>>Hi Bill,
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>>Is the call to ShellExecute() passing the calling form's window handle? If so, see if passing 0 to it makes a difference.
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>DUH! If I had a brain, I'd be dangerous ... don't worry, we're all safe. I sure am. Does passing 0 create a new process ... or should I pass the DeskTop handle?
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Hi Bill,

I'm not sure, but according to the Win32 SDK: "hwnd Specifies a parent window. This window receives any message boxes that an application produces. For example, an application may report an error by producing a message box." It doesn't say whether or not it owns the process.