From: liz@paradoxcommunity.com   
      
   Don,   
      
   You just need to run the BDE Administrator (found in Control Panel) and   
   set the NET DIR (on the config tab, under Paradox) to a location other   
   than the root of C:\.  It should be a dir to which you have full rights.   
      
   Liz   
      
      
   Don wrote:   
   > Installed Pdox9 on XP Pro notebook connected to a network and it installed   
   > without any error msgs.   
   >   
   > Upon starting Pdox9, I get two Pdox error msgs:   
   >   
   > First I get Network Initialization Failed, Directory C\, File    
   :\PDOXUSERS.NET,   
   > cannot access network lock file, continue with network disabled? Y / N.   
   >   
   > Clicking Yes provides a second Pdox error msg: Could not initialize BDE,   
   > Network initialization failed, Directory C:\, File: C:\PDOXUSERS.NET.   
   Clicking   
   > on the OK button stops the startup.   
   >   
   > A network help person reinstalled Pdox9 plus all SP's 1, 2 & 3  that I   
   provided)   
   > that installed OK, but I still get the same two Pdox error msgs. when   
   starting   
   > Pdox9.   
   >   
   > I don't want to share Pdox9 working files with anyone on the network; just   
   > use it on my pc and print reports on a network printer.   
   >   
   > I can't install Pdox9 on when my notebook is not connected to the network   
   > b/c I need administrative rights to install any program.   
   >   
   > Any suggestions would be appreciated,   
   > Don   
   >   
   >   
      
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