>>Now the user ran this on a XP box. She said she was getting messages saying that "Windows was unable to save all the data for the files {list of five dbf and their cdx files, given as UNC paths}. The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere.�.
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>I've gotten this twice. The Title bar says "Windows - Delayed Write Failed" or something like that. One, I was packing some memo files, and I just redid it after I got the message. The other time the VFP app was running on its own, and a client reported it.

I am lucky in this case that the user routinely sends me screenshots when something happens, but then the message they got wasn't anywhere near informative. Note the "try to save this file"... doesn't apply neatly to the tables, but does to Word.