>>I've had this problem in the past. Try deleting the foxuser.dbf file first (or maybe move it to another location). If you still keep getting the problem, try making it readonly.
>
>I made VFP start in my dev root and that fixed problem of crushing
>resource file but I still don't get my last project openned up
>when I start VFP. (I deleted all lingering foxuser files arround)
>
>So now resource file is ok but VFP9 is not using it.
>config.fpw has only
>screen='OFF'

Start using the Environment Manager. You can have a separate foxuser for each project, plus a few other settings.