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TRI-ME cd/desktop RY 2002

Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

Purpose

  

This software is being maintained for users who need it in order to file forms for RY 2002 only. Current TRI software can be found at http://www.epa.gov/tri/report/software/index.htm

TRI-ME cd/desktop RY 2002

TRI-ME RY2002(for reports due by July 1, 2003, for reporting year 2002) was mailed in March 2003 to all facilities that reported to TRI in the past two years. The March 2003 mailing contained the 2003 Reporting Forms and Instructions book and TRI Reporting Software CD.

DOWNLOAD TRI RY 2002 REPORTING SOFTWARE FOR MS-WINDOWS NOW!
[The downloadable version of the TRI 2002 Reporting Software includes: ATRS, TRI-ME and TRIAL. It does not include the guidance documents in PDF format nor the Adobe Acrobat Reader used to read the PDF format.]

Download & Installation Instructions

This download has been updated to remedy the ATRS installation problem addressed by service release 1. If you downloaded from this site prior to March 12, 2002 please read the service release information.

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  1. Save the file to your Desktop so you can find it later. If you are downloading via a modem (56K speed) it may take up to two hours. Downloading will take from five to twenty minutes if you have a faster Internet connection.
  2. Find the file, trisoftwareRY2002.exe, that you just saved on your desktop and double-click that file to begin the installation procedure. Then follow the instructions on the screen. If you can't find the file, click the "Start" button, choose "find" and then "files or folders". In the dialog box, type trisoftwareRY2002* in the"named" text area. Then choose the find now button to search for the file to run.
  3. The setup program will open a window and walk you through the easy installation process.

NOTE: In order to use the TRI-ME software included in the downloadable version of the TRI 2002 Reporting Software, you will need to install MS Internet Explorer (IE) Version 5.5 or later if it is not already present on your machine. To get IE 5.5 or later visit the Microsoft Web site. Exit EPA Disclaimer

More information is available in the readme files included in each distribution.

If you have any problems installing or operating TRI 2002 Reporting Software, please contact the CDX Help Desk toll free at 1-888-890-1995 (or via e-mail: helpdesk@epacdx.net).

HOW TO UNINSTALL

Full uninstall is supported. Note however, that the uninstall will remove any files actually installed, and not additional files created by running the program (eg, WinHelp indexes, etc.). After uninstall, you may need to remove the directories and a few temp files manually. The TRI Software Uninstall program will not remove all of the TRI-ME or ATRS files contained on your computer.

If you have installed and used ATRS01, the TRI Software Uninstall program will leave an "ATRS01.db" file in the "Backup" folder of the ATRS program folder. The "ATRS01.db" file is the ATRS database file, which can be reloaded into ATRS to recover your TRI data.

If you have installed and used TRI-ME 2001, the TRI Software Uninstall program will leave three folders in the TRI-ME program folder - a "Data" folder (containing your TRI-ME facility files), an "Archive" folder (containing backups of TRI-ME facility files created during the submission process), and a "Temp" folder (created only if you submitted electronically to CDX via the Internet).

The TRI Software Uninstall program will also leave the "TRI Software" program group containing the uninstall program. The "Backup" folder in the "TRI Software" folder contains all of the files that were overwritten/updated during the TRI Software Installation.

You may remove any of these remaining files using Windows Explorer.

TRI-ME File Conversion Wizard

TRI-ME File Conversion Wizard. This application is intended for facilities that used TRI-ME Version 1.0 in preparing Reporting Year 2000 submissions. (NOTE: ATRS 2000 users can load their ATRS data directly into TRI-ME Version 2.0).

Due to significant changes in the TRI-ME software for Reporting Year 2001, your TRI-ME Version 1.0 data file is not compatible with TRI-ME Version 2.0. However, in just a few simple steps the TRI-ME File Conversion Wizard will convert valuable information from your TRI-ME Version 1.0 data file so that it can be used within TRI-ME Version 2.0. This will save you time in re-typing much of your Threshold and Form data.

If you have any questions or problems, please contact the TRI Software Support Hotline at (877) 470-4830.

Software Limitations & Bugs

TRI-ME RY 2002 v3.0.29 for use with Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0

This software release has been modified to allow users without the minimum IE 5.5 to use TRI-ME RY2002. Please do not use this software unless you are already working with the CDX Help Desk toll free at 1-888-890-1995 (or via e-mail: helpdesk@epacdx.net).

TRI-ME RY2002 v3.0.30 Diagnostic Release for users experiencing a "tahoma" font error.

This software diagnostic release will remedy the installation failure problem that a small number of users have been experiencing trying to install TRI-ME RY2002 v3.0.28. NOTE: This revised installation application installs the identical version of TRI-ME and TRIAL as that contained with the current RY2002 Reporting Forms & Instruction package that was sent to facilities in May. Please do not use this software unless you are already working with the CDX Help Desk toll free at 1-888-890-1995 (or via e-mail: helpdesk@epacdx.net).

Installation failure on Windows XP and Windows 2000 using either a Office 2000 and Office XP.

A number of TRI-ME RY2002 installations on either Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems have locked-up during installation (typically at around the 80% complete mark), freezing on a screen indicating that the system is "skipping file Tahoma.tff" or "skipping file TahomaBD.tff". The installation application stops responding completely, thus prohibiting the user from completing a successful installation.

Detailed Description

The problem has only occurred on a limited number of PCs configured with a Windows XP or Windows 2000 environment. Another common aspect between the systems experiencing this problem is the use of either Office 2000 or Office XP. The Office environments have been neither confirmed nor denied as being the sole source of the problem.

The image bellows shows an example of the actual message that is displayed:

 
 

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