Windows 8

[eddy_declercq]

Hi,

We are still working with BEx 3.5 and we need to upgrade to Windows 8.

Since
SAPgui 7.3 is the only official supported version for Win 8, we need to
install that too. Problem is that BEx 3.5 is no longer provided with
the installation of SAPgui 7.3.
I tried already to install SAPgui 7.2
on the Win 8 machine, which works. The I installed SAPgui 7.3, but that
seems to uninstall everything (thus also Bex 3.5)  and install SAPgui
7.3 with no BEx3.5 as result.

What is the way to install SAPGui 7.3 in order to make sure that Bex 3.5 remains installed.

Furethermore,
Bex 7.0 gives also problems. The installation (both SAPgui 7.2 as 7.3)
says that .net 2.0 framework needs to be installed as prerequisite.
But Win 8 has .net 4.5 installed by default. How can I overcome this problem?

Cheers

Eddy

[jude_bradley · Accepted solution]

Hello Eddy,

You will have to enter a customer specific maintanance agreement with SAP to use BW3.5

with 7.30 GUI

The reasoning behind this is that BW3.5 is part of the Netweaver 04 of which support ends in

2013

The note below expains the procedure.

http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1767068

Kind Regards,

Jude

[eddy_declercq · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I've already sent an OSS with a request for getting that note.

Eddy

[jude_bradley · Accepted solution]

Hello Eddy,

Can you please mark this quesion as closed, as this is the correct procedure.