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Installers will actively block installs on Win7 SP1 or Server2008 R2 SP1 as of GlobalSearch 6.2, GlobalCapture 2.4, and GlobalForms 10.3. Do not attempt installs on these platforms.
While some older legacy versions of GlobalSearch may function on newer Windows versions. Older versions are not tested on newer Windows platforms.
Not Recommended for new Installs, Server (2012, 2012R2, 2016). (This is the time frame this recommendation is taking place 6.1 to 6.2, 2.3 to 2.4 and all versions after this.) We don’t recommend installing older Windows versions for older software versions either. We would prefer you keep your Windows and related GlobalSearch\GlobalCapture versions with in their respective use range. Most customers will be recommended to migrate to a new Windows server as we don’t recommend in place Windows upgrades. To be clear, we DON’T recommend an in place upgrade for server example from 2016 to 2022, you should migrate your GlobalSearch to a new Windows platform using our migration guide.
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