Hi Ed,

>As usual, failing to check the ntfaq was a mistake. From www.ntfaq.com:

I did, I found this there and even on the MS Site, it didn't help. I'll retry though, cause I messed up.

>Another cause for this error is if you installed Service Pack 3 onwards before installing any network components. If this is the case then re-apply Service Pack 3 and any subsequent hotfixes. It is good practise to reapply a service pack whenever you modify/add components to the system.

I had SP6a on, then removed it and it reverted to SP3, now that I think of it, because of the back up it may have not been done right, I'll try again.

Thanks!