>> My eviroment is windows 3.1. My project file is running well in Visual Foxpro 3.0 and also when it is compiled. But when I put my compiled file ( .EXE file ) and Foxpro system file VFP3000.ESL in other computer Which eviroment is also Windows 3.1, it can not running.The action is sudden black screen and return to window 3.1, it looks like DOS program running in windows.
>> So, my questions are:
>> 1. Visual Foxpro 3.0 's program is 16-bit or 32-bit?
>>if it is 32-bit,can it run in 16-bit OS?
>> 2. Can Visual Foxpro 3.0 's compiled program run in Window 3.1 eviroment without VFP 3.0 ? if it can,Which things have to be done?
>>
>> Thanks in avidance
>> kevin wang
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>Hello Kevin,
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>1. VFP 3.0 is a 32-bit program. It can run in WINDOWS 3.1 too, but it requires the win32s packet between VFP and WIN.
>2. BUT! The win32s shipped with Foxpro 3.0 is not for use! It causes your problem. Try to get a newer version of win32s (at least Version 1.30) , install it on your machine, and your program will run fine. A month ago I run into the same problem, and this was the real solution.
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>The appropriete version of win32s can be found on the Microsoft Technet CD-s, or try to download it from the MS Foxpro site.
>
>Bye:
> Miklós Horváth

I heve never suspected that Foxpro Win32s is not for use. Actually I have done many installations and it always works fine. The only thing we have to do is to use Setup Wizard and create installation package checking Win32s option inside the Wizard.
The old FP2.x way of distributing .exe and .esl files only is dead.