>Sometimes it appears promptly, then it doesn't.
>But when I put a window on top it when it is invisible (i.e. on the spot where it should be) and move the window off again, the image does show up.
>
>How can the image be made visible the first time and all the time programmatically?

Instead of putting the image in a general field, you could put an image control on a form. In the init of the form:

thisForm.image1.picture = 'c:\pathToLogo\LogoISpentTooMuchTimeOn.jpg'

You will have to adjust the position of the image control based on whether or not you want it centered.

HTH