I tried on 2 different machine, WINXP Pro SP1 and a WIN2K Server SP3 and i see the same behavior. Both machine still have VFP7 installed.

>Does it save and uses other setting? There're three things that can overwrite settins in the registry
>1. Command-line -A switch
>2. PATH= in the config.fpw
>3. SET PATH TO in the VFP startup program.
>Did you check all of them?
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>>It is saved in the registry, but does not show in the IDE and the path is not set.
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>>>Those settings are stored in the registry inder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualFoxPro\8.0\Options key. After you click on Set as default check data for value PATH under that key. Is it saved or not?
>>>BTW, I don't have such problem.
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>>>>I just installed VFP 8, small problem:
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>>>>I set my search path in tools->Options->File location and click on save as default. Exit VFP, go back in and my search path in gone..!
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>>>>First bug found?