>>VB runtime would ship with the OS long before the VFP runtime...and that doesn't happen. Don't count on this either.
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>Actually that's not true. The NT Option Pack and Win98 both install the
>VBRuntime, because some of the suppport applications are built with VB.
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>+++ Rick ---

I don't consider the option pack as part of the OS (my opinion)...and I haven't installed Win 98 yet. Thanks for the info.