Very strange problem...

[alanmcf]

Hi Bert--

Thank you for your reply! My reference to INTRC was actually referring to the configuration option I selected from the pull-down menu for the meProg software-- it tells the U2 programmer to set the configuration fuses for the internal oscillator. I tried explicitly setting the SCS1 & SCS2 bits per your recommendation, but the program still behaves the same-- it works when it contains the LCDOUT command, and doesn't work without the command being present.

Thanks--

--Alan