Thanks for the follow-up -- I am not using a mapped drive though. I am using the UNC filename, so that shouldn't be an issue.

I did get around it...

Just to update other things that I have tried to get this to work, it looks like NONE of them work other than adding the id I'm using to the...

Duh, sorry I found it - right in the properties window for the package!!!

Unfortunately, it didn't solve my problem.

I have "encryptsensitivewithuserkey", and then the creator set as a domain\sys_name id...

You mention to "go to the same place to change the password" to set the user.

WHERE is that? I've looked in Vis Sutdio, but I'm not finding where to...

Thanks -- I DID eventually get this to work.

Unfortunately it was by creating a NEW SSIS project,

and adding EACH STEP one at a time, and running the job at each...