Thanks for that. I will certainly try it, but first on my virtual machine. Actually there is no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Rpc\Internet path. I am guessing the file you had sent me creates all this entries. I have a question. As I mentioned the error message indicate problem with contacting RPC server from only one machine. Apparently I have upgraded this machine to Windows Vista Bussiness edition. I just wonder if there are some settings or configurations to be adjusted on vista machine? Thanks