>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>The files mentioned in the Title of this thread are used by my VFP 9 application. I don't know or don't remember how. But these files are in the application share (folder). The date on these files is 2003.
>>>>>
>>>>>Should there files be updates to more recent ones? Especially if a user is using Windows 10?
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA
>>>>No, you need these files just like they are.
>>>
>>>The reason I asked the question is a customer sent me an email where he shows the error (I think from Event Viewer) that shows the following error:
>>>
>>>Exception Code: 0x000006
>>>Faulting module MSVCR71.DLL Version 7.10.3052.4
>>>Then more errors but they all seem to point to my application and this .DLL. This is when I looked at the file on my computer and see that it is very old.
>>>Is this correct this file is used with FOXTOOLS.FLL only?
>>
>>I don't know all the details, all I know is that the second one is needed in able to get an exe created by VFP9 to run. I don't know about the first one.
>
>I just did a search on this file, MSVCR71.DLL, on my computer and I have many of them. All have different date: starting with 2003 to almost current year. I am hesitant to recommend the customer to replace the old with a new until I get more definitive information.
>Thank you.
AFAIK the important part is the number, in this case 71.
BTW, a quick Google search revealed that the first file is required by some utilities, for instance vfpcompression.fll.