Reading about the problems with SBT 9 and earlier with current editions of Windows is always a bit frustrating. The problem is Foxpro 2.6 which was used by SBT which has since been bought out by ACCPAC. Vision Point 10 is written in VFP 6 and runs well in VFP 7. Vision Point 9 will also run in VFP 6, however it was not formated for it and so the screens look awful.
The solution to the problem is to upgrade to Vision Point 10 which costs about $400 per module and includes source code. I have yet to have a customer have a problem with this.
I have had several customers attempt to load Fox 2.6 patches for running on XP. None has worked well enough for me to recomend. Normally, the printer problems persisted and lockups continued. Going to VP 10 eliminates all of these. I regularly modify Vision Point on an XP, with 10, no problems. With previous issues will not even try it anymore.
I'll probably get flamed for comercialism but the point is there is a solution and it is not overly expensive.
As a point of information when ACCPAC bought SBT many of the SBT dealers left for other products. ACCPAC decided to push the PRO verison. This is a much more powerful package and also much more expensive. ACCPAC dealers who added the SBT or ACCPAC source line generally do not understand Vision Point as no training is provided and the ACCPAC company line is to upgrade to PRO. This is sometimes a very good idea.
However, there are still hundreds if not thousands of "SBT" dealers, certified consultants, and programmers out there. Vision Point is still being used in numerious projects and is alive and well. In fact I am in the process of developing a version on XP that will allow multiple screens to be open at the same time.
Hope this answers everyones questions about these problems and the future of Vision Point or SBT 9.
Bill Couture