I think I worded my paragraph wrong. I was trying to talk on the phone while typing this e-mail. What I meant to say was that if the server service is NOT running, COMPUTERNAME.log will be zero bytes. If the server service is running COMPUTERNAME.log will be greater than zero bytes. Ray at work > -----Original Message----- > > > This may kinda work. It'll generate a file for each computer on the > network, if the file server service is running, the file will > be greater > than 0 bytes. If the server service is running, the file will have > contents and have a size greater than 0 bytes. Put this in a > .bat file. > > for /f "skip=3" %%j in ('net view') do (call :checkServer %%j) > :checkServer > set compname=%1 > set compname=%compname:~2,99% > REM nbtstat -a %compname% | find "<20>">%compname%.log > nbtstat -a %compname% | find "<20>">%compname%.log > > Ray at work ********************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or retransmission of this message is strictly prohibited. This message may be a bank to client communication and as such is priviliged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. The sender of this e-mail specifically "opts-out" of the Electronic Signatures and Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and any and all similar state and federal acts. Accordingly, but without limitation, any and all documents, contracts, and ageements must contain a handwritten signature of the sender to be legal, valid, and enforceable. ********************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm