See my inline comments

>We're getting ready to do a major upgrade here (from NT 4.0 Server to 2000 Server and Win 95 Clients to XP Prof. clients).
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>We, of course, use a VFP app that requires a lot of data entry/retrieval throughout the day - as always - speed is essential. The app resides on the client while the data is on the server. We're not using SQL server - just plain old VFP. We're approaching 1 GB of data (861 MB to be exact).
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>It would be great if some of you would offer suggestions as to how our network should be setup to acheive the best performance possible. Things like:
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>How much benefit will we see (from VFP) with a two-processor server compared to a single processor?

The server may benefit from multiple processors, but VFP doesn't use anything on the server unless you have COM components running there.

>How much RAM in the server?

I'm not qualified to answer that. It depends on a number of variables. An MCSE should be able to answer this.

>Would a seperate machine that would share the VFP data provide any benefit?

That depends. You should not use the same server for data and a Primary Domain Controller.

>Most of the activity is on the third floor, would placing an additional server there help?

Yup. Distance makes a difference.

>If we could have a seperate server to handle MS Exchange - would that help?

Absolutely. Exchange should be on its own server.

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>Any other ideas would be appreciated. Thanks for your help!