>Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it. By the way, if in my splash screen I
>have the following code for Timer1.TimerEvent ...

>ThisForm.Release()
>DO FORM frmOptions


Try
DO FORM frmOptions
ThisForm.Release()

instead...

It depends on why you want a splash screen as well. If just for the visual effect fine - I use some splash screens to sit there so the user knows something is happening while a long initialization process occurs...