If the computer on which Etere Aligner runs has an old operating system, for example Windows NT 5.2, it may happen that when running multiple instances of Etere Aligner, only the first one will be able to read the automation playlist file (.dbf).
This issue arises only in old versions of Microsoft Windows OS; in this case, this problem can be solved following the workaround described below:
1. Click Start, click Run, and then type regedt32 in the Open box.
2. In Registry Editor, locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Xbase
3. If the BDE entry (DWord) already exists under the Xbase key, double-click it and jump to step 8.
If the BDE entry doesn't exist and is not under the Xbase key, you must add it. To add the BDE key with its associated DWord value, follow steps 4 through 7:
4. Click the Xbase key.
5. On the Edit menu, click "Add Value".
6. In the Value Name box, type BDE.
7. In the Data Type list, click REG_DWORD and OK.
8. In the Data box, set the value to 2, which means "always use the ISAM (driver for Borland Database Engines)".
9. Under Radix, click Decimal, and then click OK.
10. Quit Registry Editor.
11. Restart all Etere Aligner instances.
NB: Further information on this issue can be consulted on Microsoft's website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307455/en-us.
NB: From Etere released version 28.1 onwards, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are no longer supported.