Chris,

>I've recently been asked a question regarding the performance of VFP versus other software. We are processing about 300,000 transactions of data each month (approx 80mb)

At 80 mb/month I'd look at using SQL Server as the back end and VFP for the business rules and front end.

>PS Does anyone know how I can change the "Fox" icon to my own application icon on the desktop when users install my applications using the "SETUP.EXE" file? I have been changing it manually...

On the project menu use Project Info and attach the icon there. You need to create both a 16x16 and 32x32 version. There's an article here with more info on how to create both versions using iconedit.