you had 2k right? Q1 You didnt accidentaly delete a winlogon file instead of winupdates did you? Thats kind of what it sounds like to me. If you did, i might be able to find the file that needs to be replaced. Q2 do you have a win2k disk for reinstall? Im not suggesting you need to but i might be able to get the right file(s) off that disk and figure out what you need to re-copy.