> > Here's the bit: I have a form with a pageframe control > and several buttons outside the pageframe. If I press one of the buttons, > it brings up another form with a pageframe control on top of the first > one. > > 1) If I now try to invoke a MessageBox, I have to Hide() the second form > or my MessageBox doesn't appear. The speaker chimes, but no window is > visible, so I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del and choose Shut Down. As soon as I do > this, the window pops up and all is fine. > > 2) If, from the second form, I pop up a modal form, I get no cursor. If I > Hide() the second form, all is fine. > > What am I doing wrong? > > TIA. Your forms are not modal, are they? Marc