>I currently have an XP, so I'll be buying a new pc very quickly. I've been advised to go to Win 7 instead of Win 8 as it's easier to learn.
>I want to make sure however that all my old VFP .exes will run on 7. Are there any problems in that regard? Also, which version of 7 is recommended?
>Home Premium? And what about 32 vs 64 bit? Any problem running the exes on either?
>
>Thanks,
>Rich Murillo

Move to 8.1 64 bit Pro. The Metro stuff can easaly be skipped. VFP needs small adjustments, but that's one time. Hyper V is great. (Your old sys may run for a while there. )

Fastest CPU, as much RAM and and SSD (This requires good backup, data recovery from any FLASH is a pain, if possible) as you can afford. If you still stuck on XP it will last for an eternity, so it is not wasted :) , Hyper-V -great for development- profits much.
I have a silent grafics card that can output two digital screens on 1920*1200 resolution.
ESATA and USB 3 as much as one can get.
No RAID on the comp, thats on the server. To noisy.

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Lutz

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