Using the patch http://www.smithii.com/files/samba-3.0.14a.cygwin.patch I am able to run Samba 3.0.14a on a Windows XP box as well as under BartPE (WinPE). Details on the steps involved are listed at http://smithii.com/?q=node/view/36 A better patch would be to use a ROOT_UID define, as outlined here: http://lists.ccil.org/pipermail/fetchmail-friends/2002-August/006521.html To quote: "Although this patch was motivated by Cygwin, it should be very usable by other odd-ball Unixes (if any) where the root UID is not zero." If a Samba committer is interested in this, I would be happy to make the required changes and submit the patch. Let me know, Ross