Subj : RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 To : All From : DAVE GOURD Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:12:12 Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:02:47 -0400 From: DAVE GOURD To: MICHAEL PURDY Subject: RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7 Newsgroups: win.server.program Message-ID: <1467766967.32.1467765369@winserver.com> References: <1467765369.32.1467725682@winserver.com> X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5 Lines: 237 Thanks Mike, I knew you'd probably be the one to first reply. - I didn't even pay attention to whether this conf was listserved or not. I forwarded the original to #121. FYI - finally got wcrepair to run OK, wcserver starts now, ran wcconfig to mod the paths to new install, problem now is wcsmtp and online will not start - looking into logs and error msgs reveals '... procedure entry point could not be located...' in wcsvr2.dll. Searching SSI msgs for relevant details. (am posting copy of this to conf#121) -- Dave On 7/5/2016 8:36 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to DAVE GOURD: -> Please note that Conference 32 is only published locally and many months -> can pass between messages and consequently it is relatively rarely read. -> -> To reach the broader WC community please consider posting in Conference -> #121 which is published to the SSI Support List. -> -> -> On 7/5/2016 9:34 AM, DAVE GOURD wrote to ALL: -> -> -> Follow up here - -> -> -> -> I have done re-installs and recovers several times over the years, -> -> never seen this problem - but I've also never done it on windows 7, I -> -> must be getting old and missing something. -> -> -> -> -> -> Installed wins to temp machine from v6.1 451.4 CD, initial updates from -> -> the install ran, initial login performed. -> -> -> -> Restored \config, \data, and \http* dirs from my available backups. -> -> -> -> Ran AUP to get up to date -> -> -> -> Run wcRepair - -> -> -> -> Select configuration database, press start, returns -> -> "Repair completed successfully" -> -> Click OK -> -> -> -> Select user database, press start, returns -> -> "[X] could not open user database" -> -> Click OK -> -> -> -> Select file database, press start, returns -> -> "[X] could not open file database" -> -> Click OK -> -> -> -> Select message database, press start, returns -> -> "[X] could not open userconf.dat" -> -> Click OK -> -> Click close -> -> -> -> Tried starting wcServer to run wcconfig, returns -> -> "The Wildcat! Server could not start because of the following error: -> -> !Critical: Could not open user database" -> -> -> -> Now what??? -> -> -> -> Off to uninstall and reinstall with 'runas administrator' for CD -> -> setup/install. will try to run wcconfig before restoring my data, then -> -> run repair, then AUP... -> -> -> -> -- -> -> Dave -> -> -> -> -> -> On 7/4/2016 8:28 PM, DAVE GOURD wrote to all: -> -> -> -> -> Mostly regarding network and firewall settings to run WC (WAN) and -> -> LAN -> -> -> safely on windows 7 - sorry to be a bit off-topic... -> -> -> -> -> -> My old reliable server totally crashed this weekend. Time to replace -> -> it and -> -> -> get away from XP anyway. -> -> -> -> -> -> R.I.P. -a dual boot machine, Was running WC5/6 (up to date but not -> -> -> Catapult) under WinXP pro with Sygate personal firewall. -> -> -> -> -> -> 2.7Ghz dual core, 2GB RAM, 3HDDs - 1 @ 160GB, 1 @ 320GB, 1 @ 1TB. -> -> -> 3 NICs - 1@ LAN private, 2 @ WAN (have 5 static IPs comcast bus.) -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> Am novice to windows 7, have only been running it on an old Dell for -> -> less -> -> -> than a month - so bear with me. -> -> -> -> -> -> I found a couple of refurbished off-lease workstations for about -> -> ~$250 USD -> -> -> + shipping: HP Z400's - 1yr warranty, 1@ MS Windows 7 pro 64bit/8GB -> -> 1TB, -> -> -> the other @ MS Windows 7 pro 32bit/4GB 1TB. One of these will -> -> replace -> -> -> crashed unit. -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> Seeking recommendations / suggestions ASAP, reply here; my site is -> -> down -> -> -> temporarily so list/responses will be monitored here at the SSI -> -> site. -> -> -> -> -> -> I probably should have asked Mike P. directly, but open to all... -> -> -> -> -> -> #1 - Which is more appropriate - 32 or 64 bit? The machine will be -> -> for -> -> -> Wildcat and LAN server, as well as some graphics and authoring work -> -> for -> -> -> hosted websites (8 virtual domains) while occasionally seated -> -> directly at -> -> -> the box. 64bit scares me, 32bit limits me. -> -> -> -> -> -> While I understand the most obvious advantage of the 64bit / 8gigs -> -> -> (expandable) and 1TB (which I will add to) - which would be more -> -> -> compatible/suitable. I don't use 16bit apps anymore, but have some -> -> 32 bit -> -> -> favs - photoshop, Corel draw and photopaint. -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> #2 - Under windows 7, what network setting for the wildcat (WAN) -> -> NIC? - -> -> -> Home, work, or public? Any other firewall/security settings? -> -> -> -> -> -> Already using Work network for LAN connection on the old Dell added -> -> a NIC -> -> -> for WAN - this box will be a temp WC machine until replacement box -> -> arrives -> -> -> later this week or early next depending on when and what responses I -> -> get -> -> -> here. ... We Are The WildCat! -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> #3 - recommendations for software or hardware firewall; inexpensive, -> -> -> reliable, and relatively easy to config and modify - add rules, set -> -> -> individual IPs or IP blocks, intrusion protection. Sygate was GREAT! -> -> -> -> -> -> Sygate Personal Firewall WILL NOT run in windows 7 - I can install, -> -> but get -> -> -> errors and it will not run. I could, but do not wish to setup an -> -> additional -> -> -> box (using Linux) just to run as a dedicated firewall. -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> #4 - If by chance I can get the backup drive data recovered, is -> -> there a way -> -> -> to merge the data (mail, files) with the new/interim data? -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> (#5 FYI) Already purchased 2 external USB HDDs for use as additional -> -> -> backups - it is not a good feeling when one's archiving falls victim -> -> to -> -> -> maladies... Maybe I can get the old drive's data recovered but not -> -> -> inexpensive - now opting for extra redundancy and knowledge gained -> -> from -> -> -> experience... backups from now on will be 1 internal (separate HDD), -> -> 2 -> -> -> separate external copies AND KEEP THEM UP TO DATE! -> -> -> -> -> -> The old setup has been VERY reliable and trustworthy for several -> -> years now, -> -> -> good-bye Old Paint, gonna miss ya. -> -> -> -> -> -> And Kudos to SSI for making a product that has stood so well through -> -> the -> -> -> years, looking forward to Catapult update once I get the newer -> -> machine and -> -> -> rebuild the installation. -> -> -> -> -> -> - -> -> -> - -> -> -> - -> -> -> -> -> -> -- -> -> -> Dave -> -> -> FoxRiver.Net -> -> -> The Windy City -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> For those interested... -> -> -> --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .