Hi Gary, and others who reponded:
 HK>> Starting a programm is possible with the Startup group, and i can
 HK>> start a programm up from within a Delphi programm, but how to close
 HK>> this programm after a certain time??
 GW> You need a timer that checks the system time each time its event is 
 GW> fired. When it is time to close the program, simply close all the
 GW> forms.
Sorry, i was not clear enough:
The program i want to shut down is an external program, NOT a Delphi
programm! (i wish it was..)
 GW> To shut down Windows, look up the ExitWindows API function.
 Thanks.
 -=> Greetings, Henk Kouwen <=-
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