>One item that concerned me was the c:\program files\seagate software\shared folder. According to the distribution guide, some of the files required are needed here,

naaaa man, now your beating your head against the wall.

to redistribute you need the following (and I got this straight from the Developers Help File)

CRAXDRT.DLL (affectionately referred to as "crack dirt" by yours truly)
CRVIEWER.DLL

The first is the report engine, second is the print preview activex. Both of these need registered on the target machine (activex checkmark in setup wiz)

Plus you need CRPAIG80.DLL, P2BXESE.DLL, PG32CONV.DLL, AND SSCSDK80.DLL

And all 6 of these dll's need install in the WinSysDir. I also didnt include my .RPT files into my VFP project nor compile them as apart of the exe like you would do with VFP reports. HTH