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From: Marco van de Voort <marcov@toad.stack.nl>
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Subject: Re: Install of BDE hangs up on Win10 (Delphi4 Pro)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:34:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2017-12-09, P E Schoen <paul@pstech-inc.com> wrote:
> I have an application written in Delphi 4 Pro, that uses the Borland 

If you try to install an old version of Delphi on Windows Vista or later,
install it outside of the program files directory. Then inventorize
remaining problems.

Old versions of Delphi write to the program files directory, which is
frowned upon by Vista and later.