Re: Installing CA on W7 64bit

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

To answer the second question, it does not matter where you get the 
install media.  You can use a CD, ISO downloaded, etc.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 11/16/2011 5:10 PM, Gary Kuznitz wrote:
> This link:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/
>
> Will take you to a page for you to download virtual-pc for free.
>
> Install it on your Win7.  It might require a re-boot.  Start it.  A window will come up
> that looks just like XP.  Install CA into it.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Gary
>
> On 16 Nov 2011 at 16:39, James (James Newman, CDP<pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>)
> commented about Re: [PCTECH] Installing CA on W7 64bit:
>
> > >  Gary,
> > >  
> > >  I'm not familiar with Virtual XP...details?
> > >  
> > >  Jim, instead of connecting my machine to a V7 machine ("Mohammed to the
> > >  mountain") wouldn't it be possible to burn a DVD with a newer version of CA
> > >  on it ("mountain to Mohammed")?  Or is the only way to get it onto a
> > >  machine via IFS?
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  Jim
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Gary Kuznitz<docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > >  
> > > >  >  Hi Jim,
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  I have V5R1 running in Win7 Pro 64bit inside of a Virtual XP.  Install the
> > > >  >  free Virtual XP
> > > >  >  then Install V5R2 inside of that.  V6R1 is the first CA designed to run in
> > > >  >  Win7.
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  Gary
> > > >  >
> > > >  >  On 16 Nov 2011 at 13:15, James (James Newman, CDP<pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>)
> > > >  >  commented about Re: [PCTECH] Installing CA on W7 64bit:
> > > >  >
> > > > >  >  >  I've been running CA 5.2 on 32 bit W7 pro without problem.  I think
> > > >  >  what's
> > > > >  >  >  caused the problem is 64 bit W7.
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >  Will a newer version of CA work with OS400 V5R2?  Or if I have a newer
> > > > >  >  >  version of CA will it work with V5R2?
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >  Al would be laughing at me right now for running V5R2.
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >  Jim
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > >  >  >  On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Jim Oberholtzer<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >  >  >wrote:
> > > > >  >  >
> > > > > >  >  >  >  I suggest you upgrade CA to the V7 version. There is a 64bit version
> > > >  >  and
> > > > > >  >  >  >  it runs very well, as long as you load the service pack.
> > > > > >  >  >  >
> > > > > >  >  >  >  I also run Win7 Pro on my desktop in the office and Win7 Ultimate on my
> > > > > >  >  >  >  laptop.  Both run V7 CA without too much trouble.  The only issue I run
> > > > > >  >  >  >  into is I can't get at the WAS console application from the servers
> > > > > >  >  >  >  dialogs.  IBM Support confirmed this was a problem that had not been
> > > > > >  >  >  >  resolved yet.
> > > > > >  >  >  >
> > > > > >  >  >  >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > > > > >  >  >  >  Chief Technical Architect
> > > > > >  >  >  >  Agile Technology Architects
> > > > > >  >  >  >
> > > > > >  >  >  >
> > > > > >  >  >  >  On 11/16/2011 9:46 AM, James Newman, CDP wrote:
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  I've had CA 5.2 running on this machine for a while.  Last week I
> > > > > >  >  >  >  installed
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  a new SSD and while I was doing that I decided to upgrade to W7 Pro
> > > > > >  >  >  >  64bit.
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  While trying to run the setup program I get the following message
> > > >  >  when
> > > > > >  >  >  >  the
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  install gets to 2%:
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >            XCOPYFILE -2: An unexpected error has occurred while copying
> > > > > >  >  >  >  file
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  from compressed file.
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >
> > > > > > >  >  >  >  >  Thoughts?  TIA.
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