Hi Dragan

Thanks for the grin, but I'm fairly sure this isn't the problem, unless the client has a 200G floppy drive - but I'd surely hate to see the floppy that would fit that. 8 1/2 inch floppies were scary enough.

But I'll admit, it's more explaination that what is currently in the Help file

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>>From VFP8 help: "The operating system is unable to perform a file or hardware operation."
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>>Could be:
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>>- bad RAM, but if that's the case the whole machine would likely be flaky, hanging and/or BSODs etc.
>>- bad or failing hard drive(s), or problem with its filesystem (try CHKDSK)
>>- low-level interference from an antivirus or antimalware app
>>- if the app deals with data on remote computers, possibly a network hardware (NIC, cabling, switch/hub) or network redirector (client) problem causing disconnects or retries
>
>You forgot the original explanation from FP1.01:
>"The database you have opened resides on a floppy drive, and the diskette was pulled out".