I verify my work on winspool.drv and localspl.dll with the native versions of "localspl.dll" in wine. To my surprise, localspl.dll/XP needs a native "sfc_os.dll", while localspl.dll/W2K is happy with our buildin "sfc.dll" Please remember: - "sfc.dll" was not present before w2k. - The "System File Checker" API was introduced in win98 (with a different API in "sfcdll.dll") MS produced the ugliest case of the DLL-Hell on ther own! Two total different DLL's with a different API, but the same name: http://support.microsoft.com/dllhelp/?dlltype=file&l=55&alpha=sfc.dll&S=1&x=... --- cut -- SFC.DLL (13.Nov.1998) in MS Office 2000 Prof (Starfighter Foundation Classes v1.0 DLL) http://support.microsoft.com/dllhelp/default.aspx?l=55&fid=115535 sfc.dll (07.Dec.1999) in Windows 2000 Prof (Windows File Protection) http://support.microsoft.com/dllhelp/?fid=72785&l=55&det=1 -- cut --- And to make the things even worse, the "sfc.dll" from office has the Version "1998.*" Congratulations -- By by ... Detlef