Dear Peter B. Steiger:
On Jan 10, 2:14=A0pm, "Peter B. Steiger" <see....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> A client just reported to me that he has some sites running
> automatic updates, and after two particular patches were
> installed last night our Clipper (5.2e, linked with Blinker
> 6.something) application locks up. =A0He uninstalled the two
> updates and now the program works again.
Any other libraries or .obj files?
> I read over the description of the updates, and I don't even
> understand the titles much less what has changed or how they
> could harm an old DOS application. =A0Has anyone else
> encountered this?
>
> The two patches in question are KB941644, which "resolves two
> vulnerabilities in TCP/IP processing", and KB943485, which
> fixes a vulnerability in Microsoft WIndows Local Security
> Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). =A0I have no idea what
> that is, but it sounds scary and not in the least bit
> connected to DOS.
Windows XP or Vista? I have seen a bunch of people have to do
multiple reboots to even get this "bitter pill" down their computer's
throat. I suspect they have changed the capabilites of "virtual
machine" Clipper runs in.
Does task manager come up if you Alt+Ctl+Del?
> {sigh} my boss told me to start contacting friends in other
> departments, because he doesn't think my unparalleled genius
> at writing and supporting Clipper apps will be needed much
> longer. =A0I guess I should look into this newfangled "Visual
> BASIC" that's all the rage nowadays, maybe upgrade to one
> of those fast new Pentium computers...
xHarbour could save your job. Native 32- or 64-bit WinDoze
applications, minimal code changes. You can even move "slowly" into
GUI, invoke Access or Excel to be your front end, or serve files over
the internet.
David A. Smith
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