On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Dec 29, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> >>> 1. Recommendation of a base machine to run Vista on for compatibility >>> testing purposes? >> >> On this, I just picked up a refurb. Intel Celeron 440 2GHz processor, >> 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250 GB hard drive for $250. from Overstock.com -- >> Not great, but I just want something on which to run XP and maybe >> Fista for apps which require it. >> > > I've had good experience with the Dell Outlet. They support the > machines (something like a 90-day) so you can avoid dead-on-arrival > stuff, and as long as you buy the Business grade and not the Consumer > stuff, the machine seem pretty solid. And I get a Vista Business > license to stay legal. > > Mostly, I was concerned with buying too little hardware and not being > able to "run" Vista. I've tried it out a few times at retail outlets > and, even given that those machines are mucked with, it was sluggish. ------------------------------------
I just put Vista on a Dell laptop that I got from a client instead of $$. Not a great machine, cira 2006 with 1 gig of ram. Runs vista fine as well as office and FF for web stuff for my wife. I am sure it will allow VFP 7 no problem. I Where is the data for your app? On the server? Only EXE and .app on the local box? If so then no problem for testing your installs. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
