>>>I have installed VFPOLEDB provider on a box that runs SQL Server 2008. I dont see vfpoledb in the list of providers. Any idea why?
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>>Is it 64-bit SQL 2008? BTW, Server 2008 has not been released yet.
>My fault, it is SQL 2005 on Windows Server 2008, 64 bit.

Is it the server that is 64bits or MSSQL2005 or both? If SQL2005 is 32bits then you can use VFPOLEDB (It may not be in list, I don't know why but I'd simply install using sp_addlinkedserver if SQL2005 is 32bits).
Cetin