Re: VisualAge Cobol Compiler prob on XP Pro

I hear you.
VirtualPC is loaded and works,
my old laptop's slow/stop speeds,
5 fold velocity increase,
am very happy, will live with the VPC.
cheers and thanks for the tips.
Graham

On 5 May 2007 18:59:24 -0700, PR <paul.raulerson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Microsoft Virtual PC works too. It is somewhat slower than VMWare
though, which is why I recommened VMWare. :)
On the other paw, never argue with something that works. :)

-Paul

On Apr 26, 9:41 pm, Graham Hobbs <gho...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Paul,
Am not an OS guy so my retailer just re-installed XP (after Cobol had
done its lethal install) . He suggested Microsoft's Virtual PC and
which he loaded with the NT as guest. We talked VMWare but he
intimated it was VERY complex. so at the moment I'm trying this VPC
route.

So far I've got my DB2 on there, COBOL and CICS tomorrow!

Might you know of any specific advantage for VMWare vs VirtualPC?

And thanks for the 'LOTS of probs...' note - at least I learned it's
not just me.

Pity IBM couldn't do something - possibly uneducated thinking, but
might it not be some miniscule fix since it's always the same error I
get executing programs. Such a fix would also let me use DB2 Express-C
V9!!! - c'est la vie..
Graham

On 26 Apr 2007 12:33:54 -0700, PR <paul.rauler...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:





LOTS of problems doing this. I strongly suggest downloading a free
copy of VMWARE, then load and run an Windows NT4.0 instance of the
compiler under that. Works great.

-Paul

On Apr 19, 8:55 pm, Graham Hobbs <gho...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,

Has anybody had any experience upgrading from an old Windows NT
Thinkpad with VisualAge Cobol V2.2, CICS for Windows V3.1 and DB2 V7.1
to a new platform with upgraded software.

I tried going to a new XP Pro laptop with the old software and the
experience was brutal and failed.

Specifically the Cobol caused all kinds of nightmares. It installed,
programs compiled, but they all failed upon execution with the same
'The application failed to initalize properly (0xc0000005)'.

Any suggestions please/thanks.

Graham Hobbs

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