My first thought is to use ShowWindow() instead of SetWindowPos() and play around with the parameter (SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE looks like the right one). You need to turn off the Visible style in the dialog resource, otherwise it will automatically be shown during the Create() call. --Mike-- I'm bored... Episode I bored. 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm