Hi all: I found a program that allowed me to download all xp service packs and updates to about the rnd of May. If any one needs to do an xp install after ms drops support, I can supply a copy of the self installing updates
Dave Sent from my iPad On 2013-08-19, at 10:57 AM, "Charlie Noah" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Richard and Mark. I'm going to have to move my rather old XP machine > to Win7 sometime this year. Even though it's old, it still keeps on ticking, > and I hate to throw away something that still works. My wife's Dell laptop is > a few years newer and I'll move it after I discover all the gotchas on mine. > It's good I won't have to do a Jbase upgrade at the same time. That would > multiply the potential problems greatly. > > Charlie > > On 08-18-2013 11:14 AM, Mark Hogden wrote: >> I agree with T that a VM is the easy way to go but jBase runs fine as a 32 >> bit app on 64 bit versions of Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 and 2012. >> >> It’s a manual process that involves updating multiple registry keys. (We >> have it scripted but it’s tailored to our application). >> >> Assuming that the drive letter is going to be the same on the old one as the >> new one, here are the basic steps. >> >> Log on as the administrator to avoid Windows yelling at you. >> >> Copy the JBASE30 directory file to the new computer, making sure that a copy >> of libjbase.dll is in \JBASE30\bin >> >> Export the jBase registry keys from your current 3.4 installation including >> the entries for license server and telnet server and import them on the new >> server. >> >> Set the jBase system environment variables, including the path variable. >> >> Run jinstallkey >> >> Getting a compiler to work is a more work and installing Objex is yet >> another step. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Richard Kann >> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 6:09 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: win 7/64 or win 8/64 >> >> Yes, I use it all the time. 64b might work, but the jbase installer checks >> for file names and does not like the proramfiles64 in 64 bit or something >> like that. >> >> Richard >> >> On 8/17/2013 10:54 PM, Charlie Noah wrote: >> What about Win7 32 bit? Will Jbase 3.x load and run on it? >> >> Thanks, >> Charlie >> On 08-17-2013 6:59 PM, Richard Kann wrote: >> I believe the only reason it will not load is the installer package. It is >> looking for a specific name for the files that 64b windows does not have. >> >> On 8/17/2013 2:48 PM, Tony Gravagno wrote: >> >> If the answer you get is that you cannot load natively over x64, >> install the free vmWare Player, install WinXP in there, and jBase 3 in >> there. You can maximize the vmWare instance and not know it's a guest >> rather than the host OS. You can minimize the virtual screen, and use >> any 64bit client to get into the environment via telnet, local or >> remote. >> >> Don't think of a virtual machine as something huge and complex. It's >> not. It's just another program running on your system that consumes as >> much resources as Excel and it can be as transparent as a service. >> >> In short, with a virtual and anywhere upwards of about 500MB RAM, >> depending on need, you can get exactly what you want, right now, and >> for free. That seems like a no brainer to me. >> >> HTH >> T >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Richard Kann him-at-comp-ware.net |List JBase| >> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:41 PM >> To: *******************; [email protected] >> Subject: win 7/64 or win 8/64 >> >> 1. Is there a way to install Jbase 3.x on Win 7/64b or Win 8/64b? >> The >> >> installer stops you from doing it. >> >> 2. Will it run? >> >> Before I get hit with the why not do JBase 5.x, this is just >> temporary for >> >> those buying new systems. 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