Vista/Win7/8/10 BDE settings for running tkOffice

Common issue - Error $2101/ $2500  when starting tkOffice

Shared Memory setting may need to be adjusted for running tkOffice concurrently with takeoff.

SHAREDMEMLOCATION 2BDE or /5BDE or 7BDE

SHAREDMEMSIZE(sample)  2048 or 4096 or 8192

BDE shared memory

 

Either set from:

 

 A. Control Panel

  if "Apply/Save" operation is very slow then try option B 

 

BDE settings

 

 B. Program Files

 

BDE settings