Chris,

I didn't suggest launching Windows Explorer as a solution but the way to track down the problem. Anyway, you didn't answer my first question, what kind of network is it.

>Sergey:
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>Thanks for the reply. It also occurs running the EXE locally on Win98 PC too (very intermittantly), no networking issues involved. Will test your suggestion... but even if it does work that way, having the user launch WinExp in order to launch a desktop shortcut would be an issue.
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>>What kind of network do you have? Would it run from shortcut if you first open the directory where exe is located in the Windows Explorer?
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>>>Sometimes when running a standalone VFP6 EXE (where the EXE resides on the server and is being run from a workstation via a desktop shortcut), i get an 'opening....' msg on the taskbar and it just sits there. sometimes i'm able to right click on it and select and it does. other times it does not. running Win98. any ideas?
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>>>have also found that running the EXE via WinExplorer avoids the problem.
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--sb--