>Thanks for the info... This will definitely help me determine what is happening. Also, since I have VS 6, I now know where to look for the information next time. :-)
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Hi Patric,

Since Ed's already given you the details on the error codes. Perhaps, I can suggest a solution for the device not ready. I haven't tested this to see if it applies, but...

DECLARE INTEGER SetErrorMode IN Win32API;
  INTEGER fuErrorMode
* 1 = SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS
lnoldmode = SetErrorMode(1)
* Code here, and when done...
= SetErrorMode(lnoldmode)

From what you describe, a brief pause in execution, either by a short loop or a call to the Sleep() function, then a retry might do the trick.

I think that the other error might be caused by an invalid user name, rather than bad password. I think that might generate an ERROR_INVALID_PASSWORD error rather than a login failure.

hth,