>Evgeny
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>This is the code I used in the init. My message should have said windowtype and not windowstate. Sorry Thanks
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>thisform.WindowType = 0
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You can't change the type at that point, it's too late. You need to have the property set correctly, or call the form as a class, and when you call the .Show method, specify either 0 or 1 there.