>No repro here: I created a shortcut on the desktop, ran a file in my temp directory, and set it to start in the temp directory. After the program finished, it showed I was still in the right place.
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>Do you have anything in your config.fpw or the program you're running that might be setting the default directory improperly?

The VFP settings says to go in a specific directory. However, the icon level start in should have priority over that. That was the case in 7. It's not the case in 8.