Hello, I'm not a "pro" of .bat files, but maybe you could replace echo "........" by start ...... start will run your command in a new command window -- Unsubscribe mailto:mrtg-request at list.ee.ethz.ch?subject=unsubscribe Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi