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FAQ:   Stata for Windows
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Last updated: 30 January 2008
Stata release: 10

Questions are listed below in the following categories:
  1. Installation
  2. Memory allocation
  3. Hardware/software incompatibilities
  4. Miscellaneous
  5. FAQs concerning Stata 9 (previous release)
  6. FAQs concerning releases before Stata 8

1. Installation

Why do I receive an error when trying to run Stata/MP on my client machine?

Why do I receive the error “cannot open C:\Program Files\Stata10\STATA.LIC” on a Windows Vista Machine?

Why do I receive the error "Unable to Locate DLL" upon launching Stata 10 on Windows 2000?

How can I automatically install Stata under Windows?

How does a Stata network license work?

How do I run Stata remotely on my Windows-based PC?

How do I install Stata on a Windows network?

Stata complains that my "license is not applicable to this version". What does that mean?

2. Memory allocation

How much memory does your computer need to run Stata for Windows?

How do I load large datasets (>1Gb) under 32-bit Windows? I receive an error r(909) saying "op. sys. refuses to provide memory".

Why is Stata running very slowly?

3. Hardware/software incompatibilities

Why do I receive the error r(603) when trying to update Stata running on Vista?

How can I determine if my computer/operating system is 64-bit?

What are the hardware requirements to run Stata?

4. Miscellaneous

Why do I get different results when running a ml procedure on Stata/SE and Stata/MP? NEW

What kind of performance increase can I expect in going from 32-bit to 64-bit Stata?

What kind of machine should I purchase to make Stata run most effectively?

How do I run Stata for Windows in batch mode?

5. FAQs concerning Stata 9 (previous release)

Memory reference errors and Windows

Why does Windows 98/95/NT seem to be swapping even though I have not allocated all available memory to Stata?

How can I edit a Stata graph in Microsoft Word?

Help stopped working; how do I fix it?

6. FAQs concerning releases before Stata 9

How do I get the Review and Variables windows to behave as they did before when using Stata 8?

Why can’t I click in Stata’s Command Window in Windows 2000/XP when using Stata 8?

Why will the new executable not work after I updated Stata?
Why is the old executable (wstata.old) still running after I updated the executable?

Stata will not save my preferences under Windows NT. How can I save my windows preferences in Windows NT?

How do I create a Postscript (or EPS) file of my graphs?

My graphs don’t print properly on my HP LaserJet 4 printer from Windows.

How can I convert a Stata graph to .wmf (Windows metafile) format and preserve the color?

Why do I receive an error message when I click on large dataset? How do I save a .wmf file in color?

I'm not able to access all available free memory from Windows 3.1.

How do I set the amount of memory allocated to Stata under Windows 3.1 and 98/95/NT?

Why are my data showing up as missing values?

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