Has anyone installed D2006 on a Win 7 64b box?
I just treated myself to the new box but bump against the .NET
framework v1.1 prerequisite (Win 7 says it has compatibility issues)

I've installed .NET v4 but the installation program doesn't seem
to be interested in later versions.


JonD

Jon


I haven't but I do remember seeing something on the CodeGear newsgroups pre their crash so I'd ask over there.

Roy Lambert

Roy,

I have found a number of references... one says to proceed with
the installation and it works fine. However, messing up my
brand new toy is not very attractive (with incompatible applications).

One solution suggested running a virtual XP machine...

JonD

On 1/27/2011 11:36 AM, Roy Lambert wrote:
> Jon
>
>
> I haven't but I do remember seeing something on the CodeGear newsgroups pre their crash so I'd ask over there.
>
> Roy Lambert
>

Jon,

<< I have found a number of references... one says to proceed with the
installation and it works fine. However, messing up my brand new toy is not
very attractive (with incompatible applications). >>

I've got it installed on a Windows 7 64-bit machine, and it works okay.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim,

Did you just install the old .net files and simply
ignore the compatibility warnings or did you use some other
strategy?

I've installed the virtual XP and was pleasantly surprised
how that worked but installing in the "real"   OS would
be a better choice.

JonD

On 2011-01-27 17:01, Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
> Jon,
>
> << I have found a number of references... one says to proceed with the
> installation and it works fine. However, messing up my brand new toy is
> not very attractive (with incompatible applications). >>
>
> I've got it installed on a Windows 7 64-bit machine, and it works okay.
>

Jon,

<< Did you just install the old .net files and simply ignore the
compatibility warnings or did you use some other strategy? >>

Yep.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Ok here goes... I'll image the disk first tho'

JonD

On 2011-01-28 17:51, Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
> Jon,
>
> << Did you just install the old .net files and simply ignore the
> compatibility warnings or did you use some other strategy? >>
>
> Yep.
>

Looks as though the default installation of D2006
(ignoring all warnings) works for me too (thanks Tim).

Had trouble installing JCL/JVCL with their current
release but an older one worked OK.

It's nice to have a new box etc but the aggravations!!

JonD

On 1/28/2011 9:13 PM, Jon Lloyd Duerdoth wrote:
> Ok here goes... I'll image the disk first tho'
>
> JonD
>
> On 2011-01-28 17:51, Tim Young [Elevate Software] wrote:
>> Jon,
>>
>> << Did you just install the old .net files and simply ignore the
>> compatibility warnings or did you use some other strategy? >>
>>
>> Yep.
>>

Jon,

<< It's nice to have a new box etc but the aggravations!! >>

I know - it took me a couple of months before everything was completely back
to normal again when I switch in March 2009 to a Win 7 64-bit box.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Perhaps you've already gotten around this issue (I need to check the
newsgroups more often), but the following site explains step-by-step how to
get Delphi 2006 installed on Vista (same issue on Windows 7).  It doesn't
matter whether it's 32-bit or 64-bit--it's a .NET issue.

http://www.drbob42.com/examines/examin84.htm

The first half of the article talks about Delphi 7, but scroll half way down
and there is Delphi 2006.

Hope this helps!

--
David Cornelius
Cornelius Concepts

"Jon Lloyd Duerdoth"  wrote in message
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Tim,

Did you just install the old .net files and simply
ignore the compatibility warnings or did you use some other
strategy?

I've installed the virtual XP and was pleasantly surprised
how that worked but installing in the "real"   OS would
be a better choice.

JonD