>We recently completed installation of a multi-user VFP6 application
>on 11 stations on an NT network- 10 stations are NT4 (build 1381,assorted service packs 3,4,and 5,) and one is Win98. All stations are running exactly the same version of the VFP application. The Win98 and 9 of the NT stations are all functioning properly - except when the remaining NT station has launched the application.
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>If that station has the application in use, the remaining users see the VFP "file access denied" error if they try to launch. If other users launch first, this one station throws an error (our application message)indicating that it was unable to open the required tables.
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>It is as if this one station is getting a lock on the tables if this user is first in, and it fails to open the required tables only if other users are in - as if it is requiring exclusive use (all tables and database are opened shared).
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>Any ideas ?

If what Larry and Al suggested does not work, then it may be a hardware issue. These suggestions are last ditch.

If you are absolutely certain there is no difference between the rogue NT station and the other 9 with respect to software, network client, etc., then you may try swapping hardware components. But do it 1 component at a time.

You might first try swapping the NIC with one of the other good NT stations. If the NIC is OK, swap it back. Then try swapping hard-drives with one of the good NT stations.

If swapping hard-drives works, then you do not have a software issue on the rogue machine. You most likely have a hardware problem.

Do you have enough concurrent connection licences on the server?