Nigel

>> >How many files were open on the server??

The application opens at least 61. Possible more depending on what the user does.

>> This is a known problem and needs tweeks to the regstry to overcome the fault.

Can you point me to any information about this issue. It's a least a lead. The biggest difference between my problem and yours is that I was not getting any error messages in the Event log on the server.

TIA

-Mike