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TSP FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Last revised: 3/26/02

Here are some of the most common tech support questions we get from TSP users. You may also want to check our TLG FAQ (Windows interface; older alternative to GiveWin) or our recent changes to TSP page.

General

1. Does TSP run under Windows 98,2000,ME,XP,etc.? ANSWER
2. Does TSP run under beta versions of Windows NT 5.0? ANSWER
3. What is the relationship between TSP & QMS EViews? ANSWER
4. Can I install TSP on a network server? ANSWER
5. What's a good way for a beginner to learn econometrics using TSP? ANSWER
6. Does TSP run on Linux? ANSWER
7. What's the deal with TSP 5.0? ANSWER

   Problems Getting Started

8. I'm getting the message "OS/386: Requires 80386 processor." But I have a Pentium (or 486), etc. Will TSP run on my PC? (386 TSP 4.2) ANSWER
9. There are a bunch of little programs (PATCH.EXE, TELLME.EXE, etc.) in my TSP folder. What do they do? ANSWER

   Opening & Saving Files

10. I'm using Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT and I'm having trouble distinguishing my input and batch files. They both have the same name and I can't see the .TSP or .OUT extensions. ANSWER
11. TSP can't find my data file that I made in Microsoft Excel (Quattro Pro, etc). Where is it? ANSWER

    Using TSP

12. TSP doesn't seem to access virtual memory under Windows 95; I seem to be limited to available RAM. How do I get TSP to use virtual memory? ANSWER
13. How do I obtain more regression diagnostics? ANSWER
14. How do I obtain fewer regression diagnostics, for example just the ones computed by TSP 4.3? (TSP 4.4 and higher) ANSWER
15. How can I use my own function in a TSP batch file? ANSWER
16. I have tried to write the log likelihood for a GARCH(1,1) model in a FRML, for use with the ML command, but I'm not sure how to specify the lagged h(t) variable. How can I do this? ANSWER
17. How do I use arrow key editing in the DOS/Windows version of TSP? ANSWER
18. The Log L (log likelihood) in my FIML printout is positive, but I thought that probabilities were between zero and one, so that their logs were negative? ANSWER
19. How do I find out the most up-to-date information about changes to TSP? ANSWER

    Output & Display

20. Why does a number like 1234.5678 become 1234.56775 in the printout? ANSWER
21. My ID variables are 9 digit numbers (like 192837465) and TSP sometimes thinks two different IDs are the same. ANSWER
22. I tried to make a graphics plot, but my screen just goes blank (TSP 4.3 or 4.4). ANSWER
23. When I attempt to print a graph for the second time, my computer hangs or makes a 1"x2" graph. Why? (In DOS/Win TSP 4.3, 386 TSP 4.2B, or DPMI-GR TSP 4.2B) ANSWER
24. Whenever I have more than one screen plot in my batch file, my computer crashes. Why? (Windows NT 4.0 only) ANSWER

    Printing

25. When I try to generate a high-quality plot, TSP gives me an error message saying "Hardcopy graphics driver file not found in \TSP44 or current directory" What files is this and where I can get it? ANSWER

    Error Messages

26. What does ARCH mean by "one or more coefficients could not be estimated due to the singularity of the data"? (TSP 4.3) ANSWER
27. I get the message, "LI-03 Wrong number of arguments..." What does it mean? ANSWER

    Mac OS

28. What are TSP's future plans for Mac OS development? ANSWER
29. I have a Mac that runs on the 68LC040 chip. Can I run TSP? ANSWER

    Unix

30. What are TSP's future plans for Unix development? ANSWER

    Last

31. My question still isn't answered. What should I do? ANSWER

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