diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java
index c5b76b54f62e1498619f4e20f53cdddf2a667d93..940670af664859e96bab63315277f1a1f0ed0bad 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  *
- * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java,v 1.14 2007-02-27 16:04:15 tjc Exp $
+ * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/ExternalProgram.java,v 1.15 2007-02-28 16:12:04 tjc Exp $
  **/
 
 package uk.ac.sanger.artemis;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import javax.swing.JProgressBar;
  *  and contains methods for invoking it.
  *
  *  @author Kim Rutherford
- *  @version $Id: ExternalProgram.java,v 1.14 2007-02-27 16:04:15 tjc Exp $
+ *  @version $Id: ExternalProgram.java,v 1.15 2007-02-28 16:12:04 tjc Exp $
  **/
 
 public class ExternalProgram 
@@ -245,9 +245,13 @@ public class ExternalProgram
 //  }
   }
   
+  /**
+   * Let the user know the process is being run with a progress bar
+   */
   private void nowSendingProgressBar()
   {
-    final JFrame fsend = new JFrame("");
+    final JFrame fsend = new JFrame();
+    fsend.setUndecorated(true);
     final int max = 20;
     final JProgressBar progressBar = new JProgressBar(0,max);
     progressBar.setStringPainted(true);