>>George,
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>>As a test I compiled the ShellExecute code into my app and then ran the compiled exe file on this same machine and everything worked fine. That at least takes the worry away about the code running on some machines and bombing on others. Unless you can think of something that I can do to correct the problem while I'm in development mode, I'll just have to code around it.
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>>Thanks for all of your help. I stopped asking "Why me?" a long time ago. I'm used to it now :-(>>>>.
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>Ed,
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>I was considering the problem after reading your previous post before this, and had an idea. This, in some ways, leads me to believe that the idea just might work.
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>I was think that perhaps, somehow during the install of the Win2K copy of VFP, that something did go quite as it should and VFP's environment got futzed. This is, of course, probably "The Mother of all SWAGs", but it seems to be borne out by what your seeing. The solution would be to re-install for Win2K. (I know, you were hoping I'd say anything but that). Naturally, there's nothing to say say that it'll work, and if it doesn't I wouldn't be surprised in the least. However, I can't think of anything else that'll explain it.
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>Now if Ed Rauh jumps in here, yelling "No! No! No! That won't work!" listen to him not me. He knows a helluva lot more about processes and their environments than I do, and as a penance, I'll be happy to bring him a
shrubbery.:-)

"Ahhh. And who is this man of science?" I see that you are also in search of the Holy Grail :-)>>>>>

Past experience makes me cringe at the thought of re-installing Windows. A thousand settings will have to be reset that I have long since forgotten all about or even what they mean. Although this problem seems to be minor I am worried that it may have other implications that I am not aware of so I don't know if I should just ignore it or try to find the fix. Like "killer rabits"; the problem may not look that dangerious at first glance but then.... I'll have to ponder this for a bit.

I really appreciate all of the help.

Ed

Ed