basicaly he is right ,but sometime vfpoleu.dll is also needed also any ActiveX used should be registered. IAC the file types you use will not be registered in the registry etc when you don't use an Install set Arnon > >I have a colleague who claims he can run vfp5-created EXEs off a server >just by copying the vfp500.dll and vfpenu.dll to the same server directory >as the EXE (this is to be run by users with no prior vfp setup of any >kind). It's my understanding that this should not be done, as it can cause >trouble with Win 95 registry. Can someone explain this in more detail? > >