>OK, so I create a CD with vfp9.dll , vfp9enu.dll , msvcr71.dll and test.exe. Test.exe is a vfp 9 exe that simple shows a message box on the screen. If I attempt to run this from the CD on a machine with no runtimes and no config.fpw the program bombs out with the 'cannot create resources' error.
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>I would really like to know how to do this. I am tired of maintaining hard to work with Delphi programs to act as front ends for installations etc.
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>Thanks for any help...

If you put VFP9.exe on the CD and add config.fpw with RESOURCE=OFF and some directory on the C drive for temp files, would it work?