Hi, I am a new VB developer I have created a file watcher but I have a problem with the file watcher here is the code: Code: Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form Private watchfolder As IO.FileSystemWatcher Private Sub btnstart_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnstart.Click watchfolder = New System.IO.FileSystemWatcher 'this is the path we want to monitor watchfolder.Path = txtfolder.Text watchfolder.NotifyFilter = IO.NotifyFilters.DirectoryName watchfolder.NotifyFilter = watchfolder.NotifyFilter Or IO.NotifyFilters.FileName watchfolder.NotifyFilter = watchfolder.NotifyFilter Or IO.NotifyFilters.Attributes 'Set this property to true to start watching watchfolder.EnableRaisingEvents = True btnstart.Enabled = False btnstop.Enabled = True AddHandler watchfolder.Changed, AddressOf logchange AddHandler watchfolder.Created, AddressOf logchange AddHandler watchfolder.Deleted, AddressOf logchange End Sub Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load txtmonitor.Text = "haha" End Sub Private Sub btnstop_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnstop.Click ' Stop watching the folder watchfolder.EnableRaisingEvents = False btnstart.Enabled = True btnstop.Enabled = False End Sub Public Sub logchange(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As System.IO.FileSystemEventArgs) 'Frm = New Form1 MsgBox(txtfolder.Text) MsgBox(txtmonitor.Text) If e.ChangeType = IO.WatcherChangeTypes.Changed Then txtmonitor.Text &= "File " & e.FullPath & " has been modified" & vbCrLf End If If e.ChangeType = IO.WatcherChangeTypes.Created Then txtmonitor.Text &= "File " & e.FullPath & " has been created" & vbCrLf End If If e.ChangeType = IO.WatcherChangeTypes.Deleted Then txtmonitor.Text &= "File " & e.FullPath & " has been deleted" & vbCrLf End If End Sub And I have the Following error InvalidOperationException "Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'txtmonitor' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was create on." Please Help me.. thank you...