Of course if you're running the VFP9.exe you don't need to load the runtimes. However, running it this way requires a VFP license for every workstation that is running your app. This is not the reccommended way.
>> So at minimum you need the VFP runtimes loaded on each workstation.
>If I do this...
>\NetWorkDrive\Foxpro\VFP9.exe \NetWorkDrive\MyProject\MyApp.APP
>
>...are you sure that I need to install VFP runtime on each workstation?
(On an infant's shirt): Already smarter than Bush