LOL That's ingenious, I would never have thought to use ping as a delay. Drew >>> listray@xxxxxxxxxx 05/24/04 09:12AM >>> Here's the poor man's pauser. Ping localhost n+1 times. @echo off @echo Thirty seconds beginning ping -n 31 localhost>nul @echo Thirty seconds have past. Ray at work > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu > > I'm speculating whether there is a "pause timer" of some sort, that > I can tell to pause for some 30 seconds and then continue w/o the > user input. ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm