All, This RuntimeExceptionError is generated any time I try to access an XML page. I recently installed Cocoon 1.8.2 on my Win2K server running Apache/Tomcat. Here is the Cocoon generated error page: Publishing Engine could not be initialized. java.lang.RuntimeException: Error creating org.apache.cocoon.parser.XercesParser: make sure the needed classes can be found in the classpath (org/apache/xerces/framework/XMLParser) at org.apache.cocoon.framework.Manager.create(Manager.java:122) at org.apache.cocoon.Engine.<init>(Engine.java:147) at org.apache.cocoon.Engine.getInstance(Engine.java:232) at org.apache.cocoon.Cocoon.init(Cocoon.java:157) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doInit(ServletWrapper.java:317) at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.init(Handler.java:215) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.init(ServletWrapper.java:296) at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:254) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:79 7) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:743) at org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection(HttpC onnectionHandler.java:210) at org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:416) at org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:498) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) My CLASSPATH is set dynamically. Here is a look at my %TOMCAT_HOME%\lib directory: ant.jar ant_1_1.jar bsf.jar bsfengines.jar cocoon.jar fesi.jar fop_0_15_0.jar jasper.jar jaxp.jar sax-bugfix.jar servlet.jar servlet_2_2.jar stylebook-1.0-b2.jar test turbine-pool.jar w3c.jar webserver.jar xalan_1_2_D02.jar xerces_1_2.jar xt.jar zparser.jar zxml.jar Everything seems to be in order. I even downloaded the most recent build of Xerces_1_4.jar. But have had same result. What am I missing? I have been sweating over this for the last several weeks. I would like to get off the bench and start playing ball. Any help would be greatly appreciated. NOTE: I have checked the archives and found only one other question with out a response. So I know it is not a NEWBIE overkill question. Thanks in Advance, Ben Cramer --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>