You have received brilliant help, but there still is something to add... I saw developers hardcoding a local path to the database into their application *shiver*.

If that or a number of other code malformations is the case with your software, you will probably indeed need to run it on each "thick" client having his own de-centralized database server, or switch to a remote desktop server system.

This, indeed, cannot be done using Windows XP. All the other things your IT staff told you is pure nonsense. I have to deal with such "experts" all day and you would be surprised how funny explanations suddenly come up when what really is happening is that the IT staff does not WANT to support your software.
"It would be good to run as Web-App..." ... really... I heard IT "Experts" demanding that from CAD software as well...
The next request will be that it runs on IPhone4 and Android...

In addition to what Helen and others recommended, ask the vendor/producer of your 2 software packages whether they have designed the software to be run in a client/server mode (database backend on one server, applications on thick/thin clients).

If the answer is "yes", your hardware will most likely be suitable to be used the way you imagine, _IF_ it also can handle a big number of big files when they should be created (music files _CAN_ be quite big, can't they?)


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rpn> I am a music teacher with a music computer lab to administer. I have
rpn> received two pieces of software that will be very useful to us but am
rpn> having trouble getting my IT folks to get them installed.

rpn> We have about 20 Win XP pro machines to set up that are part of a larger
rpn> network for a large school district. The new software will run as a
rpn> standalone on each machine if needed but to be the most effecient, it
rpn> needs to be installed on a server with Firebird.

rpn> I am asking my IT folks to use the teacher station at the front of the
rpn> class as the server for the machines in the classroom but they seem to
rpn> dislike that idea. They say it won't work with Win XP pro. They say that
rpn> a server version of WIN XP needs to be installed. They also say Firebird
rpn> needs a machine of its own; that it can't share a server with other
rpn> software.

rpn> I have the impression that either they don't know how or don't want to
rpn> bother with this but since I'm not well versed in setting up networks,
rpn> I'm looking for some information to help them figure this installation
rpn> out.


rpn> So,

rpn> 1. Can Firebird be run on a standard WIN XP Pro machine or does it
rpn> need a server version of WIN XP?
rpn> 2. Can a Firebird network be run on a classroom network within a
rpn> larger district-wide network?

rpn> I need to be able to ask intelligent questions and offer good solutions,
rpn> so any information anyone can offer is greatly appreciated.

rpn> Thanks,

rpn> RGS



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