hi all I want to improve my pc based MP3 player, so when power is up I'll have a message on the lcd. today I need to wait for windows to boot and then I can send massages within the autoexec.bat file. I want to put between the parallel port and the lcd display a pic that will send messages while windows is booting, then when windows take over it will stop/ignored and other messages will be send by the windows os. can it be done? electronically and software? block diagram of idea: Port Pic LCD ******* ******* * ******** * * *----* *-----* * *----* *-----* * *----* *-----* * *----* *-----* * *----* *-----* * * ******** * * ******* ******* Regards Tal Bejerano AMC - ISRAEL -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body