IB TWS Can't log in 3/16/04

Hoi · Mar 16, 2004

Have you seen:
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/discus/messages/3/20899.html?1079404635

The it should be a "-cp" instead of "cp"

BKuerbs · Mar 16, 2004

Quote from PuffyGums:

You need to rewrite your startup string to reflect the changes in the TWS desktop icon as I described above. Did you start TWS from the desktop icon? It would have worked. Perhaps you tried to start from the Start Menu. That would not have worked.

Yes, I launched TWS via the desktop Icon. Will try a fresh install later, currently the browser version works fine.

Have a look at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/discus/messages/3/20899.html?1079404635

regards

Bernd Kuerbs

PuffyGums · Mar 16, 2004

Quote from prophet:

TWS version 819 copied javaw.exe to C:\WINNT\system32. What does this accomplish?

The TWS install program is pointing TWS to the IE default JRE. You can edit that and use your own string "C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.1_03\bin\javaw.exe" which would point TWS back to that JRE instead.

I would also recommend upgrading the Java to 1.4.2 or higher because there is security stuff added in that version which TWS may use.

Most likely the IE default JRE IS your most recent JRE anyway, if you installed the IE plug-in. I'm just mentioning this because you don't have to install the browser plug-in, in which case the IE default JRE IS NOT your most recent Java version installed.

PuffyGums · Mar 16, 2004

Quote from BKuerbs:

Yes, I launched TWS via the desktop Icon. Will try a fresh install later, currently the browser version works fine.

Have a look at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/discus/messages/3/20899.html?1079404635

regards

Bernd Kuerbs

I downloaded the standalone version abt an hour ago and it has the correct startup string- its has the -cp in it (not just cp),

prophet · Mar 16, 2004

My destkop icons and Start menu items have the same startup strings. I see this on both Win2000 and Win2003 servers. Maybe that's because I rebooted them after upgrading to TWS 819?

Maybe he needs to reboot?

Quote from PuffyGums:

You need to rewrite your startup string to reflect the changes in the TWS desktop icon as I described above. Did you start TWS from the desktop icon? It would have worked. Perhaps you tried to start from the Start Menu. That would not have worked.

prophet · Mar 16, 2004

I was wrong. I overlooked the missing "-" in the start menu string. I didn't want to test the strings since TWS was already running.

Quote from prophet:

My destkop icons and Start menu items have the same startup strings. I see this on both Win2000 and Win2003 servers. Maybe that's because I rebooted them after upgrading to TWS 819?

Maybe he needs to reboot?

Fohat · Mar 16, 2004

Quote from BKuerbs:

Looks like I got some other problems: I upgraded this morning to 819, could not login. I downgraded to 818, could not login.

I then switched to the browser version TWS 819: this works fine???

I had exactly the same problem after upgrading to TWS 819.
Both will start, TWS-browser will login, but TWS standalone will not login.
A solution that works is to uninstall old JavaRE and install the new j2re-1_4_2_04 .

BKuerbs · Mar 16, 2004

Quote from Fohat:

I had exactly the same problem after upgrading to TWS 819.
Both will start, TWS-browser will login, but TWS standalone will not login.
A solution that works is to uninstall old JavaRE and install the new j2re-1_4_2_04 .

Thanks Fohat, this worked.

regards

Bernd Kuerbs