>Hi all,
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>We have version8 runtimes registered on the Windows registry. If I place the version 9 runtimes next to a version8 executable, will the exe use the version 9 runtimes? If no, is there a way to force a version 8 exe to use the version 9 runtimes without unregistering it from the Windows registry?

Each VFP EXE has version of runtimes to use stored inside. See http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/retrieving-vfp-runtime-dll-name-required-exe-or-dll.
IOW, VFP8 EXE will use VFP8 runtimes and VFP9 EXE will use VFP9 runtimes. You cannot force EXE to use other version runtime.