To prevent VFP from using foxuser.dbf you should add RESOURCE=OFF to the config.fpw. The SET RESOURCE OFF command turns it off after VFP already opened it.

>Hey all,
>
>We are seeing a strange error as our program loads:
>
>1105 - Error writing to file E:\APPS\FOXUSER.FPT
>
>First off, we have SET RESOURCE OFF as the first line in our main program. So why is Foxpro still trying to write to FOXUSER?
>
>The problem is that people in our KC office do not have a drive mapping for E:\, so there is no E:\APPS folder. We have no idea why Fox is trying to write to FOXUSER there, and have no idea why it is trying to write to FOXUSER _at all_.
>
>The line on which this error occurs is a READ command (straight READ...we are waiting for the user to typea character from our main menu). The users get kicked out before they even type anything...the READ just blows because apparently Fox is trying to write to FOXUSER.FPT
>
>Our app is written in VFP 8.0, and we _think_ it started when we switched from 7.0 to 8.0.
>
>Any ideas on why Fox would be trying to write to FOXUSER when we have SET RESOURCE OFF? Any other ideas on how to troubleshoot this error?
>
>Thanks,
>JoeK