i have never done this, so i experimented by putting a GIF on a form that was animated. i put it in an image control, and it did nothing. so you need something that will compliment the animation. the control will obviously not do it. good luck to ya
My original post on this site must have been lost when the site was hacked a few years ago.
Here is an old method I used to display animation (.GIF files) that does not involve ActiveX or DLL's. Check out my sample db link to see how easy it is to use GIF files in your forms.