First, delete foxuser.dbf. If it doesn't help, turn off Intellisense. If it does hhelp, clean up Foxcode table through Intellisense manager.
>It is becoming a chronic problem with modify commnad abborting.
>Frequently when i start a new modify command with a new and start typing I get the follwong message
>
> Fatal error: Exception code=C0000005 @ 21/12/06 01:43:39 PM. Error
> log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9\vfp9err.log
>
>this frequently happen in new files, less frquent in old file and occassionly in methods.
>
>the problem is not confined to one computer but all the computers I use.
>
--sb--