Thanks for all the input everyone,<br><br>Basically I trashed the smb.conf and the folder I wanted to share, restarted the machine, re-wrote the smb.conf  (again) and re-made the directory and set permissions etc, restarted the machine and all is well!<br>

<br>Thanks all for your input it has helped me write an improved smb.conf on my original attempt!<br><br>-- <br>Regards,<br>James ;)<br><br><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charles_de_gaulle.html" target="_blank">Charles de Gaulle</a>  - &quot;The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.&quot;