Re:Re: Installing BDE on 64 bit operating system
"Frank M. Cook" <
XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
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So far we are totally failing. We can open the BDE Administrator (which
we run as administrator) and we check the win3.1 box but whenever we try
to save the configuration file it says it can't write to it. we've tried
relocating the files and changing the registry keys but no matter what we
do the BDE Administrator seems be running itself from Program Files\Common
Files etc. unfortunately we're a 1000 miles from the customer. it feels
like something may have hardcoded the default location unless something is
getting lost trying to instruct the user over the phone. we may have to
buy a 64 bit machine to debug this but I hate to do that if this is
hopeless.
does anyone know for sure whether it is possible to get the BDE to work
under 64 bit Vista?
if it can be done, I'll figure it out for this customer even if I have to
buy a computer here to test on. but if others have already been down this
road and failed, I'd sure like to know that now.
--
Frank M. Cook
www.acsplus.com
Hi Frank,
Place the entire BDE in a folder lets say <WINDIR>:\Legacy\BDE and ensure
that all BDE registry settings point to that folder. Ensure that permissions
are set to allow Limited Privilege Users to read/write/execute the contents
of that folder and you may even have to set permissions of the Registry Keys
as well (I cannot remember and do not currently have a 64 Bit OS available
to me). Whilst running as Administrator you should again try the Win3.1
option. Then you need to reboot.
I cannot guarantee for sure under Vista 64 but I see no reason why not as it
works fine under XP 64 and the only real difference is the enhanced
Permissions enforced by Vista.
Thats it.
Leslie.
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