Consider this "Old Horse" beaten! You are correct, after the re-read of Ken's response it is clear that removal of the old product is necessary, albeit, impractical from a conversion standpoint. During the conversion it seems likely that both versions are required from time to time until it is complete. Oh well, the great Oz has spoken. Damn the torpedos, uninstall 7 when I get 8 and hope for the best.
Glenn
>At the risk of beating a dead horse, it IS the case. This has been discussed almost to death. What the 'downgrade' clause says is that you are not required to install the new version right away. You may
instead use the older version
for a reasonable time (whatever that means), but then you are obliged to uninstall the older version and install the new version.
>
>In other words, you may NOT have both on your system at the same time if one is an upgrade to the other. Also, and this is the one that I really love above all else,
if you buy the upgrade, you are obligated, under the license, to use it. You cannot simply sit it on a shelf for a year and let it gather dust while you happily run with the old version. You bought it,
you better damn well use it.
>
>Alan
>
>>It appears this is NOT the case. See message#
757338 from Ken Levy
>>
>>Glenn
>>
>>
>>>What's the difference? It still says "If you are upgrading to Visual FoxPro 8.0, you must first uninstall Visual FoxPro 7.0.".
>>>
>>>Alan
>>>
>>>>Tamar,
>>>>
>>>>You are the first to mention this, and it is good to know.
>>>>
>>>>But the README is only available after the package has been opened.
>>>>
>>>>cheers
>>>>
>>>>>>But the real kicker for me (and most, I hazard) is that this EULA change has been virtually UNKNOWN by anybody until someone stumbled upon it! This when MS is "building community". A fine way to treat a community. And a finer way to build trust in that same community.
>>>>>
>>>>>I keep hearing this, but fwiw, there's very clear language in the ReadMe that says the same thing:
>>>>>
>>>>>"You can safely install or uninstall using Visual FoxPro 8.0 Setup. If you are upgrading to Visual FoxPro 8.0, you must first uninstall Visual FoxPro 7.0. Though Visual FoxPro 8.0 and Visual FoxPro 7.0 can exist on the same computer, you cannot install Visual FoxPro 8.0 in the same directory as Visual FoxPro 7.0."
>>>>>
>>>>>Tamar
