Windows Services, by default, run under the Local System account, which has no rights to any network resources on any machine. If you want your service to be able to get to a shared network resource, you'll have to change the account that the service runs under. Right-click "My Computer" and click Manage. In the left pane of the MMC, expand Services and Applications. Click Services, then find your service in the right pane and double-click it. Click on the LogOn tab, then click on "This account". Type in the account name and password of an account that has permissions to the share you want the service to be able to get to, then click OK. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome