Steve - Thanks for the reply.

I have managed to get a copy of mdf and ldf file restored from a backup tape.

Could you point me to any articles...

Thanks Allen

Have managed to get the system account to access the folders that it requires to copy the information.

Your help is much...

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I have managed to solve the problem. By installing SP3 for SQL server the problem has stopped. I think that the actual fix is...

Allen,

Thanks for the reponse.

Without wanting to sound too dim what is the best way to do this? I have had a quick look at the SQL Server agent settings...