Hi Usually (using the SAPI) PHP runs under the same username as Apache, which is usually 'System', when ran as a service. If this account does not have access to the shared resource, then neither will PHP. Granting such access to the 'System' account is probably not a good idea. Instead create an account for Apache to run with and tell the service to use it. Then grant access to the printer for that account. Niel -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php