I remember when using VB6 it had a thing about increasing the version number at the slightest opportunity. Maybe this is the same problem? I seem to remember an option in the object to stick with a particular version, pointing the settings at a Version Compatible Component to make this happen comes to mind.

NTFS permissions are still set the same way, domain or no. Your problem is that in a workgroup setup, each machine maintains it's own set of accounts and no machine trusts the accounts of another. So... I still have no idea what a web service has to do with this or what you're ultimately trying to accomplish. Your description doesn't make much sense. A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic      2006, 2007, 2008

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