>>In the Config.sys do you have a files=99 statement??
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>It is files=250.
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>I thought that one of the strengths of Win95 was that there was not really a limit on the number of open files. Using my Norton tools I've seen my own open files go well above 400. So, I have no idea what the "files=" in the config.sys means.

Check your File and Virtual Memory settings in Control Panel/System. See if anything unusual is apparent. Also, do you have some diagnostics with Norton that you can run in parallel with the VFP app and log what is happening?