Make the following modifications to your code ...

The "6" is coming from your messagebox function - quiet it like this ...

$rs = messagebox ("check","stop",3)

Try changing your shell command to this ...

shell "%comspec% /C /E:1024 C:\winnt\system32\avd10se.bat"

Luck !

Shawn.

[This message has been edited by Shawn (edited 19 October 2000).]