If there is anyone out there who would be kind enough to help me by posting a link or some kind of info on how i can put an image (gif) on the screen in java, i''d be very appreciative. Thanx Mike

check the java docs

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/index.html
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Look for the java.awt.Image class.

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