Hi Jim,

It sounds to me like the VFP 9 requirements will be similar to VFP 8:

The runtime is supported on Windows 98 and above, not on Windows NT or 95. Word on the street is that VFP 8 apps may run on NT, but not 95. Also, I'm pretty sure that a GDI+ merge module is included with VFP 8, so I would expect the same for 9.

>Ken,
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>Can you give us any more specifics on this? All os's supported by the runtime, etc...
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>I have a client that may finally be moving beyond fpw 2.6 for a certain application, and I'll need to know all potential target machines in order to sell them on moving directly to VFP 9 on this app.
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>Also, you mention the free GDI+ installation. Will this be made available as a merge module we can simply add to a Windows Installer project (using either InstallShield express or our favorite installer IDE)?
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>regards,
>
>JE
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>>>Are the hardware and OS requirements expected to be the same for the final version, or perhaps be somewhat reduced - compared to the beta?
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>>>Will the end-user also require Windows 2000 as a minimum, or will it also work on Windows 98?
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>>You will be able to install the VFP 9.0 runtime on Win98, optionally may require the free GDI+ installation on the machine if you use any GDI+ features in the application like images on forms or the new report designer preview window.