Guides
Practical answers to the problems old business systems throw up.
- Fixing "Cannot locate the Microsoft Visual FoxPro support library"
What the error means, how to find the right runtime, and how to register it properly on 64-bit Windows.
- Visual FoxPro end of life: your options in 2026
What end of life means in practice, the real risks, and five options from stabilising to full migration.
- Running FoxPro and Visual FoxPro on Windows 10 and 11
Why DOS, FoxPro 2.6 for Windows and Visual FoxPro behave so differently on modern Windows, and what to do about each.
- Getting your data out of FoxPro, dBase and DBF files
The files involved, the traps that quietly corrupt exports, and how to get a clean, complete copy of your data.
- Replacing old FoxPro accounting and stock software
Why accounting and stock systems are under particular pressure, and how to move without losing your history.
- Replacing old business software without losing what works
The warning signs, the choices, and how to replace an old system without disrupting the business.
- Choosing a legacy software migration company in the UK
The kinds of company that do this work, what each is good for, and the questions to ask before you sign.
- Sage 1000 and Sage Line 500 end of life: your options
What retirement means in practice, what happens in 2029, and your options for data, integration and migration.
- Getting your data out of Sage 1000 and Sage Line 500
How the data is held, safe read-only access for reporting, and archiving your history before the licences run out.
- Sage 200 integration: connecting your CRM, website and other systems
The API and SDK routes, common integrations, and how to connect Sage 200 without causing problems in your accounts.
- Running the Borland Database Engine (BDE) on Windows 10 and 11
What BDE is, why it breaks on modern Windows, the common errors and settings, and how to fix them safely.
- Old Delphi applications: upgrade, rebuild or replace?
The realistic options for an old Delphi application, including Paradox data and lost source code.
- Clipper and dBase applications on modern Windows: run, recompile or replace
Keeping a DOS-era Clipper or dBase system running, recompiling it with Harbour, or replacing it.
- Old BASIC programs on modern Windows: GW-BASIC, BASICA and QuickBASIC
Keeping GW-BASIC and QuickBASIC programs running, recompiling them, and rescuing their data files.