Bob,
Wow, I think you really are frustrated with this problem - this is the second time you responded to my message (I certainly don't mind, though).

Yes, never underestimate the power of the video display with VFP. I've never actually had a problem myself, but a while back, a user installed my app on a brand new Dell PC and had all kinds of weird trouble when running it: colors changing, crashing, etc... I spent time on MS's support site and I remember there being a article saying that VFP is very video intensive, and several known video adapters would not work. It went on to list them, but I don't remember what they were.
Sorry I can't help you any more than this. Good Luck!
Mark

>Thanks, Mark. No, I'm not doing any dividing at all. I'm not
>even adding anything. Just tracking pickups from local hospitals
>and printing some reports out. I have two tables which I put
>into a database to get the extra properties, about six forms for
>updates, and (planning on) about six reports, with a few online
>lookups. Very simple application.
>
>People keep suggesting that I use the VGA or SVGA video drivers,
>but those drivers restrict me to 16 colors and either 640x480 or
>800x600 dots. That was unacceptable when FP2.0 was released. I
>have discovered in Win98 desktop properties, a page to adjust a
>"Performance" slider. I found it by right-clicking the desktop,
>selecting Properties, then the Settings tab, then the Advanced...
>button, then the Performance tab. Settings from high to low are:
>
>All accelerator functions: Use this setting if your computer has no
>problems. (Recommended)
>
>Most accelerator functions: Use this setting to correct problems with
>the mouse pointer.
>
>Basic accelerator functions: Use this setting to correct more severe
>problems, such as unexpected errors in programs.
>
>No accelerator functions: Use this setting only if your computer
>frequently stops responding or has other severe problems.
>
>I plan to start on Basic and see if that helps. I'll let you know
>how it goes if this doesn't blow the whole thing up. Or if I don't
>throw it out the window to see it go faster.
>
>Merci ...
>
>--Bob