Hi Melanie,

As I said I'm a newbee to PBP, and it's still not clear to me the purpose of the c:\PBP\INC\M16F87xA.INC vs. the C:\PBP\16F877A.INC file.

I do know the suggested fix was to edit the xt_osc to be hs_osc in light of the clock speed used, and to check the Special Features section of the datasheet. While in the PIC datasheet I noticed there were other configuration bit options that didn't have entries in that file.
So I stand by the statement, "the datasheet calls out many configuration bit switches that are not addressed in the c:\pbp\16F877A.INC file, when using PM."

Maybe they don't need to be there, I'm not well versed yet on the effect each configuration bit has on PIC performance. I have to assume if they were not included in this file they are not critical for simple functioning, same with an initial set or cleared condition. This may yet lead me to grief.

BR,
Bobby