Subj : RE: Recommendation Help for WC and Windows 7
To   : All
From : DAVE GOURD
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:12 pm

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: <[email protected]>
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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...
-> ->
->

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