>>>>> - The command window doesn't appear anymore;
>>>>> - I can't open a form ou project for example;
>>>>> - the option run (!) in the stantard toolbar doesn't work;
>>>>
>>>>Paulo,
>>>>
>>>>I was having this problem and it was due to "screen=off" in my config.fpw file.
>>>>
>>>>Bo Durban
>>>
>>>I have the same problem too.
>>
>>Nadya,
>>
>>I'm at home, so I don't have access to my VFP8 folder at work, so this is purely a SWAG based on the past. If there's an application file (app) named VFPClean, I'd first try running that. I installed, and had none of this sort of problem, so I'm guessing that if it's present it may correct things.
>
>I've run it to no avail. Command window doesn't appear. Moreover, if I change config to have screen=on, command window appears. If I change it to screen=off, it disappears and could not be activated.
>
>I doubt, it's by design.
>
>I don't have VFP7 at all, only VFP6 and VFP8 Beta. May be this is the key difference...

Nadya,

Think about what SCREEN=OFF is for. It's for SDI (top-level) applications. By design VFP is an MDI application. I sincerely suspect that's why you're seeing this behavior.