Here is a past post of mine which may help on this issue:
Three possibilities come to mind:
First one. Maybe this?
ACC2002: Database Window Is Displayed When You
Click the Application Icon Even Though You Turned Off
the "Display Database Window" Startup Option
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313915
Second. If you are using the using the built-in Switchboard Manager,
the Switchboard Form's Open event probably has some code similar to this:
DoCmd.SelectObject acForm, "Switchboard", True
DoCmd.Minimize
This code will minimize the Database Window, however, it will override any
setting you have in the Startup Properties to hide the window. So find those
two lines of code in the form's code module and delete them. Please note
that you may have similar code elsewhere even if you do not use the SBM.
Third:
This is written for Access 2002, but one other thing to check:
ACC2002: The Database Window Is Displayed When a
Database Is Opened from the Most Recently Used File List
Even After You Clear the "Display Database Window" Check Box
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304092
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Jeff Conrad
Access Junkie - MVP
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