In VFP 5 you were able to copy the runtime files. In VFP6 they are required to be registered. As John stated, the simplest method, is to create a set of basic setup disks that you can use on any system before copying a VFP exe.

PF

>Hi John,
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>Yes ... we will try that ... but why do you think this will work? We have been able to get away without this in the past. What system files or registry type things are missing?
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>Richard