I think you have to set Desktop = .t. for your top-level form. Try and let me know.

Update:Hmm, according to George it should be opposite ...

>I have numerous applications which were just converted from 5.0.
>
>They utilize wait windows with different messages to inform users as to what the program is doing especially when the process takes a while.
>
>When the app is started we hide the Foxpro application with the following application.visible = .f..
>
>My wait windows appear fine in VFP 5 in both windows 98 and 2000.
>
>But my VFP 6 apps do not display any of the wait windows with the application window hidden.
>
>Can anybody give me some ideas.
>Thanks