Well, I think so too. But look, the main thread of COM object is also one of the threads of IIS (inetinfo.exe), but there I can't access files over network. And user settings for IIS are usual, IUSR_ComputerName, which has rights like Guest account (e.g. - no rights :) ). But a simple thread, opened from this COM object, looks like it has much more permissions... Dunno why. All I want to know right now, if I can use this feature, or maybe it will be fixed as security hole, lol Philip Patrick Web-site: www.stpworks.com "Two beer or not two beer?" Shakesbeer Need Web-based database administrator? You already have it!