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Hi guys,We have a lot of FXII and MP 5000s in the field with Interchange VMs. Most are XP, we will be needing to upgrade on some sites.What is the situation on the reliability of the Windows 7 Interchange and does anyone have any suggestions on other VM systems that work well with the FXII and MP5000.Thanks guys!
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I keep my Interchange locked behind a firewall, only email is allowed to go out. Is it safe to install Windows Updates on these systems? Mine is only service pack 2 :S I didn't want to try updating it and risk breaking the system.
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Interchange was probably one of the best voice mails ever created. I haven't installed the software on Win 7 yet but guess I'll give it a try. Don't see why it wouldn't work. I still have many W2k systems as well as DOS and XP going and will continue to support them. Proper precautions should allow them to be used into the foreseeable future.
Windows updates are iffy. The real troubles were updates to systems running McAfee Virus software. I allow security updates and always have backups in case of the need to roll back.
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I agree RBF I love the Interchange. We must install it as Windows 7 which is basically Server2008. to keep the client happy!I have not dealt with a lot of other voice mails-which ones have you had success with,- including Vertical/Comdial FXII and MP5000 PBX switches? Thanks
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Please let me know how the Win7 install goes for you guys. I'd love to move my VM to a newer system.
Mezzaman: Windows 7 is like Server 2008R2. Server 2008 is like Windows Vista, and should be avoided IMHO.
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So any word on this? The olde P4 box running my VM is getting a bit flakey, I'd love to move it to a newer system. I'm assuming I can just get the system set up, use the install media I have, move the dongle, then copy the whole VM folder over to maintain my current settings / mailboxes.
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Were you able to get Interchange running on Windows 7?
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Yes we did.We had to purchase a Windows 7 compatable dongle from Hoosiers and install it with steps they provided, then load the VM folder.We had an issue with the serial port not seeing the dongle untill we found a serial port that provided us options to dumb it down and also assign it IRQ 7.
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Ah. My system is using a parallell dongle. I might try moving this over myself if I find some free time.
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The parallel dongle will not work on windows 7
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