basically, running a setup program is better, becasue in many cases there are registry issues involved the problem is the VFP setup is quite limited if you want to use something like instalshield etc. yu still need to know the files VFP need.. Arnon >> >Thanks, I did get it to work with these dlls after fiddling with things, >but I guess the real question is, is it a good idea? (here I'm speaking >only of apps that do not use local tables, etc.). If there is any >complexity (like OLE/ODBC), then running a setup is certainly better... > >On the other hand, we're moving into Intranet here where many apps are/will >be run entirely off servers...but I still prefer the idea of local installs >for files such as dlls...what do you think? > >