Installing PokerTracker Part II
I got a copy of Office 2003, and installed using CrossOver again. I used the existing Microsoft Office 2003 installation rather than the custom one this time. After downloading many fonts, I just chose to install Access. This did not take very long. I could not create and save a new blank database though. PokerTracker would also still not start. Without access even running, I might have to use a VM image.
I decided to cut my losses and install Parallels and give it a go this way. I don’t want to dual boot, so Parallels seems a good option. I downloaded and installed and have 15 days to evaluate. I used Parallels Transporter to install a Windows VM from a Windows 2003 server installation I have running on a server tucked away in a dusty corner of the basement. It took a very long time. Once installed, I installed PokerTracker and took a snapshot. I also got myself a PokerTracker license, so I could use the postgres stuff already installed on the Mac. I activated PokerTracker and took another snapshot (also installed SopCast as a bonus before taking the snapshot, which also didn’t work fully in CrossOver). The issues now remaining are how to access the postgres DB running on my host Mac and how to access the directories of the FullTilt application, also running on the Mac. I want the DB on the host so I can simply use a Parallels snapshot and just restart the snapshot each time for obvious reasons. I also want the DB available outside of Parallels, as the less I have running in Windows the better.
I haven’t gotten PokerTracker talking to the Postgres DB on the host yet though. I am posting as I haven’t had time to look at this in a while and believe the longer things stay in draft mode, the less likely anything will ever happen….