Well, I thought I had it sorted. I compiled the app successfully a couple of days ago, got busy on some non-VFP stuff and when I returned to it, the same darned error came bacK!! I'm truly out of ideas on this. I can't compile ANYTHING. This project is seriously behind schedule (would be done in an hour or so if I could compile and test it!) and I'm supposed to be starting a major upgrade to another client's system on Monday.

I must be missing something obvioius: the i/o errors are gone but there are still lots of DCOM errors, mostly from HP software for a printer that has been uninstalled but leaves registry entries and files behind (a known "feature" of HP software.) Is there some service that should be enabled that isn't? Other ideas?