Subj : Bizarre Problem To : Larry Athey From : Gary Gilmore Date : Mon Jan 08 2001 06:42 pm LA> This doesn't happen if you link directly to a DOS executable, it strictly LA> happens when you link to a batch file. Has anybody else seen this before? LA> If so, do you know how to get rid of the problem? I've tried everuthing I LA> can think of and I can't get rid of it. Here's the best way. Make a shortcut for the program in question. In this shortcut, check the "Close On Exit" box. You shouldn't see that pop up anymore. From then on, you run the program from the shortcut. --gary --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: bloom county bbs * Win98 Powered! * (313)582-0888 (1:2410/400) .