From: Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk   
      
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   In article <47875d9a@pnews.thedbcommunity.com>, Leslie Milburn   
    writes   
   >   
   >"Malcolm"  wrote in message   
   >news:fyxscoAf7PhHFw$l@indaal.demon.co.uk...   
   >>   
   >> I've recently started moving software from my Win2000 box to one running   
   >> XP Pro.   
   >>   
   >> I've just installed Paradox 9,  but every time I try and start it, I get   
   >> the splash screen very briefly and then this error message:   
   >>   
   >>  Could not initialize BDE.: Insufficient shared memory available.   
   >>   
   >> I've been on the net but haven't found anything completely equivalent   
   >> except that  this message can occur if one tries to run two copies of   
   >> Paradox at once. I'm not.   
   >>   
   >> I'd be grateful for advice as to how to get it going.   
   >>   
   >> My BDE is version 5 with the files like Idapi32.dll, etc., dated   
   >> 19/11/1999.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Malcolm   
   >   
   >   
   >Hi Malcolm,   
   >   
   >I have come across this error in two cases:   
   >   
   >1. You are running the application in Compatibility Mode which can confuse   
   >the BDE.   
   >   
   >2. There is a memory conflict between the BDE and another resource on the   
   >machine - usually the video card but not always. Remember the BDE expects   
   >its contiguous shared memory to be available for all addresses in the   
   >specified range.   
   >   
   >The solution is to go into the BDE Administrator and under Configuration -   
   >System - INIT update the Shared Memory Location and potentially the size.   
   >For further information on these settings refer to the Help file. I usually   
   >leave the Shared Memory Location blank and set the size to 2048 - I have not   
   >had any problems on any Windows XP machine which is now over 500 thus far.   
   >   
      
   Hi Leslie.   
      
   You've solved the problem though perhaps not in the way expected from   
   your advice.   
      
   I checked BDE Admin and found that the Shared Memory Location settings   
   were, as you advised, blank and 2048.   
      
   I then had a look at the Compatibility Mode which was unticked. So, as   
   an experiment, I set it to Win2000 and, lo and behold, the program   
   started without any problem!   
      
   So, my grateful thanks!   
      
   --   
   Malcolm   
      
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