It's a separated install, you will find it in the same CD of VFP8 (Or DVD in MSDN). And you will use from Start-Programs -> InstallShield Express

HTH

>I have cfp 8.0 Service Pack 1. What is the command to invoke installshield?

>>It appeared that way, these were new XP systems. Where do I get Installshield? Is it native to Windows systems?
>A free one ISE (Install Shield Express) is packaged with Visual FoxPro 7 (v3)and Visual FoxPro 8 (v4).
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>>>>>>I have not had Visual FoxPro 8 for very long time but I noticed that my compiled .exe's (Win 32 executable /COM server (exe)) run on newly installed systems(XP) without benefit of installshield of Visual FoxPro runtime files. Can't find alot of reference documentaion on this. Can someone point me to an article or clue me in?
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>>>>>Sounds like something else had already installed the runtimes on that system.
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>>>>so what do I use in place of the setup wizard which is no longer?
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>>>Are you saying you copied a folder with a Visual FoxPro exe and tables to to an XP system, and it worked?
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>>>That would be great news if true - Microsoft has finally recognized the importance of Visual FoxPro and is bundleing Visual FoxPro runtime with XP! (wishful thinking!:)
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>>>Could the system be an XP upgrade install (installed over ME or W2K or W98)?
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>>>do a file search on the C:\Program files folder for any files with Visual FoxPro in the name. There must be some there. If they are not supposed to be there, and you find them - then somethings up. Maybe a date on an INT file in the windows system folder can provide more clues.
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>>>Is it possible to create a "working" XP drive from a backup. Ask your clients IT or Help desk whats up.