Since IE 4, there has been a desktop shell helper object called Shell.Application. This object lets you manipulate the desktop and access other system things (couldn't think of a better description). Examples of things you can do: Create explorer windows Tile, minimise and restore the desktop Copy/Move files displaying the standard progress animation Execute commands associated with applications. Set ShellApplication = CreateObject("Shell.Application") Win 98, ME and W2K users should have no trouble with this object. If you have Win95 or NT4 and installed IE 5 without upgrading from IE 4 then you may get an error when trying to use this object. If you have already installed IE 5 then try this command: For NT IE5Setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell_NTx86 /I:Y" For 95 IE5Setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /e:IE4Shell_WIN /I:Y"For the full article go to