thanks sergey. i'll try this, too

>Try to add following code to the form Activate
>

>* Form Activate 
>Thisform.Lockscreen = .T.
>Thisform.Lockscreen = .F.
>

>
>>I am upgrading a fox 2.6 app to vfp 9 sp2.
>>
>>I have form1 with a button. Click the button and launch form2.
>>Form2 has a button. Click the button and lauch form3.
>>Form3 is coming up messed up. I can see the controls but the rest of the form is transparent.
>>Does anyone know what is controlling this? I can't seem to figure it out.