Subj : RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 To : All From : LEE GREEN Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:12:12 Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:45:01 -0400 From: LEE GREEN To: JOHN KIDWELL Subject: RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 Newsgroups: win.server.program Message-ID: <1509039901.32.1508770228@winserver.com> References: <1508770228.32.1467678516@winserver.com> X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5 Lines: 155 OE always deleted my email, you must not have the option checked to delete it, works fine with Thunderbird and Win10 too. On 10/23/2017 10:50 AM, JOHN KIDWELL wrote to DAVE GOURD: -> 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) .