>I made an .exe file for a small vfp project, working in VFP 6 rather than 5 for the first time with this project. I copied the .exe and the needed dll's to a different machine that did not have vfp loaded on it. When I try to run it, I get the message
> 'Visual FoxPro Cannot Start. Could not load resources. Press F1 for help.'
Copying Files In Place Is Not An Adequate Install Of VFPCreate a Setup Wizard distribution disk set that includes the VFP runtime files. Use the Distribution disk(s) to install the executable and runtime. Problem solved. Case closed. Turn out the lights when you're finished...
In case you hadn't noticed yet, this isn't DOS (or kansas) any more, Toto; copying files into directories doesn't do what needs to be done in an installation that invloves runtimes, shared components, registry entries and more.
Setup Wizard comes with VFP, and does a better job of installation than by hand copies and batch files, and is designed to do the task at hand. If Setup Wizard isn't an adequate tool for you, buy something else that can handle it (I use InstallShiedl Pro, but still use elements from Setup Wizard to put the runtime in place.) They do a better job than copy by hand, too.
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