This article describes possible solutions for encrypting Visual FoxPro data contained in table (.dbf) files.
Install the appropriate VFP runtimes. That they weren't installed suggests that you simply copied the EXE from another machine rather than running an installation package. If you have a SETUP.EXE or something like it, use that instead. If not, you need the right version of the runtimes for the application; that is, the one it was built in. Rather than guessing, go to a machine where the application works and search for VFP?R.DLL.
When you find it, copy that file and the corresponding VFP?RENU.DLL into the folder with your EXE. Install the appropriate VFP runtimes. That they weren't installed suggests that you simply copied the EXE from another machine rather than running an installation package. If you have a SETUP.EXE or something like it, use that instead. If not, you need the right version of the runtimes for the application; that is, the one it was built in. Rather than guessing, go to a machine where the application works and search for VFP?R.DLL. When you find it, copy that file and the corresponding VFP?RENU.DLL into the folder with your EXE.
I’m sure many die-hard FoxPro developers are curious if Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP 2 will install and run on Windows 10. Well, I wanted to be one of the first to find out,. So, let’s find out First, I installed Windows 10 Preview (64 bit) in a BootCamp partition on my 15” MacBook Pro. (Don’t worry about this Mac stuff, it’s still just Windows running on live hardware, just like if it were a Dell or HP computer).