DOCUMENT:Q156507  26-MAY-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Bypass Registry Settings on Visual FoxPro Startup
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnokeyword kbvfp500 kbvfp600

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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In Visual FoxPro 5.0 and 6.0, a new command line switch, -A, is available for
starting a Visual FoxPro session while ignoring all the settings in the Windows
registry.

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If an invalid or corrupt registry is suspected, you can start Visual FoxPro
without invoking the Windows registry settings.

For example, use the following steps in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0:

1. On the Start menu, click Run.

2. Enter the path to a Visual FoxPro program: C:\VFP50\VFP.EXE -A

3. Click OK.

Use the following steps in Windows NT 3.51 using Visual FoxPro 5.0:

1. On the File menu, click Run.

2. Enter the path to a Visual FoxPro program: C:\VFP50\VFP.EXE -A

3. Click OK.

NOTE: In the preceding example, your registry settings are not invoked upon
Visual FoxPro startup.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnokeyword kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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