Sounds like a policy thing. Do you redirect startmenu and desktop items for users? Make sure you DO NOT apply that policy for admin users and console users. If your users have theyr desktop at S:\Desktop, that folder might not exist for the console login. Mvh Svein Arild -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: Perry van Erning [mailto:pve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sendt: 13. november 2003 14:15 Til: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Emne: [windows2000] Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied Hi everyone, I've got an huge problem with 5 W2K servers. The problem is: When a server is rebooted than I can access every thing on my desktop. When I come back, an hour later, and I want to start a icon on my desktop it says: "Access to the specified device, path, or file is denied", or he does nothing! When I go to the startmenue and try to open something he says: " Unable to run this command". (Thank god, it works fine with terminal services!) When I reboot the system again, I can work for some time and he gives the same problem again. I've put up the latest patches and SP4 and logging in with administrator. Does somebody have any idea? Regards, Perry