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>>Michael, you could do similar thing in VFP 3.0, copying VFP300.ESL to \WINDOWS\SYSTEM, but not for VFP 5.0. What you need to do - use a Setup Wizard - it has an option for network setup. You put your setup files on the server and just run it from each workstation.
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>>Nick
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>Thanks for writing, Nick.
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>Actually, I wanted to know if it were possible to avoid running the network setup. What I hope to do instead is have something like a batch file that could be run from each workstation, causing the necessary files to be automatically copied to the proper locations.
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>You see, I don't want the application itself installed on the PC. The application and data will reside on the server. I only want the files needed to support the application to be installed on the PC. Therefore, I hope to indentify which files are needed on the PC in order to run a VFP EXE on a server.
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>Thanks!
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>Michael Reynolds

what we do is create a dummy setup for the workstations that includes only activex pieces of the app (if none, just a short text file). This way we can make sure that everything is registered correctly on the machines. We then drag a shortcut onto the workstation's desktop and the system is ready to go.