>it works in my w2k but the folder has to be shared aparentelly.
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Yes, it has to be a valid share name after the IP address. So that share name could exist at any level of your disk hierarchy.
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>>>? - doesn't, for example, \\192.168.0.124\myfolder work
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>>>Regards,
>>>Viv
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>>I was going to suggest that, but it fails on my XP and NT machines.