I came across this link

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-8070-334cd175d4bb&displaylang=en

for anyone that might find it useful.

Jon

Thanks for that! Had looked for it a few weeks ago but it wasn't out yet.
Had copied the .exe over from my old XP and that has worked flawlessly ever
since. Don't know what they changed in this one...

I'm still waiting for my first client to call saying they will be
purchasing a Vista enabled computer.

I don't have the budget to get one myself so it will be interesting
to handle support.

Jon

Dominic Willems wrote:
> Thanks for that! Had looked for it a few weeks ago but it wasn't out yet.
> Had copied the .exe over from my old XP and that has worked flawlessly
> ever since. Don't know what they changed in this one...

"Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
> I'm still waiting for my first client to call saying they will be
> purchasing a Vista enabled computer.

Even the bravest mostly wait until the first service pack has come and gone.

> I don't have the budget to get one myself so it will be interesting
> to handle support.

Have Vista but no Vista customers. I predict nearly all service calls will
be about Windows Defender, User Account Control, and other more obscure
"Vista-knows-better-than-you" interference.

In order for it to run acceptably I had to turn everything (concerning
security) off, take "ownership" of all folders, and basically expose myself
to all evil. That strategy has worked perfectly for me since the beginning
of time, so I don't see why that'd stop now.

Delphi 5 and all my apps run like a dream on it, once I had copied over the
old Winhelp from XP, or now the Vista version.

All in all, honestly, Vista is a far cry from a giant leap from XP, and
productivity-wise it won't bring you any improvement.

So, take your time.

Agree with all you've said.

Unfortunately for me/us is the fact that all new computers come
only with Vista so any client purchasing a new computer will be
the problem.

I'm really quite happy with my XP pro environment and don't plan
a change for the immediate future.

Jon

Dominic Willems wrote:
> "Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
>> I'm still waiting for my first client to call saying they will be
>> purchasing a Vista enabled computer.
>
> Even the bravest mostly wait until the first service pack has come and
> gone.
>
>> I don't have the budget to get one myself so it will be interesting
>> to handle support.
>
> Have Vista but no Vista customers. I predict nearly all service calls
> will be about Windows Defender, User Account Control, and other more
> obscure "Vista-knows-better-than-you" interference.
>
> In order for it to run acceptably I had to turn everything (concerning
> security) off, take "ownership" of all folders, and basically expose
> myself to all evil. That strategy has worked perfectly for me since the
> beginning of time, so I don't see why that'd stop now.
>
> Delphi 5 and all my apps run like a dream on it, once I had copied over
> the old Winhelp from XP, or now the Vista version.
>
> All in all, honestly, Vista is a far cry from a giant leap from XP, and
> productivity-wise it won't bring you any improvement.
>
> So, take your time.

Loved the post. Your points are exactly those of the Apple ads running these
days and, regrettably, they're right on the money.

Jerry

"Dominic Willems" <dominique.willems@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:D10EF42F-719B-4705-B2AD-65BE22DE2F79@news.elevatesoft.com...
| "Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
| > I'm still waiting for my first client to call saying they will be
| > purchasing a Vista enabled computer.
|
| Even the bravest mostly wait until the first service pack has come and
gone.
|
| > I don't have the budget to get one myself so it will be interesting
| > to handle support.
|
| Have Vista but no Vista customers. I predict nearly all service calls will
| be about Windows Defender, User Account Control, and other more obscure
| "Vista-knows-better-than-you" interference.
|
| In order for it to run acceptably I had to turn everything (concerning
| security) off, take "ownership" of all folders, and basically expose
myself
| to all evil. That strategy has worked perfectly for me since the beginning
| of time, so I don't see why that'd stop now.
|
| Delphi 5 and all my apps run like a dream on it, once I had copied over
the
| old Winhelp from XP, or now the Vista version.
|
| All in all, honestly, Vista is a far cry from a giant leap from XP, and
| productivity-wise it won't bring you any improvement.
|
| So, take your time.
|

"Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-8070-334cd175d4bb&displaylang=en

For info to those it might concern: I installed this one instead of the one
I had copied from XP and it screwed everything up. I can now re-install all
help files. I hope that will do it...

I hate have to apologize for somebody else... uSoft does it gain

Did you use on a Vista machine or something else... inquiring minds need
to know

Jon

Dominic Willems wrote:
> "Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-8070-334cd175d4bb&displaylang=en
>>
>
> For info to those it might concern: I installed this one instead of the
> one I had copied from XP and it screwed everything up. I can now
> re-install all help files. I hope that will do it...

"Jon Lloyd Duerdoth" <jld@welshdragoncomputing.ca> wrote
> Did you use on a Vista machine or something else... inquiring minds need
> to know

LOL! Of course I did, silly.

I had the impression it was working, until I pressed F1 to get some
context-sensitive help on a component. Errors of all kinds. Recompiling the
help system didn't help.

So I re-copied the Winhlp32.exe from the old XP machine and all is well
again.

Never fix anything that isn't broken.

Dominic


You misquoted M$'s motto:

"always break things that are fixed"

Roy Lambert