I just tested the same code I posted within Windows XP- Dos window. using the command pbp -p16F887 eeprom.bas.. I worked as it did yesterday. At home I have Windows 7, so I had to use Mplab and the same problem free program under windows XP is not compilable under windows 7...
any thoughts

.... the code under XP compiles with or without ANSELH = 0


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