ALSO, by the way, on these Optiplexes we CAN run vfp 5.0 .exe's just fine, so there's something different with vfp 3.0 and these machines.

>Hi John,
> You probably mean Optiplex. It is not the machine, the problem is most likely in the configuration or the VFP installation. When exactly do you get the message and what is the exact text of the message?
> I use primarily Dell Optiplexes and they are extremely reliable.
> Regards, Chaim