For now, simply set "..Defaults.AutoStop = false;". I will turn that into a SystemProperty-initialized var (so that you also can set it via the commandline (-Dawt.AutoStop=..). -- Peter -- Peter C. Mehlitz Tel: +1 510 527 4025x18 Transvirtual Technologies, Inc., Fax: +1 510 559 3287 Berkeley, CA, USA. Email: peter@transvirtual.com