Page Layout for form

I am using Paradox 7 - 32 bit on a stand alone XP-Pro computer.

When I try to create a new form and try to use "Form/Page Layout" I get an "Unexpected General Protect Violation".  I have done a clean re-install of Pdox and it did not fix the problem.

Am I going bonkers?   I can't make custom forms without copying an old form and re-designing it to the new layout? 

Al

Thanks for the reply.  Yes, my machine is totally up-to-date.  The one thing I failed to mention in the original post was that he program freezes and I had to use C.A.D to get out.  I have already used the work around to create my form.  My post was mostly academic.  I was wondering if any other "moss backs" have encountered a similar problem.

I have 3 clients who are still running programs which I wrote in the late 90's when we were using Win 9x.  They have all subsequently upgraded to XP and refuse to upgrade to Access ("If it ain't bruck, dun't fix it" syndrome).

  One of them wanted my to write a help form to instruct their new users.   That's when I discovered the problem on my machine.  When I delivered the new form, I tried their machine and it did the same thing.  I then visited an other client using 16 bit Pdox and their machine worked correctly.  Just for curiosity  I visited the other (32 bit) client and fond that their machine also freezes.

I assume that there is something amiss with 32 bit Pdox and XP.  I'm just wondering if anyone out there has zeroed in on the fix.

Chuck

When you create the new form, does it default to slightly too big for the screen?

Is your copy of XP current with all updates and service packs?

Did this problem appear on a machine that was previously creating forms properly?

If your answers are Yes, Yes, and Yes, try this: Choose Edit | Preferences | Forms/Reports, and under On-screen size, uncheck Size to Desktop, and set an explicit default size comfortably smaller than your screen.

-Al.