>>Are you absolutely sure that the shortcut to the application is specifically pointing to the correct config.VFP file that has the mvcount parameter in it?
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>I checked (but I'll re-check on Monday) the users get into a Metaframe machine and the link is there. They run the app using the same link in the same machine.
>The config.fpw is where the exe is.
>IT is VFP 7, not VFP 8, my mistake.

Make sure the link actually has a -c(your config file path/name) parameter on it so there is no possibility the user is getting the wrong (or no) config file.