>I am loading my executable file on a network, where does the vfp500.dll file need to go? Do I have to install this on each individual workstation, or can I put it somewhere on the network?

It is intended to be on the c drive in your windows system directory.

>Do I need to install this from the VFP6 cd-rom every time I install it, or is there an easier way to do this without having to install all the other items from VFP6, like Microsoft IE and such.

What I find easiest is to create a dummy install that just installs a TXT file onto the client machine. I bundle this up with the VFP setup wizard. This takes care of putting all the various DLLs in the right place. I then put this onto the network then I or the users can do a VFP runtime install.

An alternative (but unsupported method) is to put all the runtime DLLs into the same directory as the EXE either on the local machine on on the network.