You can set the Visual FoxPro configuration by making changes directly in the Windows registry. To change the Windows registry, use the Registry Editor, a utility provided with Windows.
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Use caution when changing the Windows registry. Changing the wrong registry entry or making an incorrect entry for a setting can introduce an error that prevents Visual FoxPro, or even Windows itself, from starting or working properly. |
To change configuration settings in the registry
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In Windows, start the Registry Editor.
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In HKEY_CURRENT_USER node, browse to the Software\Microsoft\Visual FoxPro directory and open the folder for the current version of Visual FoxPro.
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In the Options folder, double-click the name of the setting to change, and then enter a new value.
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Close the Registry Editor.
Your change will take effect the next time you start Visual FoxPro.
You can also make changes to the registry by calling Windows APIs from a Visual FoxPro program.