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what are systemrequirements for VFP8 ?

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Nifrabar

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Mar 16, 2003
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Hi,
I liked to install VFP8 on a Pii-266 Mhz System.
This install failed.
Si I tried to figure out what is minimal system requirement. But that info I also couldnot retrieve.
Anyone who knows ?
-Bart
 

According to the help file:
Requirements for Installation
Visual FoxPro has the following minimum system requirements:

Computer: An IBM-compatible computer with a Pentium class processor
Peripherals: Mouse or pointing device
Memory: 64 MB RAM (128 MB or higher recommended)
Hard disk space:
Visual FoxPro Prerequisites: 20 MB
Visual FoxPro Typical Install: 165 MB
Visual FoxPro Maximum Install: 165 MB
Video: 800 x 600 resolution, 256 colors (High color 16-bit recommended)
Operating system: Developing applications with Visual FoxPro 8.0 is supported only on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, and Windows XP. You can create and distribute run-time applications for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, and Windows XP.
Note Installation on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition is not supported.


Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
 
Bart,

How did it fail? Did you get an error message?

You might have a problem installing VFP 8.0 on a Windows 98 system. If you are trying to do that, come back and I will give you step-by-step help.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site: My Crystal Reports web site:
 
Hi Mike and Mike !
MGagnon:
How did you find this in the help file ?
I Search with : system requirements but did not got the data you give to me now.

Mike Lewis:
Yes, I tried on a Win98 OS. Don't remember the exact errors but prerequisites failed.
Than I tried from ->start ->run d:\setup xxxxx where xxxx i don't remember exactly what to put there. ( I am on other location machine now).
-Bart
 
Bart,

With Win 98, you need to copy a file called GDIPLUS.DLL into your system directory. Search for this file on your hard drive; chances are good that it is there somewhere.

Also, re system requirements, this is printed on the bottom edge of the VFP 8.0 packaging.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site: My Crystal Reports web site:
 
Nifrabar

I found here (but it can also be found in the help file) Microsoft Visual FoxPro ->Getting started with Visual FoxPro -> Installing Visual FoxPro.

Visual FoxPro 8.0 Installing Visual FoxPro

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.
 
Mgagnon: As we say here in Holland : There are many roads going to Rome.... Thanks.

Mike Lewis: Do I have to register that DLL ?
-Bart
 
Mike Lewis,
I followed your advice and indeed VFP8 now can be used within WIn98.
Thanks.
-Bart
 
On a related note, from the help post above:
You can create and distribute run-time applications for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, and Windows XP.

Why not Windows 95? What is missing there that is needed for VFP apps?

I thought that practically all the UI Shell upgrades added in Win98 also came with the IE upgrades for 95. Or is it just that MS officially doesn't support 95 anymore at all?
 
Two things - yes 95 isn't supported, and I believe it's lacking some kernal API capabilities to made the GDI+ stuff to work. Note: That doesn't mean that you can't create a trivial app that can run on Win95. (Even if it's created on an unsupported Win98 system!)

However I don't believe you'll ever get the VFP 8.0 dev environment to ever work under W95 - even with the "copy" trick.

Rick
 
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