Re: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Malcolm Greene
I made the move from Windows to Mac in Jan 2014. Had a few frustrating weeks learning slightly different keyboard shortcuts. Since then I've never looked back. Super stable. Zero support issues across 4 no-cost OS upgrades. High quality applications for all needs - I want for nothing. Highly

RE: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread john
My plan is to use the Mac for all my routine stuff, word processing, email, internet, etc and install Win 7 as the Windows version just for VFP. If it works - great, if not then it is another lesson learnt  John John Weller 01380 723235 07976393631 -Original Message-

Re: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Ted Roche
On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 3:41 PM, wrote: > It can't be any worse than the nightmare I've just had installing the latest > update for Windows. When you run Windows on a Mac, you are running Windows on a PC, the generic name for "Personal Computers" which is another interesting topic. No

Re: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Mike
I'll second your experience. Out of 42 Win 10 Pro systems that have been upgraded, 1 failed to boot after the update and all efforts to recover the drive failed (believe me, I tried everything!) I ended up reformatting the SSD and reinstalling Win10 Pro. No, I can't prove it was the update

Re: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Jan Bucek
Dne 22.6.2018 v 23:02 j...@johnweller.co.uk napsal(a): I have had a nightmare installing the latest Win 10 update. The only thing stopping me from throwing the PC out of the window and going out and buying a Mac was the fact that I have a number of apps still in use written in VFP which I need

RE: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread john
It can't be any worse than the nightmare I've just had installing the latest update for Windows. My wife's laptop had to go to a repair shop to get the BIOS fixed after the update trashed it. The update trashed my desktop 3 times requiring a clean install and a restore from an image! The

Re: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Alan Bourke
The Mac ecosystem isn't some sunlit upland TBH -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Fri, 22 Jun 2018, at 10:02 PM, j...@johnweller.co.uk wrote: > I have had a nightmare installing the latest Win 10 update. The only thing > stopping me from throwing the PC out of the window

RE: VFP in Windows on a Mac

2018-06-23 Thread Richard Kaye
Only the 20 years of Windows updates if you're installing from the original media...  -- rk -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech On Behalf Of j...@johnweller.co.uk Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 5:15 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: VFP in Windows on a Mac Thanks Richard - I