Eric - thanks for that advice, sounds practical. I vacation a fair bit and it's always a good time to work with my data files.
As a another point of interest, as I write this my son-in-law is downstairs joining us for dinner - he's a Chirstchurch native and a former rugby player with the international NZ traveling team which is what brought him to Pittsburgh. Really enjoyed our times in NZ visiting our daughter and him before they came back to the US. I'll let you know how it all works out. I think I'll upgrade to Win10, get that over with and then work with VMWare. Don *Don FriedmanProfessionalRecords.Com LLCPRS Data Systems* *205 S Main StreetPittsburgh, PA 15215412-784-1600 - 1-800-PRS-FILE 412-784-1615 Fax* On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Eric Donn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Don, > > > > I believe that the free or paid version of VMware player, or VMware > workstation, still stand head and shoulders above all other solutions when > it comes to running DP under 64bit Operating Systems. I no longer run DP > on a permanent basis, but fire up a VM session when required. We moved to > 64bit operating systems for both server and workstations a long time ago. > VWware was the one solution that did not slow down DP sessions, and was > easiest to setup. All other solutions pale by comparison. And as another > benefit, the data does not have to reside in the VM itself, making sharing > a breeze. So effectively the networking and sharing is still valid, it is > just that you are running the DP session inside a 32bit VM, for example > XP. At the time I also trialled DOS sessions under VMware but connectivity > issues to network printers made that unworkable. > > > > Regards > > Eric Donn > > Director > > > > Sabre I.T. LTD > > ------------------------ > > Network Management - Network Maintenance - Network Monitoring > > Security Monitoring - Secure Offsite Backup - Secure Managed Email > > UPS Management - Software Design and Integration - Technology Project > Management > > > > 021 548 411 > > [email protected] > > > > ph: 64 3 351 4100 > > *www.sabreit.co.nz <http://www.sabreit.co.nz/>* > > > > [image: SabreIT_Signature] > > > > *Delivery Address:* > > 24 Albany St > > Christchurch 8014 > > > > *Postal Address:* > > P.O. Box 29063 > > Christchurch 8540 > > > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the > use of the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain > information that is CONFIDENTIAL and may be exempt from disclosure under > applicable laws. If you read this message and are not the addressee you > are notified that use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this > message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify us immediately and delete the original message. You should scan this > message and any attached files for viruses. Sabre I.T. Limited accepts no > liability for any loss caused either directly or indirectly by a virus > arising from the use of this message or any attached file. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Don Friedman > *Sent:* Tuesday, 10 November 2015 8:55 a.m. > *To:* Dataperfect Users Discussion Group > *Subject:* [Dataperf] Running under Win10 > > > > I still use DP for my election-related work that involves fairly large > databases. I have kept a couple of boxes that are running VISTA and handle > DP perfectly. I have another box and a laptop that run Win7 which works but > is problematic in that I lose the use of the DOS window after running > reports or imports (these are large reports that may look at many thousands > of records, small reports looking at limited numbers of records generally > stay active). This only means that I have to exit the DOS window and > re-enter the database. The report and import will run its course even after > the window becomes inaccessible. > > > > Now I want to equip a Win10 laptop to run DP so I can work on the road a > bit better than I have been able to. Would a dual-boot system perhaps work > for me where I boot to either VISTA or Win7? And if the machine is 64-bit > does that screw it up altogether for that purpose? > > > > I use and appreciate VDOS. Unfortunately, there's something inherent in > either DP or VDOS that makes reports and imports run slowly. Way, way, way > too slowly. Beautifully and dependably but slowly, many times what the same > report or import would run in a DOS box. > > > > Just checking. Have to figure something out here. > > > > Don > > > > > > > > *Don Friedman* > *ProfessionalRecords.Com LLCPRS Data Systems* > > > > > *205 S Main StreetPittsburgh, PA 15215412-784-1600 <412-784-1600> - > 1-800-PRS-FILE 412-784-1615 <412-784-1615> Fax* >
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