Is the Registry size large enough to accomodate the changes? I've seen where this prevents a users desktop from retaining custom settings because the max regisrty size was 8MB and the actual registry size was 9MB. Right-click My Computer -> Properties -> Performance -> Change. You'll see Maximum Registry size in lower right-hand corner. This is for NT4, not sure about 2000 yet. Hope this helps.

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Erik - MCP, CNA, A+
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