Depends on the application you are waiting for. For instance if that application starts a process when it is launched I would use PV.exe (Process Viewer) to check if the process is running. If the application creates a file then look for the file. You could also find a ping or telnet utility that will give you back an error code if it fails and continue when you don't get the error code. Chris -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Beckett Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:18 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Timing What's the easiest way to pause a program in the startup menu? We have a desktop launched for a few people and it's in the user's startup. However, the PC's are wireless and the session launches before the wireless connection can make an association with the AP.