I am in the process of getting a new PC and these days there is a choice between 32 and 64 bit operating system (Win7). I have both Delphi7 Pro and BDS2006, where most of my work tends to still be done in Delphi 7. My question now is: Does Delphi 7 work correctly in Windows 7 x64 or do I have to install the 32 bit version in order to work with Delphi 7? This is about the IDE, not programs created with Delphi, which I already know work fine in Win7x64. I am worried about the impact of new security measures in Win7 and incompatibilities between the Delphi7 debugger and Win7x64..... Bo Berglund
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In article <[email protected]>, Bo Berglund <> says... > > I am in the process of getting a new PC and these days there is a choice between 32 and 64 bit operating system (Win7). > I have both Delphi7 Pro and BDS2006, where most of my work tends to still be done in Delphi 7. > My question now is: > Does Delphi 7 work correctly in Windows 7 x64 or do I have to install the 32 bit version in order to work with Delphi 7? > This is about the IDE, not programs created with Delphi, which I already know work fine in Win7x64. > > I am worried about the impact of new security measures in Win7 and incompatibilities between the Delphi7 debugger and Win7x64..... > > Bo Berglund Bo, I have tried Delphi 7 on Win 7 x64 and have not had any problems; but I have not test every thing. -- Jon.
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> {quote:title=Bo Berglund wrote:}{quote} > I am in the process of getting a new PC and these days there is a choice between 32 and 64 bit operating system (Win7). > I have both Delphi7 Pro and BDS2006, where most of my work tends to still be done in Delphi 7. > My question now is: > Does Delphi 7 work correctly in Windows 7 x64 or do I have to install the 32 bit version in order to work with Delphi 7? > This is about the IDE, not programs created with Delphi, which I already know work fine in Win7x64. I'm using Windows 7 64 bits OS with Delphi 7. It works like a charm. Here are some tips: 1. Install not in "C:\Program Files" nor "C:\Program Files (x86)" but in another folder - I use C:\Progs ("Program Files" folders are virtual directories, so you can't write under those with normal user rights by default) 2. Install WinHlp32 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166421 3. It's a good idea to install DDevExtensions at http://andy.jgknet.de/blog/?page_id=10 and DelphiSpeedUp at http://andy.jgknet.de/blog/?page_id=8 Another possibility, which may be used without any problem, is to use Windows XP compatibility mode. > I am worried about the impact of new security measures in Win7 and incompatibilities between the Delphi7 debugger and Win7x64..... As far as I found out on my PC, there is an issue with Delphi 2007/2009 debugger (which can be fixed by http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/27521). But I didn't have any problem with Delphi 7 debugger under Windows 7 x64.
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I can also confirm that Windows 7 x64 and Delphi 7 are working without problems. I support Arnoud's suggestions. In my case I have installed Delphi in %Windows%\Program Files (x86) and had to make some modifications to that directory. See the description for that in http://weblog.hansotten.com/?p=833 Christian
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:09:44 -0700, Arnaud BOUCHEZ <> wrote: >> {quote:title=Bo Berglund wrote:}{quote} >> I am in the process of getting a new PC and these days there is a choice between 32 and 64 bit operating system (Win7). >> I have both Delphi7 Pro and BDS2006, where most of my work tends to still be done in Delphi 7. >> My question now is: >> Does Delphi 7 work correctly in Windows 7 x64 or do I have to install the 32 bit version in order to work with Delphi 7? >> This is about the IDE, not programs created with Delphi, which I already know work fine in Win7x64. > >I'm using Windows 7 64 bits OS with Delphi 7. It works like a charm. > >Here are some tips: >1. Install not in "C:\Program Files" nor "C:\Program Files (x86)" but in another folder - I use C:\Progs ("Program Files" folders are virtual directories, so you can't write under those with normal user rights by default) I am usually nowadays installing software in a different tree from "Program Files" for much the same reasons as you list, plus the fact tha i do not like paths with embedded whitespace, so I remove that as well. >2. Install WinHlp32 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166421 Didn't think about that one.... >3. It's a good idea to install DDevExtensions at http://andy.jgknet.de/blog/?page_id=10 and DelphiSpeedUp at http://andy.jgknet.de/blog/?page_id=8 Will have a look, did not know about these. >Another possibility, which may be used without any problem, is to use Windows XP compatibility mode. Well, I do use virtualization a lot, but then I would surely use VMWare Workstation 7 instead of the "integrated" XP-Mode. In fact I already have a few dev machines as virtuals. But I did not want my main dev tool to be virtualized unless that is the last resort. >> I am worried about the impact of new security measures in Win7 and incompatibilities between the Delphi7 debugger and Win7x64..... > >As far as I found out on my PC, there is an issue with Delphi 2007/2009 debugger (which can be fixed by http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/27521). >But I didn't have any problem with Delphi 7 debugger under Windows 7 x64. Thanks for the input! I am actually using GExperts plug-in to my Delphi, but if D7 itself works I have no worry that GExperts will have problems. :-) I did not think about the help issue, though, good to be reminded. I know that MS has abandoned WinHelp in favor of CHM help, but I did not think about it just now. Good that there is a solution! -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:39:41 -0700, Bo Berglund <[email protected]> wrote: I'm back again... Now I haver my new laptop with Win7 Pro X64 and as soon as I started to install Delphi7 Win7 barfed up a dialog box telling me that there are "known issues" with Delphi 7 and that it was incompatible with Win7. So I exited the setup--- :( What can I do in order to actually install? And what are the incompatibilities really? I usually install these kinds of programs in a folder structure starting at C:\Programs rather than C:\Program Files. -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden
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> {quote:title=Bo Berglund wrote:}{quote} > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:39:41 -0700, Bo Berglund > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm back again... > Now I haver my new laptop with Win7 Pro X64 and as soon as I started > to install Delphi7 Win7 barfed up a dialog box telling me that there > are "known issues" with Delphi 7 and that it was incompatible with > Win7. So I exited the setup--- :( > > What can I do in order to actually install? And what are the > incompatibilities really? > I usually install these kinds of programs in a folder structure > starting at C:\Programs rather than C:\Program Files. > Ignore the warning and continue with installation. Warning is there just to let you know that there might be issues, but as long as you don't install it into C:\Program Files you should be fine. Dalija Prasnikar
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