hey thanks 4 the -sfx switch, i must have looked over it lastnight when i read the help file but, EVERYTIME i extract it, its wanting 2 make a folder DOCUME~1\Administrator\Desktop instead of adding the file to the desktop :S what am i missing? i believe ive looked @ all switches, its late & ive got done work not long ago, so im kinda tired, its probly something small on my part EDIT: all i want this right click 4 is 2 hide all & overwrite all & 2 extract 2 current folder, i can always edit it manually if i need 2, this will be just a "shell" thanks