hi all , i have problem with start command in windows , when i type "start calc" to the command line directly , it is work ! when i put it in batch file does not work ?!! to be more clear, my problem is when i want to run java Application remotely ( on windows server 2003 ) , CODE :: Set cloner = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") cloner.run"cmd" WScript.Sleep 500 cloner.SendKeys"telnet 00.00.00.00" // = zeros is IP of remote machine cloner.SendKeys("{Enter}") WScript.Sleep 500 cloner.SendKeys"start JavaApp" cloner.SendKeys("{Enter}") WScript.Sleep 500 cloner.SendKeys"exit" cloner.SendKeys("{Enter}") WScript.Sleep 300 cloner.SendKeys"exit" cloner.SendKeys("{Enter}") WScript.Sleep 300

I'd ask them here. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ITCG/threads Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]