If you want other VFP session to have it's own configuration, launch VFP9EXE with -C command-line switch pointig to separate config.fpw, which in turn point to seoparate foxuser.dbf.
I don't understend though what VFP IDE has to do with user expirienxe. WOuldn't you create EXE for distribution to users?

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>I spawn a VFP9.exe to run as a seperate window, when I am designing the application. This new VFP9 window has the command and properties docked as in the original VFP9 window. Is there anyway I can remove them so I get the experience that the user will get. But when I return to my original VFP9 I want things to be the way they are.
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>First I used to DO main.prg from the original VFP window but when there was a problem with the application the whole thing had to be shutdown, project and all. Thus I have started using it this way.
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>I would welcome any other way of running the application.
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