That's a good start. RIS had some issues with Server 2000 that had to be patched etc. Minor problems can be solved with those Microsoft articles. I am currently compiling a book for publishing on RIS simply because there isn't one. We have been using it on our network for over a year now, and have had great success. So much that I have other states that are coming to see our setup and implementatino on our part. If you run into problems, just post them here, if I can be of help, just let me know...