That is the answer! Thank you very much.

>See if Re: Prg file association / single instance? Message #1007822 helps.
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>>Not sure where to put this.
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>>I have one computer where when I click on the DBF file, it opens the table in the VFP 8 window that I have open, if no window open, it will open the vfp window.
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>>On another computer, also W2k sp4, I click on the DBF file, it opens the table in a new VFP window everytime. I want to change this to the same as the first computer.
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>>But when I in go into the 1st computer's Tools->Folders Options->File Types and locate the DBF type, I do not have the Advanced button, I have a Restore button, to find out what code I have in there to do what I want.
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>>This is the code from the 2nd computer's Advanced button:
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>>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\vfp8.exe" -SHELLOPEN "%1"
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>>Does anyone know how to fix it, to preform the way my first computer is working?
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>>Thanks,
>>Beth