[Hidden-tech] ACT! 4 to what?

[Jonathan Dill]

Greetings,

I have a customer who has an ACT! 4 database--this was set up long 
before my time, and historically, that was something that they 
maintained on their own.  However, now they are wanting to share the 
database and have been running into problems with ACT locking up on 
Windows XP.  I have tried adjusting some of the OpLocks settings, but 
that has not fixed the problem.  So, now they are asking me what to do.

Does anyone have any experience with upgrading from a really old version 
of ACT to something more current?  Is it possible to get legal copies of 
eg. ACT 2000 instead of whatever is the latest?  How about migrating 
from ACT to a different platform?  They only have 240 contacts, but it 
looks like there has been some customization to the database at some 
point.  Or alternatively, recommendations of ACT consultants could be 
helpful, although the work will be done in Maryland, and I don't think 
they are going to want to pay for travel, but working remotely may be a 
possibility.

I'm guessing with 240 contacts and a limited budget for this, they might 
just end up re-entering the data into a new system, unless an upgrade to 
a newer version of ACT may work seamlessly.

Another (ugly!) idea is to put ACT 4 on a box which is running Windows 
2000 Server and run Terminal Server in Application mode to run ACT, but 
I am not sure if TS CALs for Windows 2000 Server are still available, 
and they only have the 2 admin CALs that come with W2KS.

Thanks,
Jonathan Dill