Figure out how: SBS 2003, XP and W2K
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From: jroot on 23 Jun 2010 09:17 Greetings! I need to figure out how to pull this off: We have an old accounting program that does not run well with XP Pro over our SBS 2003 network. It was designed to run with Windows 2000 or previous. We've decided to do something about it but what? The software needs to run on two work stations, share data files, and share printers. Otherwise it does not need to have anything to do with the rest of our network. It would be nice to run it on W2K but it would also be nice to have the 2 users running Office 2007 on the same machine and be joined to the network. Does this sound possible and how? Thank you very much! -- jroot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jroot's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/214258.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/small-business-server/1348317.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP] on 23 Jun 2010 10:28 You can join Win2k machines to the domain. I don't think Office 2007 will run on win2k though -- Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP] (since 1997) Co-Contributor, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server-Unleashed/dp/0672329573/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217269967&sr=8-1 Owner, CPU Services, Belleville, IL A Microsoft Registered Partner ------------------------------------ MVPs do not work for Microsoft Please do not submit questions directly to me. "jroot" <jroot.4d0i5b(a)DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:jroot.4d0i5b(a)DoNotSpam.com... Greetings! I need to figure out how to pull this off: We have an old accounting program that does not run well with XP Pro over our SBS 2003 network. It was designed to run with Windows 2000 or previous. We've decided to do something about it but what? The software needs to run on two work stations, share data files, and share printers. Otherwise it does not need to have anything to do with the rest of our network. It would be nice to run it on W2K but it would also be nice to have the 2 users running Office 2007 on the same machine and be joined to the network. Does this sound possible and how? Thank you very much! -- jroot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jroot's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/214258.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/small-business-server/1348317.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 23 Jun 2010 10:44 I think you're right about Office. But the file format converter will allow the users to work in Office 2003 but read and write the Office 2007 format files. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]" <crisnospamhanna(a)cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:uVWuSBuELHA.5500(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... You can join Win2k machines to the domain. I don't think Office 2007 will run on win2k though -- Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP] (since 1997) Co-Contributor, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server-Unleashed/dp/0672329573/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217269967&sr=8-1 Owner, CPU Services, Belleville, IL A Microsoft Registered Partner ------------------------------------ MVPs do not work for Microsoft Please do not submit questions directly to me. "jroot" <jroot.4d0i5b(a)DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:jroot.4d0i5b(a)DoNotSpam.com... Greetings! I need to figure out how to pull this off: We have an old accounting program that does not run well with XP Pro over our SBS 2003 network. It was designed to run with Windows 2000 or previous. We've decided to do something about it but what? The software needs to run on two work stations, share data files, and share printers. Otherwise it does not need to have anything to do with the rest of our network. It would be nice to run it on W2K but it would also be nice to have the 2 users running Office 2007 on the same machine and be joined to the network. Does this sound possible and how? Thank you very much! -- jroot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jroot's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/214258.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/small-business-server/1348317.htm http://forums.techarena.in
From: Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] on 23 Jun 2010 11:47 Only way that I know would be to dual boot or give them two, maybe virtual, workstations. The others are correct, office 2007 does not run on Windows 2000, nor does Office 2000 run on Win7. -Please post the resolution to your issue so others may benefit. -Get Your SBS Health Check at www.sbsbpa.com > Greetings! > I need to figure out how to pull this off: > We have an old accounting program that does not run well with XP Pro > over our SBS 2003 network. It was designed to run with Windows 2000 > or > previous. We've decided to do something about it but what? > The software needs to run on two work stations, share data files, and > share printers. Otherwise it does not need to have anything to do with > the rest of our network. > It would be nice to run it on W2K but it would also be nice to have > the > 2 users running Office 2007 on the same machine and be joined to the > network. Does this sound possible and how? > Thank you very much! > > http://forums.techarena.in >
From: jroot on 25 Jun 2010 08:17 I found out a few more details abouth our accounting program: it's only been tested to run on XP Standard and previous, also SBS 2003 SP1 and previous, also it conflicts with Office 2007. Here's what we have: XP Pro SP3 clients SBS 2003 SP2 Office 2007 So I wonder- could I set it up so User1 is a dual boot - one with XP Pro, Office 2007, the other with XP Stand. and the accounting program - both on the domain, keeping all the accounting files on the XP Standard client, then have User2 with full privleges to the XP Stand. using SBS as just a go-between (not storing anything on the server but keeping all accounting data on the XP Stand. client)? Would this work? -- jroot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jroot's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/214258.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/small-business-server/1348317.htm http://forums.techarena.in
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