Try:

_vfp.visible = .T.

in the command window, then

modi comm sys(2019)

and make sure you don't have a line with

SCREEN=OFF

Rick

>For some reason when I start VFP 7 I only get a command window up. The actual API of VFP 7 is missing. Here is what I did.
>
>I installed VFP 8 to do a little testing on my development box. I then removed it and re-installed vfp 7, and this is when it began to happen.
>
>I was wondering if anyone else has seen this issue, or could help me with this problem.
>
>Thanks
>Darren Mc Dowell