diff --git a/PdfScribe/ActivityNotification.xaml b/PdfScribe/ActivityNotification.xaml
index f2dc811..e86a1ea 100644
--- a/PdfScribe/ActivityNotification.xaml
+++ b/PdfScribe/ActivityNotification.xaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         WindowStyle="None"
         Background="Transparent"
         WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
-        Topmost="True" ShowInTaskbar="False">
+        Topmost="True" ShowInTaskbar="True">
     <Grid>
         <Image Name="QuillPenBackground" Source="Adobe_CreatePDF_icon.PNG" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="200" Width="200"  ></Image>
         <Label Height="29" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="12,203,0,0" Name="labelProgress" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="254" Foreground="Red" FontFamily="Arial Rounded MT" FontSize="16" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalContentAlignment="Top" Content="CAPTURING" />
diff --git a/PdfScribe/ActivityNotificationPresenter.cs b/PdfScribe/ActivityNotificationPresenter.cs
index a9f0014..c7d89a7 100644
--- a/PdfScribe/ActivityNotificationPresenter.cs
+++ b/PdfScribe/ActivityNotificationPresenter.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ namespace PdfScribe
             this.progressTimer.Enabled = false;
             this.progressTimer.Interval = 250; // Quarter second is default
             this.progressTimer.Elapsed += new SysTimers.ElapsedEventHandler(progressTimer_Elapsed);
-            //this.activityWindow = new ActivityNotification();
+            this.activityWindow = new ActivityNotification();
         }
 
         
-        private Application activityWindowApp;
         private ActivityNotification activityWindow = null;
         private SysTimers.Timer progressTimer;
         private readonly String progressString = "CAPTURING";
@@ -35,6 +34,12 @@ namespace PdfScribe
         /// </summary>
         public void ShowActivityNotificationWindow()
         {
+            if (this.activityWindow != null)
+            {
+                this.activityWindow.Show();
+                this.progressTimer.Start();
+            }            
+            /*
             if (this.activityWindow == null)
             {
 
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                                                 );
                 }
             }
+             */ 
         }
         
         /*
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ namespace PdfScribe
             this.progressTimer.Stop();
             if (this.activityWindow != null)
             {
+                /*
                 if (this.activityWindow.Dispatcher.CheckAccess())
                 {
                     this.activityWindow.Close();
@@ -98,7 +105,8 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                                                 this.activityWindow.Close();
                                                             }
                     );
-                }
+                }*/
+                this.activityWindow.Close();
                 this.activityWindow = null;
             }
             /*
@@ -133,7 +141,8 @@ namespace PdfScribe
             {
                 if (this.progressCounter >= progressString.Length)
                     this.progressCounter = 0;
-
+                this.activityWindow.labelProgress.Content = this.progressString.Substring(0, progressCounter + 1);
+                /*
                 if (activityWindow.labelProgress.Dispatcher.CheckAccess())
                 {
                     //EventLog.WriteEntry("PdfScribe", "Timer_No_Invoke");
@@ -149,6 +158,7 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                                                     );
                     //EventLog.WriteEntry("PdfScribe", "Timer_Invoked");
                 }
+                 */ 
                 progressCounter++;
             }
             ((SysTimers.Timer)sender).Start();
diff --git a/PdfScribe/Program.cs b/PdfScribe/Program.cs
index 6b49d90..d96eced 100644
--- a/PdfScribe/Program.cs
+++ b/PdfScribe/Program.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ namespace PdfScribe
 
         #endregion
 
-        static Application guiApplication = null;        
-        static ActivityNotificationPresenter userDisplay;
+        static Application guiApplication = null;
+        static Dispatcher guiDispatcher = null;
+        static ActivityNotificationPresenter activityNotification = null;
         static TraceSource logEventSource = new TraceSource(traceSourceName);
 
         [STAThread]
@@ -90,13 +91,14 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                                                             errorDialogInstructionCouldNotWrite,
                                                                             String.Format("{0} is in use.", outputFilename));*/
 
