Hi, I know this is off topic, please forgive. Charlie, at the "dos" prompt in xp type: net use x: \\machinename\sharename Where x is the unused drive letter of your choice, machinename is the nb name of the "server" and sharename is the name of the nb share. You can also do the same with samba on a linux/unix box. If you are truly interested net /? will get you the standard microsloth help. Regards, Cecil P.s. really, please forgive me I am truly sorry. But misinformation is misinformation regardless of the topic.