Create a group - "Rocks" perhaps - and put your users in it. Limit the permissions on the group to just those capabilities your test operators (we called them 'factory rocks' at General Dynamics, hence the group name) actually need. Give the group access to only those files and folders they need to use to run the tests. To control the desktop, you can use a mandatory profile. I haven't had a need to do this, so I can't give you the step-by-step instructions, but it sounds simple. For each user, a folder is created in Documents and Settings. Adding the extension .MAN to the folder makes everything in it mandatory. The user can still make changes while logged on, but the mandatory settings will be restored on the next logon. If you have a number of users accessing the same machine, this could get tedious, and it might be simpler to create one generic profile for all users, then simply supply the path to it in the User Account properties page in the Profiles tab. Better yet, take away their keyboards and rodents and supply them with a single "go" button.:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)