The solution is below - Thanks all.
>Even though I have set the task pane to not open on startup, it does. Have you run into this problem? What is the solution, please?
I had this problem also. I modified the registry to get rid of it:
In Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualFoxPro\9.0\Options
Value:
_STARTUP
Remove the reference to TASKPANE.APP
I ain't skeert of nuttin eh?
Yikes! What was that?