the runtime files will be installed because the names/creation dates are different. i'd usually install the new app in a different directory though -- this will eliminate this specific problem. i'm not sure why you get that error -- might be a typo in the code for the setup wizard. you could check the microsoft site for an updated copy of this

>Any ideas why I would get [command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword]? I thought maybe if the app is placed in the same directory as the 3.0 version, maybe it doesn't update the runtime files because it sees there are already some out there. Yes, no?
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>On a new install with no VFP3 app running, or if user answers yes to converting the resource file, I don't get the error.
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>Thank goodness for you, no one has dared to get involved with this one. Even on the Fox user forum at the mdsn website.