I had posted the question, why cant I use remote tools from my workstation when I can from the sms server... now I know my snap-in and associated tools are from a sp2 and we are running sp5. Now, where can I locate just the tools for SP5. I downloaded SP5 but couln't find them anywhere with in. If I spend another minute on MS.com I may pass out. If I need to run the service pack, i'm hosed because it complains that i'm already running sp5, and it requires sp2 or earlier. If anyone could lend a hand I would really appreciate it.