thx for your responses

before i try to change owner i'd like to understand what's going on

i am using sql 2000

no one else uses my pc. and i am just playing around to get familiar.

is system a built-in account in sql?

thx for the reply.  I don't understand what you mean by the app being "updated"?

i think what we need to do is install a small client piece + register one...

Thank you for your reply - a lot of info

i checked the jobs and they all have owner = system

should i use the dropdown to select a different user?