I am trying to learn how to create an auto-installation cd and at the 'batch file' stage of the intermediate section this is a sample batch file: @echo off title Batch File Testing echo Hello World echo. echo Starting MS Paint start mspaint echo. echo Starting Wordpad start Wordpad echo. pause exit The problem is when I run it the two programs just keep opening over and over again and I have to restart the computer because I can't stop them. Thanks for any advice