Pastoral Compensation Software
For use by Mennonite Church USA pastors and congregations

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Vista Operating System

Additional steps may be required for installing Pastoral Compensation software on a computer with the Vista operating system:

 

The Pastoral Compensation Software is based on Paradox 10 Runtime version which is not fully compatible with Vista.  After downloading and installing the software, the following additional steps may be required. 

I would appreciate your feedback at info@manygifts.org.  Please let me know if these steps work for you or whether other steps are required.

Select Compatibility Mode First try to set the compatibility mode.  Then try restarting our software program.  If it works, skip the next section.
Setting the Net Directory Try this if selecting a compatibility mode does not do the trick.
Help Files If you get this far, the software is working but pressing F1 for help files does not work.  Vista may give you the information you need to solve this.  If not, see this section.
Other information Other useful information to calm your mind when using Vista.
   
Select Compatibility Mode
Note:  Since Paradox 10 Runtime is considered an older program by Vista, it works best if Vista runs the program in a compatibility mode for XP.
1.  Right click on the desktop icon for Salary Guidelines.

2.  Click on Properties.

3.  Click on Compatibility tab.

4.  Check box to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

5.  Check the box to "Run this program as an administrator."

 
Setting the Net Directory using the BDE Administrator
Note:  This section may not be necessary if the program works after setting the compatibility moded above.  If not, try this section also.  (The default location for the net directory is in the root directory.  Vista does not allow this and so the default location must be changed.)
1.  From the Start Menu open the Control Panel and select Additional Options.
2.  Select and open BDE Administrator.
3.  Click on the Configuration tab.

4.  Open the directories by clicking on Configuration, Drivers, Native, and then Paradox.  When you are done, Paradox should be selected and highlighted.

5.  Click on the Browse button (...) and select c:\program files\psg. (This assumes you have installed to the default directory.)

Close the BDE Administrator and save the changes.

   
Help Files
Note:  The context-sensitive help files for this software use an older Windows help program that is no longer included with Vista.  It must be downloaded separately.
Open the Pastoral Compensation program and press F1.  Vista will probably notify you that the help files are based on an older program and provide a link for you to download the program.
If not, try this link: Download winhlp32.exe for Vista
For additional information: Old help files not included with Vista
 
Other
Exiting the program will result in an error message.  This is annoying but does not cause any problems.

Copyright 2008 Richard Friesen