continued from http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36890 here's a snippet of the code i'm using: #include <guiconstants.au3> ;~ #include <ie.au3> #include <IET2.0.6.au3> ;~ ProcessClose("iexplore.exe") HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Exit") $gui = GUICreate("", 700, 700, -1, -1, 0) $Label_1 = GuiCtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 10, 670, 650) _IEErrorHandlerRegister() ;setup ie win $oIE1 = _IECreate("about:blank",0,0,1,0) $oIE1.AddressBar = 0 $oIE1.MenuBar = 0 $oIE