hi, may be *.pyw files are associated with python.exe (not pythonw.exe) the only reasonable reason I can think of. -- =*= Lukasz Pankowski =*= t o t f s h i m o f p h t s s w h n h i a o s o f o r o o a o i e e a r i p t o o p y m s t s d e h l b e e e t e s a d t r b h l i y n g