>>The remarks in the doc
>>

>>However, because the clock has finite resolution, using the parameterless constructor to create different Random objects in close succession 
>>creates random number generators that produce identical sequences of random numbers.
>>

>>
>>I see two possibilities
>>(1) Use a constructor with a parameter - the syntax will be C# as I'm not familiar with vb
>>

>>var loRnd = new Random((int)DateTime.Now.Ticks);
>>

>>
>>(2) If that does not help - make loRnd a static field so that the next sequence will always be different
>>
>>
>>I'm in favour of (2)
>
>Method number one, as converted as this:
>
>

>Dim loRnd = New Random(CInt(DateTime.Now.Ticks)) 
>

>
>gives an arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.

try

dim loRnd = new Random( DateTime.Now.Ticks.GetHashCode() );