Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:47:37 -0400
From: "JOHN KIDWELL" 
To: HECTOR SANTOS
Subject: Re: MS Windows
Newsgroups: win.server.program
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Hector:
Thanks, that will work for me.
John

On 9/15/2013 8:06 PM, HECTOR SANTOS wrote to JOHN KIDWELL:

-> The only thing that will not work under any 64 bit Windows is 16 bit 
-> operations, like with 16 bit doors.  It has to be at least 32 bit 
-> doors.   WcNavigator will not work on it too.  But everything else 
-> will work fine.
-> 
-> During the CD install, you would ignore the door install prompt, just 
-> continue with the installation.
-> 
-> --
-> 
-> On 9/15/2013 10:52 AM, JOHN KIDWELL wrote:
-> > It looks like it's decision time for me.  I have been running my Wildcat
-> > Server since we switched from BBS, and for 10 years on Windows XP (32 bit)
-> > which MS will discontinue official updates April 2014.
-> >
-> > I see where Windows 7 is going to be around until 2020, and have seen and
-> > heard many complaints about Windows 8 and don't really want to go there
-> > because of other more expensive software compatibility issues.
-> >
-> > I do solid and CFD modeling on a Windows 7 (64 bit) machine and it handles
-> > the work OK, however, I am reluctant to move my wildcat server to any
other
-> > 64 bit machine because it has worked so flawlessly for so many years
in 32 bit.
-> >
-> > I have a clean 64 bit Intel dual quad I can us for my server.
-> >
-> > The question here is:  I have stayed up with the AUP; if i do a clean
-> > install with Windows 7 and the AUP CD, will things go smoothly?
-> >
-> >
-> >
-> 
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