What I am tring to do is, I am using a windows form to access a database with access. That all works fine. What I am trying to do is use a button on form1 that will bring another form (form2) with the datbase info (which works fine), and enable that button on form1(working), then what i am trying to do that will not work is when you close form2, the button on form1 will re-enable. That is where i am having a problem. I guess it has to do with form2 does not belong to form1, so i heard. Is there a way to code form2 so that button on form1 re-enables.