>HI,
>
>>>What does the timer have in its event method?
>It is onmouseout timer, used by outlook bar from download section.
>
>>>Does the title bar flash when the timer is enabled or only when the timer event fires?
>Sorry, not the title bar but _screen.caption keep blinking... when the timer is enabled.
>
>>>And what version of Visual FoxPro?
>I face this problem in VFP7 SP1 and VFP8 SP1 also.
>In VFP7 SP1, the "blinking" will "dissapear" after I launch any form or select menu. However, the blinking will keep going on (and even faster) in VFP8 SP1.

Hi John. The flashing is usually Windows way to tell you the app is not foremost but requires your attention. I am not familiar with the outlook bar download so perhaps someone else can chime in.