insufficient memory

[dannyrover]

hi

after installing microsoft visual foxpro 3.0 on my windows xp pro service pack 2 computer it was successful but when i run the program (visual foxpro 3.0) it won't run and it says insufficient memory.
pls help...

tnx

Danny

 

[Mike Lewis]

Danny,

It's unlikely that you'll get much help with a VFP 3.0 project. Foxpro is now at version 9.0. Version 3.0 is 17 years old.

You should seriously think about upgrading to the current version. Once you've done that, it's possible that your memory problem will disappear. But, even if it doesn't, it will be much easier for us to help you solve.

Give it some thought.

Mike


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[Dan Freeman]

The error message is misleading. It actually means the computer has too much memory.

As Mike says, VFP 3.0 is 17 years old. It was released before anyone had ever seen a computer with a full gigabyte of memory. (Trivia: VFP 3.0 was Microsoft's first 32-bit product.)

Here's a KB article on the subject:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137809

You should either upgrade VFP, or *don't* upgrade the hardware that runs VFP 3.0.

 

[JackTheC]

Even if you have more than 768 MB of internal memory you can run VFP 3.0 in a virtual PC. Microsofts Virtual PC or Oracles Virtual Box or VMWare player. The last 2 mentioned are free of charge. Virtual PC 2007 is also free.