Thanks heaps Brian.

Martin.

Thanks Andy,

I don't understand that - I belive that he has. He is the sys admin. I will triple check, but I am sure he has.

Have short...

Andy,

The problem is that he cannot swtich to mixed mode in the first place. The error message appears when he tries to. His reponse was;

"I can't switch it...

Hi Andy,

This is what the reply from my ISP was;

That's what I've done!

Should I create a SQL user identical to NT user?

Thanks,

Martin.

Hi Andy (Sorry for calling you Warren!),

I beleive that he has admin privs - it is his box! The frustration is that he cannot change the SQL registration to...

Warren,

I asked my ISP to do what you suggested and this was the answer ...

"That is what I did. But I have my SQL registered in NT authentication mode....

Thanks for that... I will pass it on. He is trying to set me up as a remote user ... is anything special needed for that ?

Cheers,

Martin.