VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
I'm buying a new desktop (yes, desktop) to serve as a new dev machine/code repository in my home office. I'm still designing VFP9SP2 apps on the side. I'm configuring a Dell Vostro 260 mini tower. For the OS, the default is Windows Home Premium. Add $70 to go to Windows 7 Professional. Fo

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Tracy Pearson
MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2012-11-09: > I'm buying a new desktop (yes, desktop) to serve as a new dev > machine/code repository in my home office. I'm still designing VFP9SP2 > apps on the side. I'm configuring a Dell Vostro 260 mini tower. For > the OS, the default is Windows Hom

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread profox
If you just get premium you can get the win8 pro upgrade instead. In fact you could get that from XP too. Al Sent from Windows Mail From: MB Software Solutions, LLC I'm buying a new desktop (yes, desktop) to serve as a new dev machine/code repository in my home office. I'm still designin

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/9/2012 5:01 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: Mike, What stands out to me that is different between Home Premium and Professional is the ability to connect to a domain. VFP apps run in Home Starter. I've not installed VFP 9 itself into that OS. I wouldn't expect it wouldn't work. Premium has the

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Paul Hill
3On 9 November 2012 22:19, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > On 11/9/2012 5:01 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> What stands out to me that is different between Home Premium and >> Professional is the ability to connect to a domain. >> >> VF

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/9/2012 5:31 PM, Paul Hill wrote: I'm pretty sure Home Premium has Aero. Unless you need to join a domain go for this. Home (not Premium) only supports 32 bit, not 64bit. Well, seeing how VFP apps are 32-bit, and this is mostly for that (at this time), that's why I was thinking this wou

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Dave Crozier
Mike, With the latest costing, Win 8 could be cheaper.. and it's VFP friendly as well. Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: 09 November 2012 21:53 To: ProFox Email List Subject: VFP9SP2 apps on Wind

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Stephen Russell
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 4:42 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > On 11/9/2012 5:31 PM, Paul Hill wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure Home Premium has Aero. Unless you need to join a domain >> go >> for this. >> Home (not Premium) only supports 32 bit, not

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Richard Kaye
From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 5:42 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes On 11/9/2012 5:31 PM, Paul Hill wrote: > I'm pretty sure Home Premium has Aero. Unles

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Tracy Pearson
MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2012-11-09: > On 11/9/2012 5:01 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: > Mike, > > What stands out to me that is different between Home Premium and > Professional is the ability to connect to a domain. > > VFP apps run in Home Starter. I've not installed VFP 9 itself

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Dan Covill
On 11/09/12 13:53, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: For VFP apps, they should work with the Home version, right? No sense spending the extra $70 if I don't need to. I've done all my VFP work on Home Premium (64-bit) for a couple years now. No problems, except you need to remember to do

RE: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Tracy Pearson
Dan Covill wrote on 2012-11-09: > On 11/09/12 13:53, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > For VFP apps, they should work with the Home version, right? No sense > spending the extra $70 if I don't need to. > > I've done all my VFP work on Home Premium (64-bit) for a couple years > now. No p

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Dan Covill
Hi, Tracy Some features of forms interact with the current Windows "theme", resulting in weird colors and shapes depending on the theme selected. I think this started in VFP 8 or 9. You can set the .Themes property to .F. for a single form or for _screen. I always set it for _screen at the b

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-09 Thread Tracy Pearson
Dan Covill wrote: >Hi, Tracy > >Some features of forms interact with the current Windows "theme", >resulting in weird colors and shapes depending on the theme selected. >I think this started in VFP 8 or 9. You can set the .Themes property >to >.F. for a single form or for _screen. I always se

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-10 Thread Paul Hill
On 9 November 2012 22:42, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote: > On 11/9/2012 5:31 PM, Paul Hill wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure Home Premium has Aero. Unless you need to join a domain >> go >> for this. >> Home (not Premium) only supports 32 bit, not 64bit

Re: VFP9SP2 apps on Windows 7 boxes

2012-11-10 Thread Dan Covill
On 11/09/12 16:37, Tracy Pearson wrote: So you do that for you're compiled exe. Not in the IDE? Just clarifying. (We're talking about setting _screen.Themes = .F.) I haven't had any problems during development, probably because I don't use Windows themes to pick odd color sets. We did have s