.
I did try using the forum module in the past, but am not using it anymore. One forum topic I read had to do with a conflict between the forum module and the book module. I couldn't tell if this applied to my problem or not.

I am a novice, so I do not know too much about php and changing things in the background. My son takes care of databases for a living, but doesn't know alot about php, so if this involves making a change in php, I will need help with step by step instructions. If it has to do with changing something in a database, my son could probably figure it out, if someone could just point us in the right direction.

If other information is needed, I will gladly get back as soon as possible. The Drupal forum has been a real help. Usually I can find an answer by searching, but this time, I just wasn't finding enough to be able to take care of the problem. It is probably a very simple solution, like turning the computer on, but I'm not seeing the switch to turn it on.

Thanks you for your help.