>I've recently observed some odd behavior on my Windows 98 machine.
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>Foxpro 2.6a Windows runtime apps no longer seem to work properly.
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>If I run the app in the FPW26 folder, the runtime loads but the app doesn't run. If I run the App (with the foxw2600.esl file in the same folder) I get an IO error which upon cancellation displays a Windows dialog that foxprow caused an exception error. I've tested with simple test apps...it seems that there is a problem with the Runtime. Interestingly, if I run the same app from a Windows XP Professional machine which is mapped to the same folder, I have no problems.
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>I recently installed the VFP8 runtime on the Win 98 machine and turned off a few Startup options. Could this have effected Foxpro 2.6a Windows runtime functionality?
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>I'm using the patched foxw2600.esl file.
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>The app ran fine for years...I'm stumped.
>Anyone else run into this?

(My experience similar to this is with EXE files that I built. It may apply to APP files as well.) Was the app built on a drive other than the C: drive? If you build an app on a D: drive then that drive letter is included in your app. If you then run it on a machine without that drive or if that drive is a CD-ROM with no disk then you will get IO errors. You can either rebuild the app from your C: drive or hack the exe file. Search for drive letters other than C: and change them to C:.