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Click on one of the items below to view the text for that article. The articles are specific to certain versions of PTWin so check the Applicable Version(s) listing for each tip to make sure it pertains to your installation. To check which version of PTWin you are running select Help | About PTWin from your PTWin pulldown menu.

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32

Tip #: 6.1.151

Memorization
How much do we need?
PTWin32 memory requirements

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, V1

Tip #: 6.1.147

Under the hood
How to find your engine
How to discover the location of your BDE installation

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, V1

Tip #: 5.3.144

A declaration of liberty 
Have you all the rights you need?
Network file rights for PTWin32 users

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, V1

Tip #: 5.3.142

The ghost of systems past
Operating systems & their legacies
Removing all traces of a previous Windows installation

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, V1

Tip #: 5.3.141

Access Denied
Remember Abort, Retry, Ignore?
Network record locking and PTWin32

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2

Tip #: 5.3.135

The moving target
Updating Permit expirations
Automatic recalculation of Permit expiration dates

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 5.3.133

Clearinghouse
A PTWin32 network passport
NET DIR and PDOXUSRS.NET file explained

 Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 5.3.129

A Network Passport
You're nothing without your rights
Network operating system file and directory user rights

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 5.1.112

Uninvisible Shortcuts
For those who are not an island
Network shortcuts pointing to other computers need the other computers to run

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 4.2.088

AKA
Naming a path
BDE Alias definitions required by PTWin32

 Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 4.1.082

That pesky Start button
A PTWin32 desktop shortcut
Creating a desktop icon for PTWin32

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 4.1.080

Learning to share
PTWin32 on a network
Local Area Network concerns

 Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 4.1.076

You got the power
The emperor has no clothes
Setting display and color settings in Windows 

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 3.3.060

Crowded Motherboards
Everything you run slows you down
Other programs that can slow down PTWin

 Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2

Tip #: 3.2.050

Next Please
How to reset Auto-Numbering
Changing the next number used

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32

Tip #: 3.1.048

Deactivation
It's for Selection Values and Users
Turning off re-memorized pulldown choices

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32  

Tip #: 3.1.044

You say "Jump!"
PTWin32 says "How High?"
System & Report Settings / Record & Printing Blocks

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32  

Tip #: 3.1.043

By any other Name
Controlling field labels
Changing prompts for fields on primary tabs

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 2.2.034

Sizing up alternatives
Adjust your workspace
Monitor resolution information 

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 1.3.012

When the owner is the builder
The do-it-yourself contractor
Attaching universal Contractor records for owner/builders 

Applicable Version(s): PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 1.2.009

Fixing Index Problems
It could be the way Windows is configured
Windows Registry edits and Troubleshooting settings

Applicable Version(s): PTWin32, PTWin V2, PTWin V1

Tip #: 1.2.008

Personalizing PTWin
There's a lot to customize in PTWin
Initial Systems Administration and Setup

Applicable Version(s): PTWin V2

Tip #: 1.1.003

Adding Selection Values
Define your own choices for combo box fields
Using Paradox Runtime to add Selection Values to PTWin V2

 

 

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