>>Everytime I go into the TOOLS/OPTIONS and set an option and hit SET AS DEFAULT, it doesn't carry over the next time VFP is opened. Also I added code to the VFPSTART program and it isn't executing.
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>>The Icon used to start up VFP sets a different startup directory, could this be what is causing the problem?
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>>Any ideas where to look to find out what is causing the problem?
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>>Thanks in advance...
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>SET RESOURCE ON and check where Foxuser.dbf located (remove extra ones).

Also, you can delete Foxuser.dbf entirely, so that a new one will be created. Check out VFPSTART.PRG, in the \VFP directory usually, which I find very useful for changing project directories. I update the PRG with the correct default directory, then load VFP.