Don't you ever read documentation? If you don't even know about the -nosplash option, there are probably many other options you don't know about, and so aren't getting the best results.. Go' to re' da manooal! <G> EMYL, ______ ______ -=> Hackel _/_/__\_\_/_/__\_\_ /.-- / //-\\ \ --.\ ______.-------(___,-|-|=====|-|-,___)-------.______ _.-' \-\_@_/-/ `-._ (o) To Be Or Not To Be... `-----' (o)