The app communicates user information to a d-base over the web. This data is then used in many calculations. If the app is published as a single exe or cd-rom I loose that info. I have thought of one solution since I made the post... to use my video editing sw to turn the series of .jpgs on each frame/page into a movie (.mpg/.wmv) that will load from the cd. It's a ton of work, but an acceptable solution.The app communicates user information to a d-base over the web. This data is then used in many calculations. If the app is published as a single exe or cd-rom I loose that info. I have thought of one solution since I made the post... to use my video editing sw to turn the series of .jpgs on each frame/page into a movie (.mpg/.wmv) that will load from the cd. It's a ton of work, but an acceptable solution.