Intralink running on Windows XP

Has anyone heard when Intralink will be able to run on windows XP. We
just installed Intralink 3.3, but it would not run. After some effort
it appears Intralink will run on windows 2000 but not windows XP. All
of our computers or Windows Xp. It looks like, if we can add it into
our budget, we will have to buy a computer just to run windows 2000
for a server.

Frank

 

Not sure if this will help... On my old copy of AutoCAD 2000, it too
would not run on Win XP.

What I did to get it to instal and run properly... Open windows
explorer, navigate to the setup file on the install disc, right click on
that file, click properties, click the compatiblity tab and choose run
as Win 2000 program.

Hope this helps, Jack

 

Intralink will run on XP. All of our clients are XP. The server is
preferred to be WinY2K.

Eric

 

I assume you're talking about the dataserver and fileserver
components, not the client. We've been running the client on XP since
Intralink release 3.0 with no problems.

We run the server components on Windows2000 Server. Windows 2003
Server will be supported in release 3.4 of Intralink, which is
scheduled to ship on 8/10/2004.

As an aside, though I've never had the nerve to try it myself with
such a critical application, I've heard that there really is no
problem running Intralink 3.3 and earlier on Windows 2003 Server and
people have been doing it successfully. Just because PTC does not
'support' it doesn't mean it doesn't work.

Regards

 

My version of Intralink 3.3 build M021 says it works on WinXp. We are
still using Win2000 yet, though.

Robert L. Alexander
Sauder Woodworking Co.
Ph. 419.446.3221
Fx. 419.446.4978


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Conversation: Intralink running on Windows XP
Subject: Intralink running on Windows XP

Has anyone heard when Intralink will be able to run on windows XP. We
just installed Intralink 3.3, but it would not run. After some effort
it appears Intralink will run on windows 2000 but not windows XP. All
of our computers or Windows Xp. It looks like, if we can add it into
our budget, we will have to buy a computer just to run windows 2000
for a server.

Frank

 

Take a look at:

http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/current/prointralink.htm
http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/current/prointralink33.htm

Johannes

 

Yes Pete,
The server is what I am talking about. Your answer is what I was
looking for. I don't think our server will be updated to the Windows
2003 any time soon, so I guess our only hope, at this time, is to set
up a separate server just to run the Intralink. And yes we understand
the clients can run as Windows XP. It's just the server that is
causing our problem. If release 3.4 will run on Windows 2003 do you
think it will run on windows XP? We at this time do not have the
approval to get a system just to run the intralink but that could
change real fast when the one in charge realizes that will be our only
alternative.

Here is the Error we are getting when we try to load Intralik.
Wondering if anyone knows what could be the underlying cause, just in
case it's not the software version after all.

"Oracle connect failed while loading Pro/Intralink schema.
The client has failed to correct the issue, please consult the
knowledge base in the Customer Service Section of www.ptc.com and /or
contact Technical Support."

 

The server is what I am talking about. Your answer is what I was

FMC,
As you can see if you click the link on Bob Alexander's post, the
Intralink 3.4 matrix shows no support for running the server-side
applications on Windows XP (
http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/current/prointralink.htm )

In fact, Windows2003 Server is not even certified to run the Intralink
client in either 3.3 or 3.4!

The only Microsoft OS that is capable of running all three portions
(client/dataserver/fileserver) is Windows2000 Professional (not
Server) at SP3 and above.

Obviously, if you're all-XP all-the-time, something in your
configuration is going to have to change. Win2000 Pro is only going
to support 10 simultaneous users by default (this is a Microsoft
limit, not PTC). I'd say that if you're going to run 3.3 you should
go to Win2003 Server. You could just buy the OS and a 10 or 25 client
access license (CAL) package and run 3.3 on it until 3.4 becomes a
little more mature. CDW has some good deals on this, and you could
install it on existing hardware. I would certainly hesitate before I
installed 3.4 F000. Initial builds are notoriously buggy, and it
would be wise to wait until the M020 or M030 release of 3.4 before
committing to it. The 3.3 experience shows that it wasn't until M021
that things were ironed-out to the point where it was essentially
bullet-proof. Before that was 2002471, 2003290, an aborted 3-day
availability M020, and then M021.

Regards

 

Thanks for all the input. I can see we have some changes we will need
to make. All of your answers have helped very much.
Thanks again
Frank

 

If this is related to IIS, that should be 10 simultaneous
*connections*, which can work out to about three users ....
I was fool enough to actually try to use the MS built-in
_shit_ at one time for web and ftp services.