Here appears to be a way to disable DEP: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb736299(VS.85).aspx Could be useful for the Outlook plugin. Disable DEP for Outlook instead of the whole system. Won't work on XP, but it'll solve one headache that pops up around here frequently enough. However, it also seems possible to get around XP DEP: http://www.uninformed.org/?v=2&a=4 -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/