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2.6 for Windows in 64 Bit Win 7 Home
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12/01/2012 00:28:34
 
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Visual FoxPro
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FoxPro 2.x
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Visual FoxPro:
FoxPro Windows
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Windows 7
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01532773
Message ID:
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>Thanks, Naomi. However, if I install Virtual Machine, wouldn't I also need to install Win XP, too? It's not my computer (although I have a different problem with mine), but a friend's and I don't know if she wants to buy another operating system. Since she has Win 7 Home, she can't run it in 32 bit mode.

Fox2x is 16-bit and simply will not run natively on a 64-bit Windows OS. She'll need to run it on one of:

- a 32-bit version of Windows in a VM
- set up dual-boot so her computer can boot either Win7 or WinXP. This means acquiring a separate XP license, or transferring one she may already have if it's a retail (not OEM) license
- use another computer that has a 32-bit OS

In her circumstance, the Microsoft recommendation would be to:

- use the on-line Windows Anytime Upgrade and upgrade her Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. This is not free: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows7/products/windows-anytime-upgrade

- download and install Windows 7 XP Mode, which is a canned version of 32-bit Windows XP in Virtual PC. This is a free download for users of the Professional version or higher

- run Fox2x in XP Mode
Regards. Al

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