hi, is there an easy way to check whether IIS has been installed and running on a Windows 2000 machine from a batch file? tia, jazzy

I'm glad you brought that up. I'm not a wiz at "real" batches, but there's are always more than one way to do something. You could use the Sc command (Service Control, I suppose.) XP is loaded with it, but in 2000 it is an option in the resource kit, so it may be more trouble than it's worth. sc \\%computername% Query IIsAdmin >C:\folder\iisadmin.txt would write the service info, if any, to a text file. I use freeware utilities that work on multiple platforms. They're tiny, and I don't have to alter anything for multiple Os's. I wrote a simple batch that does what you want, using Reg.exe, a registry tool, and Pv.exe, a simple part of PrcView.exe.(Process viewer) The two files just go into a folder with the .bat The batch is: echo Results >C:\folder\iisadmin.txt echo ------------------>>C:\folder\iisadmin.txt reg.exe query HKEY_Local_Machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\iisadmin>>C:\folder\iisadmin.txt echo ------------------>>C:\folder\iisadmin.txt echo Processing Running pv inetinfo.exe>>C:\folder\iisadmin.txt notepad.exe C:\folder\iisadmin.txt It just queries the registry for the iisadmin service and writes the result to a text file. Then, Pv queries the inetinfo.exe process and writes that to the same file. Results are: -------------------------- Results ------------------ Listing of [system\currentcontrolset\services\iisadmin] REG_DWORD Type 32 REG_DWORD Start 2 REG_DWORD ErrorControl 1 EXPAND_SZ ImagePath C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe REG_SZ DisplayName IIS Admin MULTI_SZ DependOnService RPCSS;SamSS; MULTI_SZ DependOnGroup REG_SZ ObjectName LocalSystem REG_SZ Description Allows administration of Web and FTP services through the Internet Information Services snap-in REG_SZ FailureCommand "C:\WINDOWS\System32\iisreset.exe" /fail=%1% REG_BINARY FailureActions Data to follow: 80510100 01000000 01000000 03000000 64006500 03000000 01000000 03000000 01000000 03000000 01000000 [Security] [Enum] ---------------- inetinfo.exe 3716 ---------------- if it's installed and running. There will be nothing for Process Running if it's not started. If the service doesn't exist, the results are: ---------------- Results ---------------- The system was unable to find the specified registry key. ---------------- I made a self-extracting zip with Ultimate zip, and you can download it here: ftp://repair.lft.k12.la.us/software/Batches/iisadmin.exe This is a secure server used in a school system. I did this on xp, but the info should be the same on 2000. You may have to alter the registry path. HO HO HO