>>Another way to check if it is actually the same table being viewed by both PCs is to lock the table on one PC and then try to open on the other PC. Assuming the table name is "MyTable.dbf":
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>>First PC open VFP and execute the following:
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>>USE "M:\Path to Table\MyTable.dbf" IN 0 ALIAS mytable EXCLUSIVE
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>>Now on the second PC, open VFP and execute the same command. If the table is the same table, then the second attempt to open will fail.
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>I ran this test, just as you suggested. And when I use the table EXCLUSIVE from one computer I cannot USE it from the other PC. So I am looking at the same file (kind of). Except the date, time, and size of the file is different from two computers. And the content is different.
>I told the customer to buy a new computer. They told me to go jump in the lake. So we are at impasse {g}

I still think this is virtualization. Have you looked to see if the file also exists in the Users hierarchy?

Tamar