Thanks John, that is a start. I'll put that in my list along with te DCom stuff.

>Bud --
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>I've traced *one* of the C0000005 errors in an EXE to using ON SHUTDOWN CLEAR EVENTS and there seems to be an intermittent one if you access the screen via _SCREEN of MODIFY WINDOW after the READ EVENTS has been CLEARed.
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>>Hey thats great. Now, how about the top five cures. actually I'm looking for a serious reply. I need to know how to fix this.
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>>I'm having two problems with VFP6. One is C0...5 error the other is the system freeze problem. ( you know the "your application forze my computer and now ..." (reboot, data corruption, why cann't you fix this type thing).
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>>>In the Letterman tradition:
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>>>Reason #5: MS Alpha-testers were too hung-over from the "We Made Visual Studio 6!" party to notice it.
>>>Reason #4: A new Fox Team coder is an ex-Ashton/Tate employee on a suicide mission.
>>>Reason #3: A lousy attempt at what would have been a great Easter Egg.
>>>Reason #2: Secret MS memo reveals that VFP has to be stopped!
>>>
>>>And, finally....
>>>
>>>Reason #1: Because VFP developers needed *something* to moan about in the new release!