I''m getting the code from TOWGPG! I have this: void Game_Main() { //all game processing goes here //if escape is pressed close the window if (KEYDOWN(VK_ESCAPE)) SendMessage(main_window_handle, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0); } // end game main I''ve tried a message box in there so I know it gets through the is statement! I have this in the winproc: case WM_DESTROY: { //kill the application, this sends a WM_QUIT message PostQuitMessage(0); //return success return(0); and this in winmain: while(TRUE) { //tests for a message in the queue, gets it if there is if (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { //tests if it''s a quit if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) { MessageBox(NULL, "hello", "hello", MB_OK); break; } //translate any accelerator keys TranslateMessage(&msg); //send the message to the window procedure DispatchMessage(&msg); }//end if //enter main game function Game_Main(); }//end while loop I''ve checked the source code from the CD and can''t find any mistakes with it. Any Ideas?

OK, I changed the:

if (KEYDOWN(VK_ESCAPE))
SendMessage(main_window_handle, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);

to:

if (KEYDOWN(VK_ESCAPE))
PostQuitMessage(0);

and it works fine. Is there anyting wrong with doing it this way?

Not at all. That''s the standard way.

Why does everyone manage to solve their own problems within minutes of posting them?