>>But in that same system we also had an affliction of 2-5 crashes a day for a period, always related to indexes. We ultimately found the problem - a Rolls-Royce server (Tricord) had a "wiring harness problem". It was replaced by a more Volkswagen server and the problem went away immediately.
>I guess my point is that you had better find/fix the problem or your replacement may well suffer the same fate.
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>Jim;
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>I agree if you cannot fix the present problem it may cause the same or similar result with a new system. Things to be concerned about are Networks (drivers, updates, routers, hubs, cables, etc.) Using Stonefield Database? Hardware problems? Lord, the list goes on and combined by a "less than perfect application", anything goes!
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>Tom

Yup, not to mention that 350 users suffering this *until* the existing is replaced is plain bad, especially when it looks like the new system will be taking considerable time to be installed.