... but then a great book (PowerShell in Action) came along. Our in-box documentation has gotten much better as well but you pick up Bruce's book and give us a try again. I doubt you'll be disappointed. Jeffrey Snover [MSFT] Windows Management Partner Architect Visit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell Visit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs /msh.mspx