>>I fixed the bug by copying the vfp5.0a dlls manually, but I really need a good vfp5.0a setup. Anyone seen this or have any ideas what could be wrong?
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>try deleting your distrib directory (under vfp5 or wherever). i looked in distrib.src and don't see that dll, so it must be using the 'live' one...

That did it! I could tell right away it worked, when I ran the setup wizard it took much longer than usual, since it had to create all the compressed files. It's funny that this isn't "automatic" from the 5.0a install...but thanks for clearing this problem up.