> If you did the default Windows install there shouldn't be any
> permissions problems, since the Localsystem user is running the
> service and it has higher fs powers than even the Administrator.

huh. I wasn't aware of that but also this is Windows 2003 and I find
some of the rules have changed.

> The name of your DM seems to suggest that it's reading the registry.

Sorry I didn't clarify that: It's a registration service for my
application.

> Above all, it might simply be a timing issue. NT platforms start up
> services in their own sweet time and order; if you are passing a
> connection request before any needed services have been started,

It's not that--the machine has been up for quite some time.

Thanks for your help. You are an excellent resource.

Ed Dressel