On 4/26/11 4:21 PM, Rick Schummer wrote: >>> From very limited experience, I'd try DOSBox first. Free download, much >>> easier installation/setup than XP mode, and > worked fine the first time on my FP2.6 app.<< > > I see lots of recommendations to skip XP Mode and use VMWare or DOSBox, but > not once do they comment on the licensing > costs. Does DOSBox come with a free license of Windows XP? XP Mode does, is > preconfigured and works out of the box. Not > sure Microsoft could have made it simpler. > > Biggest reason not to use XP Mode is that the users don't have Win 7 > Professional or Ultimate. I would hazard a guess > that buying an Anytime Upgrade from Home to Pro is less than purchasing a > full Windows XP license to use in DOSBox or > VMWare. Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional is > US$90 from Microsoft. Amazon.com shows full > XP Pro for US$299, OEM version for US$55. > > In a single-user shop it is not overly expensive, but in a multi-user shop it > adds up to real money.
If licensing costs are a factor, you could also try running this FPW2.6 application inside a VM running Linux, using WINE. I've heard that Foxpro 2.6 for Windows runs quite nicely and completely in WINE. The benefit here is that no Windows license would be needed. I have no experience with WINE since 2003 or so, so please don't ask me specific questions on that. I just thought I'd throw this out as another idea to try. You could probably have a Linux VM set up inside Windows within a couple hours, and be trying your FPW2.6 application in Wine within a couple hours after that... could be a way forward. Paul _______________________________________________ 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.
