well, unfortunately for me... but, some clients still uses legacy apps. especially vb apps. so what can i complain about? This is what they require.. i have given them option to upgrade, well, they will have to think about it... but anyways, thanks for the the sample code.., i got the project running over the LAN, but for XP only.. i advised the owner of the system not to transfer the system to win7 OS.. or compatibility issues may arise.. [RESOLVED]