Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-03 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Paul McNett wrote: Charlie Coleman wrote: The only downside is if you need to update the OCX itself - e.g. going to a later version of the OCX. In that case, they'd have to do the big install again. I'm glad I took the position of never relying on too many third-party libraries. The only

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread Stephen Russell
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Charlie Coleman colem...@acm.org wrote: ROFL. Where have you been? The viruses are all still around, popping in through IE use, MS Outlook emails, Windows security holes, blah blah blah. Maybe the problem is we've just never GOT OUT OF the 90's with Windows.

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Stephen Russell wrote: On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Charlie Coleman colem...@acm.org wrote: ROFL. Where have you been? The viruses are all still around, popping in through IE use, MS Outlook emails, Windows security holes, blah blah blah. Maybe the problem is we've just never GOT OUT OF

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Charlie Coleman wrote: At 09:15 PM 1/31/2009 -0600, Stephen Russell wrote: On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM, KAM.covad a_gmail_nos...@kenmcginnis.com wrote: Installing on the local machine will not work for my clients. I have tried it. It is a mess. If you have 8 workstations, you would have

RE: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread Rick Borup
[MB wrote:] Rick Borup's session on installers at WhilFest years ago suggested this, iirc. (Well, not exactly a BIG app but rather a lightweight one that had all the runtimes.) He'd deploy something like a notebook/notepad/calendar app that was basic but contained the runtimes, and then

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread Paul McNett
Charlie Coleman wrote: The only downside is if you need to update the OCX itself - e.g. going to a later version of the OCX. In that case, they'd have to do the big install again. I'm glad I took the position of never relying on too many third-party libraries. The only OCX I ever relied on

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread Charlie Coleman
At 09:15 PM 1/31/2009 -0600, Stephen Russell wrote: On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM, KAM.covad a_gmail_nos...@kenmcginnis.com wrote: Installing on the local machine will not work for my clients. I have tried it. It is a mess. If you have 8 workstations, you would have to update all 8 at the

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-02-02 Thread Stephen Russell
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:21 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote: Stephen Russell wrote: On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Charlie Coleman colem...@acm.org wrote: ROFL. Where have you been? The viruses are all still around, popping in

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-01-31 Thread KAM.covad
Installing on the local machine will not work for my clients. I have tried it. It is a mess. If you have 8 workstations, you would have to update all 8 at the same time. You would have to deal with that stupid MS requirement to 'register' ocx and dll files, even if they are in the same folder

Re: VFP 9 runtime on Vista, the QD way Install on the server or local workstation?

2009-01-31 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM, KAM.covad a_gmail_nos...@kenmcginnis.com wrote: Installing on the local machine will not work for my clients. I have tried it. It is a mess. If you have 8 workstations, you would have to update all 8 at the same time. You would have to deal with that stupid MS