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Install VFP Runtime Files
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31/12/2013 09:44:00
 
 
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30/12/2013 20:48:55
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Installation, Setup and Configuration
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 6 SP3
OS:
Windows 8
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01590866
Message ID:
01591149
Views:
54
Win 8.1 64 bit. Ok, I found the \SysWOW64 folder on the new machine. I will select it for installation. I am also assuming I will have to run the exe as Administrator.

Thanks,
Bill

>Is the OS 32-bit or 64-bit?
>32-bit components usually get installed in %windir%\system32 under 32-bit OS
>32-bit components usually get installed in %windir%\SysWow64 under 64-bit OS (the %windir%\system32 folder is for 64-bit components)
>
>>Ok, I downloaded and ran the exe. When run it asks for the isntallation location and defaults to Windows\System32. But the file locations on my Win 7 machine is \SysWOW64.
>>
>>Any idea where the proper installation location on a Win 8.1 machine should be?
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>>http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/FoxPro/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=125
>>>
>>>>What is currently the simplest, most straightforward method for installing the VFP 6 Runtime files on a Windows 8 machine?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Bill
William A. Caton III
Software Engineer
MAXIMUS
Atlanta, Ga.
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