Subject Re: Different Operating System From <rich@autotraker.com> <<rich@autotraker.com>> Date Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:36:48 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started dBASE and the BDE will only work with the Windows operating system. I do regularly use Oracle VM VirtualBox on both my Windows and Linux boxes for testing. You can install any version of Windows from XP on to the latest version of Win10 into that virtual machines. So for example if you prefer to run Windows 7 just start VirtualBox, install Windows 7 and install your dBASE into that virtual Windows 7 machine. You can do the same using Linux as your host and then also use a virtual Windows 7 machine. I have one customer whose host machine is a MAC running our dBASE app in a virtual Windows 7 machine. If dBASE ever gets rid of the BDE we might we a Linux version of dBASE but don't hold your breath for that. LOL Rich.... "Michael"  wrote in message news:R50ZRVIBUHA.1828@ip-AC1E04A7... In lieu of the latest windows updates that gives us grief everytime they make changes, is there any product or operating system that can sit on top of windows or run instead of windows to run dbase visual software. Any ideas? I'm getting annoyed with windows. Regards, Michael.