Insufficient Memory (BDE Problems)
Or
Cannot Initialize Borland Database Engine
The error is usually An error occurred while attempting to initialize the Borland Database Engine (error $210D)
Also Insufficient memory for this operation (error $2501)
1. Go to Start – Run…
2. Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor
3. On the left side, use the folders to navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\Database Engine\Settings\SYSTEM\INIT, OR (for 64 bit Windows) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Borland\Database Engine\Settings\SYSTEM\INIT
- ℹ Each slash means you need to hit the “+” sign to navigate to the next level.
4. When you click on “INIT” you will see a series of values on the right side.
5. For each of the following values, double click the Name and then enter the new value listed below.
- Name=Value
- "MINBUFSIZE"=128
- "MAXBUFSIZE"=16384
- "MAXFILEHANDLES"=192
- "MEMSIZE"=205
- "SHAREDMEMSIZE"=16384
Example Registry view
6. Retry the program and contact techsupport@primetechpa.com with your complete error message and registry settings.