Try this http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/07/07/175488.aspx ________________________________ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 12 September 2005 12:54 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] RUNAS but with explorer Is there a clever way to run windows explorer under RUNAS - for administrator ? I've excluded read + list access to a bunch of files for some users but need to look at them using the administrator account. Davey If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?