this happens because the form also apears in the Win95/NT task bar Arnon >>It's a bug in VFP, the same happened for me when I'm tried make Splash >>screen class ;( >> >>Have a happy day >>Vladimir Shevchenko >> >>> (SDI) but when I create the form from a class (alas we only use a class >>now >>> -- sorry about that rhyme) the caption bar reappears. Any ideas? >Thanks - I will not expend any additional time on this one - caption bars will have to do since the SDI structure for this app is a major step up >Gary