Jim,

You are quite right about the registry being tied to the machine instead of the user, for the time being.

I don't have mobile users so this doesn't adversely affect me.

>The problem with using the registry, IMHO, is that it is machine dependent, rather than user dependent. If a user changes machines that info is lost. Like Mr. Booth, I also use a DBF. This allows me to store other User definable parameters, such as: Toolbars on Form, or Free? Warn before Cascading Deletes? Warn Before Cancel? ToolTips and Status Bar On/Off? Show Required Fields in a different Color? ByPass the City and State, having the ZipCode determine that... You could do all that in the registry, but setting it back up for a temporary sessiuon would barely be worth it.