>>I am using VFP8 in WINXP.
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>Some environment options are stored in the (user's) registry.

...which can be exported, and then just copied to the new machine and doubleclicked. Provided the VFP is installed on the same location, or else some things may not work - mostly the stuff in the tools/options/FileLocations. But most of the rest is location independent: syntax colors, default fonts (for debugger windows etc).