How old is the second machine? It should have JavaScript enabled in Internet Options. If that doesn't work, it might work if you run it with the extension .vbs instead of .js. I can't guarantee that, since you'd be relying on my JavaScript code executing properly as VB code. :p Having said that, the API that I used it almost identical across languages.
[q=crono_logical]cron job with wget would be far easier on a linux box if that's all you're trying to do :p[/q]That's the most sensible thing in this thread yet. :p