Yes the problem was the date. Protel is now working. Mental note: Protel will not work when the date is set to the year 2053. Thank you for your help and I hope I provided some amusement to you. Even though I am an advanced computer user I feel like I just called the help line to get my computer working and then realized that my computer was not plugged in.
So now that I know that Protel will not install in the year 2053 I better start looking around for some options between now and then. Is this the reason to upgrade to DXP? I though the Y2K thing was a while ago. Trent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PEDA] Cannot locate server initialization file: Trent, If your hard drive isn't dying, or if you haven't self-infected your computer(2053?), then check your file associations. Classic problem with Protel is it's stupid inability to digest files that aren't specifically associated with it. Just another of Protel's idiot-savant character. Imagine, for instance, that because you install Winamp, Windows media player can no longer open media files. Or visa versa. Open Explorer->tools->folder options->file types... Or find a Protel <insert name>.ins file using explorer, then File->Properties->General, press change button next to "opens with"... Good luck, and let us know what it turned out to be. aj >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Trent Bates >Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:54 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [PEDA] Cannot locate server initialization file: > >I am moving to a new machine but I am having problems running >Protel SE SP6. > >When I start Protel I get the following error: >"Cannot locate server initialization file:" > >Sometimes this comes up for a while and I have to keep pressing return. >When I finally clear the error I cannot open any Protel files. > When I open them I don't get an error, they just don't open. > >Any suggestions > >My new machine >Athlon XP 2000+ >512 MB of RAM >Windows XP Service Pack1 >NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 > >To tell you the truth it might not be Protel's fault. There >are a couple of things that don't work. The installation for >Parts and Vendors (a computer >package) will not go through the whole way and I cannot run my >Rabbit Semiconductor C compiler without it crashing. These >problems do not happen on other machines. > >TB > > > >____________________________________________________________ >You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > >To Post messages: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Unsubscribe and Other Options: >http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > >Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
