Hi i have just upgraded a customers maximizer server (running w2k prof) and reconfigured the other workstations to seek the new server.
loaded up maximizer exchange etc everything works fine even swaping packets etc.

the problem is when one workstation opens maximizer an alternative workstation will not open maximizer.
we have 1 server, 1 remote, 3 workstations.
if you log onto more than 2 no joy.
i have loaded the licenses in administrator it say we have 10.
So what is the problem

Paul B Adelaide, Australia (trying to grasp max)

what version of maximizer have you upgraded from ?? or have you just upgraded the server ??

no i have not upgraded maximizer just installed a new server though i have loaded service pack 3 for max 7.
We are using maximizer 7 enterprise

pentium 4 2.4 ghz, hyperthreading cpu twin hard drives.

i have only installed new hardware for maximizer not the software.

the server that maximizer was installed on was about to die.

This new server and workstations are running are all running w2kpro serv pk 4

I had similar problem when a new server was installed. Try creating a new global addressbook and see if everyone can access. It worked for me and then I simply transferred the original entries to the newly created one problem solved but not sure what the underlying issue was.

thanks les, is what you have suggested hard to do?
does anyone else have this experince?
this maximizer program seems to be good stuff but it does have it's share of quirks

thanks

>thanks les, is what you have suggested hard to do?

Transferring Address Book entries (via File > Transfer) is quite straightforward. Check the on-line help for details.

>does anyone else have this experince?

It's difficult to say because you don't give us any specific error messages or symptoms (hang, crash, or whatever). "No joy" doesn't really give us much to go on.

However, you do say:

>i have loaded the licenses in administrator it say we have 10

If this is a Workgroup (not client-server) install, are you sure that this was done on the current gateway machine? Maximizer may have enabled the Address Book for 10 users, but the Pervasive.SQL WorkGroup Engine (WGE) might not be aware of that.

A WGE install defaults to three users, so that could explain your problem: one MaxExchange plus two "real" users would account for three WGE licenses. You can check the WGE licenses on the gateway machine via the User Count Administrator utility (dig around under Start > Programs > Pervasive to find it).

(It's difficult to say because you don't give us any specific error messages or symptoms (hang, crash, or whatever). "No joy" doesn't really give us much to go on.)

Sorry--on any alternate workstation when you start max it goes through to the password request, type it and you're in, but as i metioned go to another workstation (any after 3 already logged on) and it stops at the window asking to select a address book. if you select the one you want nothing happens.


(If this is a Workgroup (not client-server) install, are you sure that this was done on the current gateway machine? Maximizer may have enabled the Address Book for 10 users, but the Pervasive.SQL WorkGroup Engine (WGE) might not be aware of that.)

peer to peer. i will check it? could be possible!

thanks

ok i found the problem i need to load extra licences into the pervasive data base engine.

Currently i have 2 the licences i need 4.

The licenses that came with my maximizer are not compatible!

>The licenses that came with my maximizer are not
>compatible!

IIRC, Maximizer license files cannot be applied directly to the WorkGroup Engine via Pervasive's User Count Administrator. They must be applied via Maximizer's Administrator module on the machine that will be acting as the gateway, which is normally the machine where Maximizer was installed as the server.

Ok then well i have 2 floppy disks.

1 disk "maximizer enterprise" has 2 licenses the other disk is "maximizer exchange" has 5 licenses. i have load both these disks onto the gateway server.

So really i have only a 2 license maximizer and only can run a gateway and 2 workstations!!!!

Woops