Yup...those are DOS-sized 8.3 file names if I ever saw one.

So far, nothing else is acting badly, and I have been needing a good

excuse to move my stuff over to a new Win7 system. I can't just sit here

and let everyone else enjoy the pain and suffering of "the 7."

Thanks for the lead, Bill. The older I get the more I have to look into

VFP Help to remember what I forgot!

Mike

> Mike,

>

>> Thanks! Unfortunately when I search, I can't find any files named

>> FOXHHELP9.EXE and DLL.

>>

>> Waitaminute...checking the info on the WestWind link you

>> sent, it shows

>> that those two files are supposed to be in the Common Files folder.

>> Interesting....they are both there, but both have been renamed

>> FOXHHE~1.EXE

>> FOXHHE~1.DLL

>>

>> Curious!

>>

>> Renamed them, Help works like a champ now! Thanks Bill! Okay, anyone

>> want to take a stab at how they got renamed??? Pretty

>> bizarre. I wonder

>> if this is related to problems being caused by my friend, AVAST, and

>> it's new Sandbox feature...

>

> I can't recall what caused the problem in my case, but pretty sure it was

> something else.

>

> Your case looks like something changed 9 chr names to 8, and if so there may

> be other occurances (?)

>

>

>

> Bill

>

>

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