>I could enter the code: (where SDIR is the Server directory)
>RUN &SDIR\FOXHHELP8.EXE /REGSERVER
>and have this code run every time a button is pressed.
>
>First does this look OK?
>And second, is there a downside to running this when the registration is already valid?

You should only have to execute that code once, during the install routine for your program. Executing it on the button press... If user rights are severely curtailed on the machine, it might balk, but other than that, I don't think there would be any problems other than the time delay to run the command.