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Tim, I think sending data back and forth over a network is always the second-best option. If there are better and simpler options (RDP), you should use them. You can handle things with SQL and client server. But these things can be solved much better with the file system (e.g. domain server and user...

Marc, If you don't have Password Protection turned OFF on the local network, then to access the drive you have to log in. I find that my application doesn't trigger this when trying to get to the data drive on another computer. When you map a drive, you retain the login, so it will always work fine....

Otto,

In the past year, I had to update Remote Desktop. When I did that, I read a notification that Microsoft would be discontinuing it. I can't give you the reference, but it appeared they were going in a different direction.

That is why I said IF

Tim

Mark, I post a network plan of how we install WINHOTEL now.
Best regards,
Otto

Marc, personally, I wouldn't invest much more work in a desktop application. The times of desktop app are over. Start with mod harbour. You can then install your own web server and only access it internally. You can continue to use your entire program logic. Thanks to Antonio and mod harbor. We are ...

One more question : I use a drive letter as network connection : p:\marc\data.dbf for connection I see that a program like Goodsync Backup always converts links from p:\marc into \\carolien\marc\data.dbf, so no drive letter. Will this maybe make a faster connection ? Note : The speed is not a big pr...

Tim, >It's fine until Microsoft no longer supports it ( which may happen soon ). Why do you say that? Search for product lifecycle - Microsoft Support. Products Released Lifecycle Start Date Extended Support End Date Windows Server Datacenter 2019 11/13/2018 1/9/2029 >I do use Remote Desktop f...

Marc, An OEM version is the same. Windows uses a much stronger peer to peer network in Pro than in Home. Take this in steps. First convert the software. Then see how well it works. Since you said it's OK now, you will see performance. Absolutely do the Pro upgrade. Then see if all is OK. If not, and...

Mark, For FIVEWIN and DBF, SSD is an enormous gain in speed. We practically always read and write to the hard drive. (commit, etc.) Do you know how remote desktop works? Better buy a WINDOWS SERVER 2016 edition. I think you can get it for the same money. Then you can test RDP for 120 days without re...

On BVA Auctions, we can easily buy Win10 Pro for 25 euros It's OEM software. For Win10 Pro, there are no differences ? Kavelbeschrijving Aantal: 1 Merk: Microsoft Productnaam: Windows 10 Pro licentie Model: 32-bit / 64-bit Processor: 1 GHz of sneller Geheugen: 1 GB RAM voor 32-bits, 2 GB RAM voor 64...

Mark, Your wife's PC will surely already have an SSD hard drive. This is the most effective way to get better speeds. Best regards, Otto In fact, she has no SSD drive. (I should have done this much early :roll: :roll: ) I will buy 2 new systems after conversion. (New windows AND SSD drive) I have t...

Marc, You are upgrading 16 bit to 32 bit, and changing NTX to CDX. DO THAT FIRST. On a Peer to Peer operation as you describe, you should have great speeds for your situation. Also, be sure you have a Gigabit network. All newer PC support this, as do any routers/switches in use for local area networ...

Mark,
Your wife's PC will surely already have an SSD hard drive.
This is the most effective way to get better speeds.

Best regards,
Otto

Hello Mark, No changes are actually necessary. You copy your local installations to the server and change the datapaths. No change is necessary in your software. All data and your program are in one place. You have so many advantages with remote installation. All accessing devices work at the same s...

... but now i'm not going for a new installation. Overall in our situation, Speeds are acceptable (we don't know better), but maybe we gain also with Nas as central data. I will test with the program speeds program and try to see if it will give better speeds. Using the data on the Nas compared with ...