>I have an application made with 2.6 which I have been using for several years. I recently tried it on a new HP computer
>with a Pentium lll 550 processor and a fatal divide error came up as the program tried to start.
>
>The program is on a CD with another small program, consisting of only one screen with several buttons to
>launch the main program, view a txt file or run setup. This is activated with the autorun feature of W95.
>
>The fatal error occurs at the start up of the program, before anything is on the screen.
>
>I then tried it on a new notebook with a Celeron 450 processor and it also produced an error, but not fatal.
>It just reported 'Foxpro error'. If this is ignored the program continues. It must be when the library file activates.
>The error occurs when the autorun program is started and also when the main program is launched. If 'Ignore' is
>clicked, the program runs normally with no problems.
>
>Is there a known problem with FP2.6 and new Pentium processors?

Yep, there sure is and there's a patch available from Microsoft. Click the News button. Select the 1999 news. Item 31 will lead you to it.