----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Cadranel" <> To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:17 AM Subject: [thelist] please tell me how to retrieve the windows user name via js -- You will need permissions, but it can be done with the "Windows Scripting Host Network" iirc. simpler explanation: http://www.itjungle.com/mgo/mgo102903-story02.html a tutorial: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/wsh reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/wsconWhatIsWSH.asp cheers, Mark