Re:Installation under Windows 2000 fails
Installing Delphi4 under windows 2000 is a nightmare. Delphi5 installs
easily.
If you dual boot install it under 2000 then re-install it under the
other windows version to the same disk area (Assuming it's not NTFS)
Other than that Install it then overwrite it with the directories from
a normal installation. IE after installing copy the contents of Program
Files/Borland over the 2000 installation by either deleting and copying
or copying each directories contents.
You will also have to copy several DLL's to the system32 directory.
Do this as you get the various 'not found' messages.
I got it working after a couple of hours but decided to by 5 in the end.
Nick
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Alexander Nitschke wrote:
> I tried to install Delphi 4 under Windows 2000 (different versions,
> Beta and RC2; Professional and Server). It never works.
> The installation program always fails at the moment to copy files
> from CD (or hard disk - doesn't work too). It doesn't matter which
> options are chosen. It seems that the files are simply not copied
> (because the copying phase lasts less than one second) and then the
> installation routine progress to the end.
> Does someone know a solution better than the following? Install
> Delphi 4 under Windows NT 4; then upgrade Windows NT 4 to Windows
> 2000. Works perfectly, but lasts damn long and you are not able
> to install more afterwards.
> Best wishes and thanks for all replys
> Alexander
