>Or perhaps the program uses the correct time, bur for some unknown reason the StatusBar isn't refreshing. You could test this theory, displaying a counter variable after the time.
To see which option applies: a) VFP doesn't get the correct time, or b) VFP stopped reacting, c) VFP stopped refreshing the StatusBar, I suggest displaying the time both on the StatusBar and somewhere else, for instance, in a WAIT WINDOW NOWAIT. Together with the time, display some other changing information, like a counter variable.
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