Thanks, Ken. It looks like I can just create the config.fpw file in the startup directory - it must look there first.

>Hi Michael,
>
>In your config.fpw, include RESOURCE=OFF
>
>>I cannot for the life of me find startup parameters for VFP6. I want to start my application in such a way that the resource file is never used.
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>>The reason is that I have exe's in the office from several diferent versions of VFP, and I want to eliminate the 'update resource file' and 're-create resource file' prompts that crop up when my program starts because it finds the wrong version resouce file on the C: drive.
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>>If I 'Set Resource Off' within my program, it's already too late because VFP already loaded the file before it processes the code.
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>>TIA