>Is there a way to find with VFP the version and the path in 8.3 of the current Word program installed on the computer?


Hi Raymond,

You can use code from Re: Is Word/Excel installed Message #566432 with slight modification to return Word path than query Word for version.

IF CheckServer("Word.Application")
  oWord = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
  ? oWord.Version
  oWord.Quit()
  ...
ENDIF