Hi Eric,

Make sure that directory for temp files, that environment variable 'TEMP' points to, isn't marked as as hidden or system.

>Hello everyone:
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>I have a VFP6 Exe that launches at system startup that intermittently gives me the following error:
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>"Visual Foxpro Cannot Start. Cannot create program workspace temp files."
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>This app runs on about 75 identical systems. The systems reboot nightly at which time the Exe restarts with Windows (2000).
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>On any given morning 1-3 of the 75 machines will have a dialog box up with this error. There doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason to which of the systems will have the error from day to day.
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>There is no Config.Fpw in the path or compiled in Exe that sets tmpfiles, progwork, sortwork, editwork, etc.
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>Any ideas?
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>Thanks in advance!