I installed Vista and FMP 8.5. FMP started ok but layout and relationship graph screens go black when I click on them. Creating tables & fields seems to work ok, as do queries and printing. Solved the problem by installing Virtual PC on my machine and installing XP and FMP to run on the virtual machine. I can't print from it because the virtual platform does not find any USB ports. If you have a printer that uses a printer port, you should be ok. With Virtual PC you can have both operating systems running at the same time and it is very easy to move back and forth between them. I use the XP version for everything but printing and then drag the file over to Vista to print. A minor inconvenience. The database is in the development stage and is not used for production. In a production setting it would be better to wait for the Vista certified edition of FMP.
Another possibility is to set up a dual boot machine, installing the older OS first. This solution is not as convenient as you can only use one system at a time. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Tinsley Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Vista and FMP 8.5 I received this warning from a colleague. I'm using Mac OSX now, but I just wondered if any of you with PC platform are having problems: >Hey all, As with many programs, there are issues and will be changes coming with the introduction of Vista. I can only think that these will be addressed as soon as possible. If you can avoid upgrading to Vista for at least 6 months, I think that would be wise. The Server version issue is certainly big!! [...] FileMaker Pro * Version: 8.5 * Vista Compatibility: FileMaker Pro works with Vista but has issues * Issues: ActiveX does not work, the Relationships Graph does not work * Vendor Support: Unsupported. Vendor is working on a Vista compatible version. See the FileMaker Knowledge Base article 6217 for details FileMaker Server * Version: 8 * Vista Compatibility: FileMaker Server is incompatible with Vista * Vendor Support: Unsupported. Vendor is working on a Vista compatible version. See the FileMaker Knowledge Base article 6217 for details > Deb Deborah Tinsley Assoc. Librarian of Visual Resources Kansas City Art Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 816 802 3395
