when you run that from a command prompt, what output do you get? and you know enough not to type the "c:\>" part, right? i mean, you should, you've got like a doctorate in Computer Science or...

i hate you ian... yes i know enough not to type the c:\> anyway, here's the output: dsquery failed:The parameter is incorrect.:Windows could not run this query because you are connected to a ...

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Windows_Server_2003/Q_21410274.html if your domain isn't win2k3, you can't use the -inactive switch. See http://www.windowsitpro.com/Forums/m...