System Requirements

In order to operate BidPlus on your computer you will need the following:

1) Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT, XP, VISTA, & Windows 7
2) 486 with 16 MB or Ram (Pentium with 32 MB of Ram is suggested)
3) Color monitor with 800x600 minimum resolution (Netbooks will work as well)
4) Mouse and Keyboard
5) Internet connection - any connection you like - your own ISP, cable, or DSL
6) Internet Explorer - BidPlus shares files with IE for security, etc. If you prefer Netscape, that is not a problem. But you will still need to have IE installed. IE can generally be found on your Windows CD-rom.

Operating Systems That Will Accomodate BidPlus

The BidPlus program will operate on the following Operating Systems:

1) Windows 95
2) Windows 98
3) Windows ME
4) Windows 2000
5) Windows NT
6) Windows XP
7) Windows VISTA
8) Windows 7
9 ) Virtual PC (Macintosh)
10 ) Softwindows (Macintosh)

There are two primary problems that we have encountered with the IE7 and the Vista and Windows 7 operating system and BidPlus.

The first is the error message: “Unable to create encryption key”. The second is the user’s inability to activate/update their Profile or make a purchase of additional time. Here are the solutions to both of those problems.

Here are the steps for addressing the error message: “Unable to create encryption key”.

From the Windows desktop, RIGHT CLICK the BidPlus shortcut (the icon that says BP2K). Then select Properties.
Select the "Shortcut" tab, and then click the "Advanced button". Check the box that says "Run as Administrator", then click Ok.

Disable the phishing fliter in Internet Explorer: Tools-->Internet Options-->Advanced.

Reinstall the JVM (click Terminal, then choose Option-->Install JVM)

There will probably need to be some tweaking of the settings along the way.

The most important things were disabling the user account control and phishing, and unchecking "Enable Native XMLHTP support" in the advanced menu (just above Disable Phishing). Also in tools menu under Internet Options, Security, both Internet and Local Intranet, lower the settings to low and uncheck the "Enable Protected Mode" in order to upgrade BP2K -- after the upgrade you can run the program fine with Internet and Intranet set to medium and also enabling the "Protected Mode".