How strange, I couldn't get /!X /!C to work - i kept getting the encrypted command back in the clipboard. Not sure what i was doing wrong.

However - i...

Thanks a lot for this response, this is almost certain to be the problem!

I found DTSRunDec here: http://www.sqlsecurity.com/Tools/FreeTools/tabid/65/Default.aspx but I cannot work out what I need to install...

Some further information:

If I change the sa password to what I want it to be, and then right click on one of the DTS packages and create a scheduled task...

Thanks a lot for this reply.

If I understand correctly, you are suggesting that the DB connections in the DTS package could be causing the problem? If so, i don't...