new fp install

[Nancy Palmquist]

Rick Hane wrote:
> 
> OK, I gave up trying to make my old fp.bat file work on my new laptop.
> 
> So I d/l the new version 5.0.13 and have a few questions I thought would
> have been in the readme file but are not. My system WinXP, filePro network 5
> user, runtime 16 user
> 
> 1. Should I extract each of the fp install zip files to the existing fp
> directory and run the setup from there?
> 
> 2. Should the license file I d/l be in the fp directory?
> 
> 3. Does the fpmanual need to reside in the fp directory?
> 
> 4. Finally, Do I need to do this to each station on my network or can it be
> 'rolled' out from the server?  Note: we keep data (filepro directory) on the
> server but each workstation has it's own copy of fp (with lib and menus).

I have found that with new systems and current network techology it is
not necessary to install the runtime on each client.  Keep everything
server side for better control.  I have not seen a huge difference in
the speed, for normal data entry functions. However, large posting and
processing functions run faster from the server in this type of
installation.

I have also seen difficulty with version issues, when all but one
program somewhere on the system is not updated and indexing or locking
issues haunt you.

The install will not write a new file over a busy file so be careful
that the system is not in use when updating.

Lastly, if the system has more than 5 clients, I would always recommend
a *inx type server.

>From a download, extract all stuff to a blank folder and hit setup.exe
to start install.  It  will do all the work and install what you
request.

Nancy

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