registering D6

[David Schwartz 426]

I'm trying to load up an old project that has dates on the files from 2004. I probably used D6, and I have it installed in a VM, but it keeps telling me to register it.

 

I go through the registration and it has valid keys, but it says the registration fails.

 

What the heck are we supposed to do to load up old projects like this?

 

I also have D2007, but it has none of these components in it. So when I open the main form in this version, it's virtually empty because the panels and notebook I used are ancient. I'm not even sure they can be loaded into D2007.

 

But I can change most of them to newer components.

 

 

[limelect 48]

At a time i got D7 for free with a license from Embarcadero\Borland

I do not know if it still available.

 

As for your problem delete all except the dpr and source and try to open\compile.

If the dfm is as text look if it has information in it.

If dfm is OK there should not be any problem opening the form

unless the component are not in the IDE.

Then i suggest another way.

First see if the component can be installed on D2007.

Usually no problem only translate to ANSI mostly.

And one more possibility fetch from DFM the initialization

of a component in the form move the component declaration

to private and on form oncreate   put the DFM initialization.

Hopefully the component can be compiled  without errors.

All said if you got the components source !!!

 

[stijnsanders 35]

I rember something about old Delphi versions acting up when you've done some of the most recent windows updates.

If I recall correctly, you need to delete a key "LM" under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\6.0 and then start Delphi to re-create that value with the right data.

[David Schwartz 426]

14 hours ago, limelect said:

At a time i got D7 for free with a license from Embarcadero\Borland

I do not know if it still available.

 

As for your problem delete all except the dpr and source and try to open\compile.

. . .

 

The IDE doesn't run because the registration fails.

[David Schwartz 426]

6 hours ago, stijnsanders said:

I rember something about old Delphi versions acting up when you've done some of the most recent windows updates.

If I recall correctly, you need to delete a key "LM" under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\6.0 and then start Delphi to re-create that value with the right data.

That worked! Thanks!