Loading a CVI Panel from TestStand

I am running TestStand 2.01F1 and CVI 6.0 on Windows 2000. I have a Panel with several controls on it. Within TestStand, I made several action test steps with cvi adapter. One step loads the panel using the userinterface method LoadPanelEX. Another step displays the panel. then another step sends control to the Panel waiting for a specific Event from the panel. Once I run the sequence, it runs fine the first time and works fine. But once I run it again, it hangs on the DisplayPanel routine with the called function from the test step.
I am using the GetUserEvent function and processDrawEvents.

Hi James,
I'm not running W2000, can you try the attached file(s) to see if they work for you - it's stripped down to it's elements as much as possible.
S.
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cvi_panel_loading.zip ‏61 KB

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