and what if an unexperienced user would like to do the same ? could you give some more details about the procedure ? (does it even work in XP home?) thanks a lot! edit : it seems that by default, the c:/windows/security/templates folder is locked (I cannot access it by command line or open a command in it) so how can I run a command on one of the files contained in the folder if I can't access it ? -thx for the help