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From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 15:17 Terry, your posts never arrived here. I found both on Google though. You obviously misunderstand this: mail and web services are not limited, but any normal network connection to shared folders or a shared printer. AFAIK, M$ intended - after NT4 - to include web services in this limitation but finally dropped it, realizing those users would switch to Linux instead of using their expensive Windows Servers. Helmut. "Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:%233ItcAx4KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> >> No, it's hardcoded into the OS. WinNT3.51 Workstation was the last version >> you could trick into believing it's a server by changing 2 registry entries. >> You still didn't have the additional tools which came with the server >> version, >> but otherwise the machine was a server with unlimited access. >> >> It *is* a technical restriction. Try to connect to any Home, Pro or Ultimate >> version from more than 9 computers in the local net, accessing any files in >> any >> shared directories. >> There is no limitation of the number of files or directories opened. >> But if User1 on machine B accesses Machine A and a process on machine B >> running in another context (as User2) also accesses Machine A, then on >> Machine A this counts as 2 connections! >> >> BTW, those connections are dropped after some period of inactivity. This >> is transparent to the application programs, when they try to access the >> server >> again e.g. to store a file, the connection is automatically re-established >> if the 10 connection limit isn't exceeded. >> >> The other way round there is no limit, Machine A can access a unlimited >> number of other machines concurrently. >> >> Helmut. > > > One thing to add: > there was never any restriction imposed on Win95, Win98 or ME. > I think M$ thought nobody in his right mind would misuse such an > instable OS as server. <vbg> > > Helmut. >
From: Nobody on 23 Apr 2010 15:21 "Phil Hunt" <aaa(a)aaa.com> wrote in message news:uema0zw4KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Install your software" is to install other dependencies. Is that what you > mean ? Yes.
From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 16:24 "Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:%23o$r86w4KHA.1424(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:uMrfCYw4KHA.620(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> "Phil Hunt" <aaa(a)aaa.com> wrote in message >> news:%23mxcdFw4KHA.1888(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Well, you covered all cases. There is no clear cut answer. >> >> If they want to run the exe from a file share so they can easily update it, >> they have to install your software on each client and change the shortcut to >> point to the exe on the server. This is assuming that only the exe changes >> from version to version. >> >> > > > That's exactly the way I usually install my programs on a customer's site. > > Helmut. > I can update it even while it is running: 1) rename the old version 2) copy the new version ito the same folder 3) the next time anyone starts the app, the new version will run. Helmut.
From: Nobody on 23 Apr 2010 16:34 "Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> wrote in message news:eSFqwLy4KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > I can update it even while it is running: > 1) rename the old version > 2) copy the new version ito the same folder > 3) the next time anyone starts the app, the new version will run. This is supported in Windows 2000+. Executable files like EXE/DLL can be renamed while in use, but cannot be deleted while in use. I am not sure about OCX files, but this doesn't apply to other files like text files. Dynamic-Link Library Updates: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682604(v=VS.85).aspx
From: Helmut Meukel on 23 Apr 2010 16:52
"Nobody" <nobody(a)nobody.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:u3J1qRy4KHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Helmut Meukel" <NoSpam(a)NoProvider.de> wrote in message > news:eSFqwLy4KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> I can update it even while it is running: >> 1) rename the old version >> 2) copy the new version ito the same folder >> 3) the next time anyone starts the app, the new version will run. > > This is supported in Windows 2000+. Executable files like EXE/DLL can be > renamed while in use, but cannot be deleted while in use. I am not sure about > OCX files, but this doesn't apply to other files like text files. > I just checked it: renaming an exe while in use works for NT4 too. Helmut. |