>1. VFP 5 (latest version)
>2. Transaction Loop - Happening in an import -- get a record, run the posting program, get the next record, run the posting program, etc. (and no, I didn't write it).
>There is a screen alive when it happens but the screen is just sitting there, not doing anything.

Also, could a screen saver be running that is hogging the processor. Try changing the screen savers to just a blank black screen. Are the Win98 boxes running a virus scanner or anything different that could be slowing down the system? Is the networking and network cards set up the same (no extra protocols).