LOL what am i the pope? heh i think your right hashdump, and yep, thats exactly what im having to do by running the wizard :sorcerer . i just want to turn on and be on the network, automatically without having to login or anything. but obviously dont want annonymous access or guest access to shares. **Edit: BTW: This is me.. on a networked pc, its for a customer, i posted without thinking lol