>Hi all,
>
>We currently have a Pentium 2 450 mhz NT server that stores
>our Foxpro database with about 25 Windows 98 workstations each with
>a Foxpro .exe using VFP6.
>The server is really old and has been crashing a lot recently so
>we are going to replace it.
>I have a few questions.
>
>1.) What should our server requirements be in terms of processing speed
>, memory, etc. This server also needs to function as a mail server as well.

I don't really know the answer to this one, but you will probably want to put a lot of memory in the server if you're going to keep the PII 450's.

>2.) Would we benefit from having a dual processor ?
>Will Foxpro run better/faster on a dual processor ?

VFP wont run any faster on a dual processor machine - but if you have SQL Server on that NT server it will help with that.

>3.) If we replace the server with Windows 2000, do we also
>need to upgrade the workstations to Windows 2000 as well ?

Not necessary.

>4.) Can we run VFP6 on Windows 2000 ?

Yep.

>5.) Are there any potential problems upgrading from VFP 6 to VFP 7 ?

So far I've been lucky - all I've had to do is just recompile and distribute the new runtimes - so my guess is shouldn't be any problems.

>I want to avoid any potential down time that the transition may cause.
>
>Thanks for any info in advance !
>
>Carmel