-                DispatchToGUIApp((Action)delegate()
-                {
-                    ErrorDialogPresenter errorDialog = new ErrorDialogPresenter(errorDialogCaption,
-                                                                            errorDialogInstructionCouldNotWrite,
-                                                                            String.Format("{0} is in use.", outputFilename));
-                }
-                );
+                DispatchToGUIApp(
+                    (Action)delegate()
+                        {
+                            ErrorDialogPresenter errorDialog = new ErrorDialogPresenter(errorDialogCaption,
+                                                                                        errorDialogInstructionCouldNotWrite,
+                                                                                        String.Format("{0} is in use.", outputFilename));
+                        }
+                    );
             }
             catch (UnauthorizedAccessException unauthorizedEx)
             {
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                               (int)TraceEventType.Warning,
                                               String.Format(warnFileNotDeleted, standardInputFilename));
                 }
-                ShutdownApplication();
+                //ShutdownApplication();
             }
         }
 
@@ -165,12 +167,11 @@ namespace PdfScribe
         {
             if (guiApplication != null)
             {
-                guiApplication.Dispatcher.Invoke((Action)delegate()
+                DispatchToGUIApp((Action)delegate()
                     {
-                        //ActivityNotificationPresenter notificationPresenter = new ActivityNotificationPresenter();
-                        //notificationPresenter.ShowActivityNotificationWindow();
-                        ActivityNotification testWindow = new ActivityNotification();
-                        testWindow.Show();
+                        ActivityNotificationPresenter notificationPresenter = new ActivityNotificationPresenter();
+                        notificationPresenter.ShowActivityNotificationWindow();
+                        System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run();
                     }
                 );
             }
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ namespace PdfScribe
                                 {
                                     guiApplication = new Application();
                                     guiApplication.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown;
+                                    activityNotification = new ActivityNotificationPresenter();
+                                    activityNotification.ShowActivityNotificationWindow();
                                     guiApplication.Run();
                                 }
                             ));
@@ -198,7 +201,14 @@ namespace PdfScribe
         {
             if (guiApplication != null)
             {
-                guiApplication.Dispatcher.Invoke(guiAction);
+                if (guiApplication.Dispatcher.Thread != System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.Thread)
+                {
+                    guiApplication.Dispatcher.Invoke(guiAction);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    guiAction.Invoke();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -206,6 +216,16 @@ namespace PdfScribe
         {
             if (guiApplication != null)
             {
+                if (guiApplication.Windows != null && guiApplication.Windows.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    foreach (Window appWindow in guiApplication.Windows)
+                    {
+                        appWindow.Close();
+                    }
+                }
+                guiApplication.Shutdown();
+                guiApplication = null;
+                /*
                 guiApplication.Dispatcher.Invoke((Action)delegate()
                     {
                         if (guiApplication.Windows != null && guiApplication.Windows.Count > 0)
@@ -220,7 +240,7 @@ namespace PdfScribe
 
                     }
                 );
-                
+                */
                 //guiApplication.Dispatcher.BeginInvokeShutdown(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Send);
                 //guiApplication.Shutdown();
                 //guiApplication = null;
diff --git a/PdfScribeCore/TaskDialogPresenter.cs b/PdfScribeCore/TaskDialogPresenter.cs
index 0a69424..a71aa44 100644
--- a/PdfScribeCore/TaskDialogPresenter.cs
+++ b/PdfScribeCore/TaskDialogPresenter.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace PdfScribeCore
                 simpleTaskDialog.Opened += new EventHandler(simpleTaskDialog_Opened);
                 simpleTaskDialog.StartupLocation = APICodePack.TaskDialogStartupLocation.CenterScreen;
                 simpleTaskDialog.Show();
+                //System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run();
             }
         }
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace PdfScribeCore
             // someone else fixes first - also why isn't the API Code pack on codeplex
             // or github so people can push patches), but until then...
             ((APICodePack.TaskDialog)sender).Icon = this.DefaultTaskIcon;
+            
         }
 
     }