Bob,
That's neverhappens to me. My applications runs on every type of OS (98, NT, ME, XP, 2003). So I haveno idea why that's happennig. but You can test the following code in command button click event:
thisform.ShowTips = .f.
thisform.ShowTips = .t.
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.