>to all
>i have a very basic vfp6.0 .exe that simply opens a small table for data entry. the form was created using the form wizard. when i run this as a shortcut from the win95 (start/run) desktop it takes approximately 15 seconds for the form to become visilbe on the desktop for use.
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>if i run it from within vfp6.0 it takes a couple of seconds.
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>in both cases the application runs fine but it takes what seems to be forever to startup as a standalone.
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>i'll take any suggestions on ways to speed up startup of the .exe.
>thank you

Is the exe running from a network? This could cause a slowdown.