hi i wrote some short info about starting pd on windows-systems. this is what i have: http://www.parasitaere-kapazitaeten.net/Pd/start_pd_win.htm there are still some features i would like to add, but i donŽt know whether this can be done. i customized windows to start pd when clicking on a pd-file with the selected file as open patch. but if i want to open another patch then windows starts a new pd. how can i tell windows to start that patch in the already running pd-process? on the other hand, would it be better to use an ini-file or something similar? and finally: has someone created an official program-icon for pd? sme