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Tips From Larry...
Larry Sweat
Technical Support & Information Systems Manager
Tech Tips-Networking
for the Reporting to the MAX
In recent months, we have encountered several network systems experiencing stability
problems, file locking and sharing problems, and/or data integrity problems when running
Reporting to the MAX including Point of Sale and Non-profit Versions. At first, the problematic systems didn't seem to have a pattern
that pointed to a particular configuration. I heard problems with small 3 or 4-user
peer-to-peer networks as well as larger NT or 2000 networks with dedicated servers.
In comparing the service tickets of these systems, we realized that all had one thing in
common: Each used WIN98 workstations mixed with workstations running other versions of
Windows such as NT, 2000, or WIN95. In these cases, when the WIN98 workstations were
upgraded to NT or 2000 or replaced with an NT or 2000 workstation, the system settled down
and functioned normally.
I don't want this to sound like a condemnation of the Windows 98 operating system. Not
every network with mixed workstations has this problem. In fact, one third of the
workstations on our NT 4.0 network at Reporting to the MAX including Point of Sale and Non-profit Versions are WIN98 stations and we
have very few problems. I do want you to be aware that we see far fewer problems in
systems that don't have WIN98
workstations. NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 are the best operating systems to use when
networking Reporting to the MAX including Point of Sale and Non-profit Versions. I am not aware of any reported problems with mixing
NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 in a network.
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