>once I go outside the window and lose focus ( like going to the toolbar ) it locks up and I have to use the task manager to abort. I can't get into the options tab to try and see things there. All my other applications work like before. Any ideas?
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>Thanks, MLW

By chance, are you using the Immersion Desktop 2.1 software that comes with the IFeel Logitech mouse? See http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/6/06.asp for a very similar problem with that software and VFP7.