>>Thanks. Tried that (I copied that loop code from somewhere, and have used it in all my apps, actually).
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>>Same effect. I must not be getting out of MainForm to execute the Read Events....will keep plugging away...any other ideas?
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>>And why would this effect the exe from the desktop and not from w/in VFP?
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>>This is a MAJOR problem, as I'm supposed to install next week!
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>>>I think the problem lies with the DO...WHILE loop. If you recode something like this:
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>Have you gone hunting for a stray CONFIG.FPW on the desktop if no Starts In directory exists in the shortcut, or the Starts In directory referenced by the Shortcut?

Thanks! the SCREEN=OFF in the (not even stray) CONFIG file was causing it...