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TI4555D.txt - Why a Network Install of Delphi 3 Isn't Supported
Category :Install Issues
Platform :All-32Bit
Product :Delphi3.x,
Description:
Delphi 3 was never designed to be installed on a network, and Borland
makes no claims that a network install of Delphi 3 will work.
It may work for some users if they from all machines install Delphi 3
to the same location on the network. They will also need a lot of
rights, including:
- Writing shared DLLs and OCXs to NT4's System32 directory
(usually C:\WinNT\System32)
- Writing registry entries to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Writing registry entries to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Writing registry entries to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
(part of registering OCXs)
Delphi 3 expects all shared DLLs, packages and OCXs to be locally
installed.
Furthermore, Delphi 3 expects all registry entries to be local.
As you can see, many problems may arise when trying to install Delphi
3 on a network. Possibly the most important one is the network
software and hardware itself. Unforeseen problems may occur with any
network configuration.
Reference:
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4/1/99 11:47:37 AM
Last Modified: 01-SEP-99