VFP7 Application running slow after upgrading server to 2003

[trick66]

I am trying to resolve some performance issues with a VFP7 application that is stored on a Win2003 server and being runned on XP workstations off of a shortcut directed to the server. Unfortunately, I do not have direct access to the programmers who built this application to get answers. The users that I have been dealing with are complaining about performance issues after they have upgraded their server to 2003 from 2000 server.

I have let them know that they need to:
1. configure their antivirus to ignore the data folder.
2. disable opportunistic locking.
3. disable DFS Site Awareness.

But there is one question that they have asked me that I do not know what to tell them.

Should they setup 2003 server OS as a application server or a file server for this VFP7 application?

Thanks for any help you guys and gals can give me.

Rick

 

[rgbean]

Rick,
Since all VFP applications run on local workstation, your W2K3 server should be optimized as a File Server. One thing that can really make a difference is whether the code file and temporary files are local on on the network.

Rick

 

[trick66]

Thanks, Rick.

the entire application along with data are stored on the server. The only files that are on the workstations are the DLLs and some OCX.

Rick