This problem was solved by MS support. It turned out to be a utility called Hydrovision. Hydrovision is a service that runs and enabled dual monitor support. It was an extension to the Windows API and added two new icons on all Windows windows.



>Does the same thing happen if you try to instantiate an Excel application object (as opposed to sheet)?
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>Laterness,
>Jon
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>>I just installed my application on a windows 2000 machine and it works differently than it did on the old NT4 machines. The line of code: o = createobject("excel.sheet") now causes an excel window to open where as runing this same code on NT4 the window defaulted to invisible? I also tested ole from Access and Cold Fusion. Both of these on W2K opened excel windows. On my NT4 machine the windows defaul to hidden.
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>>Help.