Thanks Rick, that pointed me in the right direction. I took the blunt option and added plenty extra rights but will spend a bit of time paring them back to find out exactly what is needed.
There is something that I cannot explain. I could not get the files working to a different server trying both \\server1\folder1\files or K:\folder1\files even though I added in plenty of rights for all the iusr users (and others). Yet when the exact same files are on the c drive this works and I do not add any rights to these c:\folder1\files folder, there is no iusr in the permissions on this. Any ideas?

~M

>I would check what the actual logged on account is in your application. Typically it'll be the Application Pool's Identity (Network Service or SYSTEM or whatever is configured for the AppPool).
>
>To find out quickly, create a page and add this to it:
>
>< %
>Set oNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
>Response.Write(oNetwork.UserName)
>% >
>
>and see what it returns. This will be the account you need permissions for and most likely you can configure it in the Application Pool Impersonation.
>
>+++ Rick ---
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>spent years never looking at 2 very old classic asp projects and now both need moving fairly smartly. One, referenced in another thread, is being converted to .net but I have a problem with another that is moving server.
>>Current setup is that the same server holds the files on the d drive and iis files on the c drive. New setup will have iic on it's own virtual server and the data files on a different server. I setup iis on the virtual server, loaded the vfpoledb and odbc drivers and think i have everything matching the old setup, however I get this error.
>>

>>ERROR
>>Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' 
>>
>>[Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro Driver]Cannot open file k:\ireland\dft.dbc. 
>>
>>/pops/connection.asp, line 20 
>>

>>The code in question making the connection is
>>

>>Dim objConn1, ConnStr1
>>Set objConn1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.connection")
>>ConnStr1= "Driver=Microsoft Visual Foxpro Driver; " + _
>>"UID=;SourceType=DBC;SourceDB=k:\ireland\dft.dbc"
>>objConn1.Open ConnStr1
>>

>>I make 3 connections, the first one works but resides on the iss server, the second 2 are on the new server. I have played with the rights on the mapped K drive to the stage that everyone, the iusr, iwan, network users (and more) have full rights.
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>~M