Hi Gerhard,

when you map a drive, you engage SMB. That's why there's a difference.

Hank

>Hello,
>
>I have an application compiled with VFP 9 SP 2, that is installed on one machine twice. First installation is on drive C:. Second installation ist on drive X: which is mapped to a directory on drive C: on the same machine.
>
>Starting an complex form when starting the app from drive C: needs 1 second.
>Starting the same form when starting the app from drive X: needs 7 seconds.
>
>EXE and data used are identcal.
>
>What can I do to get the app running faster when started from drive X:?
>
>TIA
>Gerhard