Subj : RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 To : All From : john.kidwell@winserver.com Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:12:12 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:50:28 -0400 From: "JOHN KIDWELL" To: DAVE GOURD Subject: RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 Newsgroups: win.server.program Message-ID: <1508770228.32.1467678516@winserver.com> References: <1467678516.32.0@winserver.com> X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5 Lines: 132 Dave: As you may know, I have been running WC since the early 1990's. It seems I'm up against a similar situation, in that my current XP server is 18 years old. I do total backups once a week. I have a new Windows 7 box I've been using for R&D only, (solidworks, etc.). I got the W7 box because it's a 64 bit machine with a large hard drive. I have been using 2003 Outlook Express since 2003 to read email. I have had as many as 8 virtual domains but stopped those for now. Next year I will add another virtual domain for business purposes. The one nagging problem with Outlook is that it doesn't delete email when it's been read, therefore I must also use the WC Mail to delete them once read by Outlook. I don't know if that has been fixed in WC or not. And, it would be nice if the WC Mail had an archive module like Outlook does. Lastly, I am going to do a total upgrade soon because I'm moving the whole mess to a new location and start all over again. That's why I am trying to find out how well WC works on Windows 7 machines. John Kidwell On 7/4/2016 8:28 PM, DAVE GOURD wrote to all: -> Mostly regarding network and firewall settings to run WC (WAN) and LAN -> safely on windows 7 - sorry to be a bit off-topic... -> -> My old reliable server totally crashed this weekend. Time to replace it and -> get away from XP anyway. -> -> R.I.P. -a dual boot machine, Was running WC5/6 (up to date but not -> Catapult) under WinXP pro with Sygate personal firewall. -> -> 2.7Ghz dual core, 2GB RAM, 3HDDs - 1 @ 160GB, 1 @ 320GB, 1 @ 1TB. -> 3 NICs - 1@ LAN private, 2 @ WAN (have 5 static IPs comcast bus.) -> -> -> Am novice to windows 7, have only been running it on an old Dell for less -> than a month - so bear with me. -> -> I found a couple of refurbished off-lease workstations for about ~$250 USD -> + shipping: HP Z400's - 1yr warranty, 1@ MS Windows 7 pro 64bit/8GB 1TB, -> the other @ MS Windows 7 pro 32bit/4GB 1TB. One of these will replace -> crashed unit. -> -> -> Seeking recommendations / suggestions ASAP, reply here; my site is down -> temporarily so list/responses will be monitored here at the SSI site. -> -> I probably should have asked Mike P. directly, but open to all... -> -> #1 - Which is more appropriate - 32 or 64 bit? The machine will be for -> Wildcat and LAN server, as well as some graphics and authoring work for -> hosted websites (8 virtual domains) while occasionally seated directly at -> the box. 64bit scares me, 32bit limits me. -> -> While I understand the most obvious advantage of the 64bit / 8gigs -> (expandable) and 1TB (which I will add to) - which would be more -> compatible/suitable. I don't use 16bit apps anymore, but have some 32 bit -> favs - photoshop, Corel draw and photopaint. -> -> -> #2 - Under windows 7, what network setting for the wildcat (WAN) NIC? - -> Home, work, or public? Any other firewall/security settings? -> -> Already using Work network for LAN connection on the old Dell added a NIC -> for WAN - this box will be a temp WC machine until replacement box arrives -> later this week or early next depending on when and what responses I get -> here. ... We Are The WildCat! -> -> -> #3 - recommendations for software or hardware firewall; inexpensive, -> reliable, and relatively easy to config and modify - add rules, set -> individual IPs or IP blocks, intrusion protection. Sygate was GREAT! -> -> Sygate Personal Firewall WILL NOT run in windows 7 - I can install, but get -> errors and it will not run. I could, but do not wish to setup an additional -> box (using Linux) just to run as a dedicated firewall. -> -> -> #4 - If by chance I can get the backup drive data recovered, is there a way -> to merge the data (mail, files) with the new/interim data? -> -> -> (#5 FYI) Already purchased 2 external USB HDDs for use as additional -> backups - it is not a good feeling when one's archiving falls victim to -> maladies... Maybe I can get the old drive's data recovered but not -> inexpensive - now opting for extra redundancy and knowledge gained from -> experience... backups from now on will be 1 internal (separate HDD), 2 -> separate external copies AND KEEP THEM UP TO DATE! -> -> The old setup has been VERY reliable and trustworthy for several years now, -> good-bye Old Paint, gonna miss ya. -> -> And Kudos to SSI for making a product that has stood so well through the -> years, looking forward to Catapult update once I get the newer machine and -> rebuild the installation. -> -> - -> - -> - -> -> -- -> Dave -> FoxRiver.Net -> The Windy City -> -> -> For those interested... -> -> Don't know what happened to the old PC, there was no weather involved, no -> power glitches (no logs from the UPS) and nobody physically at the box, I -> was remote into it though. Something on the motherboard I suspect. It -> started acting up and died completely within about 30 minutes. -> -> The RAM and 2 of 3 HDDs are no good anymore - 1 HDD was the backup drive -> for whole network including WC, the other XP drive with our WC installation -> on it. Machine will not boot, BIOS freezes during RAM check. -> -> Just going to make a doorstop out of it (13 yrs old now, been thru a lot). -> -> In a spare (test) machine, BIOS gives RAM errors; the 2 (windows drives) -> are seen (type and size) by the BIOS, but cannot read them except for 1 -> small partition that has the only archive available for me to rebuild my -> entire WC installation; but these were made 7 or 8 weeks ago for a quick -> copy USB to dev some pages from a laptop when not at home. -> -> The 3rd drive (bootable linux Mint) seems good, the test machine boots from -> it and runs Mint OK. -> -> -> --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .