John McKown wrote:

>> What would you do if they insist to use database without paying for database 
>> license?
>The database in question has a permanent license, so that it not a problem.

Excellent. Do you need to pay the vendor every x period? Or is that license 
just an once-off annoyance?


>The problem is that it is running on a old Windows server; which is being 
>decommissioned. And the software apparently will not run a current Windows 
>server. 

I got burned by a similar situation. Some hardware broken down, but luckily I 
could scavenge some 'newish' hardware. I tried to install windoze 2008, XP and 
98, only got a nasty BSOD during initial phase of installation despite fiddling 
around with BIOS settings.

Installing a newer windoze worked, but I soon ran into compatibility issues, 
just like you.

So, if your windoze server's hardware crash, you may have some recovery problem 
(hopefully AFTER you retired ... <grin> )

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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