Yep it certainly does Clowns. I guess thats why I am so baffled, because clearly its enabled or I wouldnt get these messages stating GUID computed : blah blah number etc. would I? Host even re-deployed the service, changed box it was on and still the problem persists. They have also stated that they looked at my config and command lines and they appear to be no different to any of the other Combined Ops servers they host so I guess I need to pull the plug on both sservices and find a new host.