>Pending answers on the above, does any one actually know the bare bones library file distribution to run a VFP7 "hello world" application?

I run a number apps without a local pc runtime install. I've gotten away with putting the following DLLs in the application's folder on the server.
vfp7r.dll
vrp7renu.dll
vfp7t.dll
msvcr70.dll

Enjoy!