Sleep(200) && 20 ms thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH1.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH2.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH3.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\\AARRGH4.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH1.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH2.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH3.ICO' thisform.Refresh thisform.image2.Picture ='C:\VFPAPPS\AARRGH4.ICO' thisform.Refresh *Sleep(1500) && 150 ms Sleep(300) && 30 ms thisform.Releasethen you play with the sleep time till you get the results you want.