don't imagine, go look at what phpinfo() reports, and see where it is expecting php.ini to reside. 
php.ini stuck in "default" mode
Configuration File (php.ini) Path c:\winnt (pasted from phpinfo) which is I assume what you were alluding too.
I then copied a copy of php.ini to Programfiles\WindowsNt
adn also created a directory c:\winnt
and got same results, more gratefully accepted.
strange. it should be looking for php.ini in your %SYSTEMROOT%, in your case, c:\windows.
what version of PHP?
I suggest Start > Run > %SystemRoot% and copy php.ini to there.
Thanks did that and php.ini is there already and its the Winows directory as default. Very odd.
Version is php 4.1.2
and if you do something drastic like enable all error_reporting and turn html_errors on, save the file, then start >> run >> iisreset, do you see the changes?
NO any change I make is not reflected either in phpinfo or on the behaviour of ant PHP code I run. Again quite odd (thanks for the help and prompt replies BTW)
bizarre. if it is pointing to c:\windows\php.ini, and you are modifying it, (and you MUST totally restart IIS), and it still isn't reflecting changes, i would guess that your PHP installation is a little bit fucked. i recommend downloading 4.2.2 and trying that.
I think you maybe correct. I always fully stop and start IIS5 and when that does not work reboot the PC too! I did have PHP and Apache working on here but it crashed so often I decided to try IIS%. My guess is there is some nasties left over from the Apache installation that's screwing stuff up (although I have removed everything I cans ee)
Apache kept crashing? :eek: Never heard of such a thing, even on a Windows machine... jmcneese, you can back me up here, right?
depends on the machine... i mean, we are talking about windows
Spose....
Sorry Apache never really crashed but all the Win2k machine would seize after a few php sessions.