No I hate the worthless threads, just was wondering if I'm missing something. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm sure from a strictly code "safety" view, having to name each parameter and the type, and is safer. It just seems like over the last 5 years or so, they would have included it all.

The message box timeout, I find very helpful in my application because I can't leave data on the screen forever due to HIPAA regulations. A message box that has not been closed, prevents a good clean shutdown of the application.