Hi, Does anybody know how you can you start a program running on another networked machine. I can invoke prog.exe to run locally by xxx=Shell("\\remotemachine\c\progs\prog.exe",1) - but I want the remote machine to run it ! Thanks and regards Geoff Gant [log in to unmask] The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://nospin.com