May 28, 2008
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
According to Microsoft's May 2008 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Update, released today and documented in the previous link, Delphi 7 is now compatible with Vista, or Vista is now compatible with Delphi 7... anyway you look at it, I find this amusing.
The knowledge based states that there are three types of updates:
- The update puts a hard block on the application. A hard block prevents an application that is incompatible with Windows Vista from running on the operating system.
- The update puts a soft block on the application. A soft block provides notification when an application that is incompatible with Windows Vista starts to run.
- The update improves the application’s functionality in Windows Vista.
When trying to install Delphi 7 on Vista, this was flagged as an incompatible application. Apparently, after installing this patch to Vista, you shouldn't get the warning any more. That's probably it. I doubt Vista has anything specific for Delphi 7 to work better. It seems it was only removed from an "incompatibility list". On the other hand it is nice to notice that the applications with a hard block include: "Microsoft Zune Software"... odd this is so incompatible with Vista!
PS. Speaking of Microsoft knowledge based articles, a fiend of mine emailed me a link to the following, titled: "Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords". Yes, that was a real error message in Windows 2000.
8 Comments
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
I don't like Vista because of the mess it makes with the Programs folder. As you probably know, when you try to save data in that folder, the OS creates a copy of the file and places it somewhere else. So, the Programs folder has now become read-only and this obliged me to amend most of my software that works just fine under XP. Even though I don't like Vista, I'm aware I just have to bite the bullet and stick to its rules. If I didn't, I would just stop selling software in the near future. The truth is -- hard as it may be to accept -- Microsoft dictates the rules and you have to comply with them, unless you want to commit suicide.Comment by Pasquale Esposito [http://www.espositosoftware.it] on June 1, 13:42
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
I have installed the update, but I still can't get my Delphi 7 to work on vista.Comment by on July 13, 03:53
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
Is it realy possible???? ;-) I'll try RAD Studio 2007.Comment by JJUNIOR on October 6, 22:36
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
My RAD studio 2007 reports an error when compiling it.(MSBuild error) But after struggeling a long time my Delphi 7 is finally working(Dont know how I've got it to work but it works!)Comment by Gert on March 8, 12:54
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
Gert what didi you do to make your Delphi 7 work on Vista? thanks in advanceComment by Levan on June 28, 04:37
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
I have always had Delphi 7 (Just the Personal Version) working on vista, it's pretty simple, a pain when you start it though, but just tell it to run as an administrator, and it works perfectly, I had it running for almost a year before I upgraded to 2009Comment by AJ on June 30, 13:46
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
Just need change aces rules to files C:\Program Files \Borland\Delphi7\Bin and C:\Program Files\Borland \Delphi7\Projects, for all users "Modify"Comment by fanatUA [http://fanat4soft.org.ua/] on November 22, 12:40
Post Your Comment
Click here for posting your feedback to this blog.
There are currently 0 pending (unapproved) messages.
Delphi 7 is Now Compatible with Vista
Comment by Gaetan Siry on May 28, 20:28