>>Hi,
>>Would this work for you:http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/monitor-web-site-availability/
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>Thanks Viv
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>I'll take a look
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>I've put something together in VFP at the mo (thanks Naomi) after overcoming a Vista issue but I will look at that as well..

Nick,

If you found some workaround for your problem, can you also please post your steps? We have Vista boxes and perhaps we're having the same problem, I don't recall.