I think that you're right is IS more of a scheduler problem, however it didn't start happening until I replaced the tape drive. The Scheduler service IS running, in fact, I restarted it to see if that would fix it (something I read in a KB) Subject: [windows2000] Re: ntbackup question Task Scheduler service running? Silly but worth verifying. So really = =3D you have a scheduler problem and not a backup problem. ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm