>So ...
>
> I uninstalled VFP then reinstalled it into a new folder
>and then reapplied Service Pack 2. Rebuilding the project
>and got about three hours of good work done, then the blue
>screen again. With a sequence of error messages I had not
>seen before. I took some notes:
>
>[1] Blue screen of death, and I didn't catch the text on
> the first screen. I pressed the 'any' key (the big
> long one at the bottom) and got
>[2] VFP6 - Caused an Invalid Page Fault in module USER.EXE
> at 0003:0000a5d4. Clicked 'Close' and got
>[3] Kernel 32 message in a window sized like the GPF box
> we all know from Win3.x. I think I clicked Ok and got
>[4] Blue screen: WINDOWS - Fatal exception OE has occurred
> at 015F:BFF9DBA7. Pressed the any key
>[5] Kernel32 - GPF in KRNL386.EXE at 0001:000075a2. Clicked
> 'Close'
>[6] W98 box: Explorer has caused an Illegal Operation and
> will be shut down. This box disappeared when I moved
> the mouse and was replaced by
>[7] Same as [4]. Same address and everything. Clicked close
>[8] Same message as [2] except it referenced Explorer instead
> of VPF6. With the exact same address. Clicked close, and
>[9] Saw the empty shells of the VFP windows I had been using.
> No titles or menus on the main window, though the bars
> were there, and an empty project window inside. Plus I
> think the command window's shell was there. Ctl-Alt-Del
> did work, and showed a task list which did not include
> VFP6. Pressing Cancel got the blue screen back and the
> 3 finger salute rebooted me.
>
> So after all that, does this sound like a video problem?
>I have an SIS 5597 video card with 2Mb ram, with a Daewoo
>monitor. W98 says no driver files are required (or have been
>loaded) and it has worked ok so far. 128Mb of Ram and about
>5Gb of free disk.
>
> Again, thanks for all the advice. I hope this leaves a
>record for someone in the future who may gain from it all.
>
> Bob

I'm not clear from your message. Are you using a generic VGA video driver?