.net35 required for Delphi 10.2

[Robert Gilland 5]

I came to work this morning and Delphi would not start.

It seems Microsoft in their wisdom removed .net35 with a windows update.

.net35 is required for Delphi 10.2.

 

So finally after obtaining .net35 all is well with the world again.

Edited October 27 by Robert Gilland
spelling fix

[corneliusdavid 292]

I believe all the last bits of .NET have been removed from Delphi 13 so if you ever upgrade, you'll no longer be afflicted in this way.

[zed 17]

17 hours ago, corneliusdavid said:

I believe all the last bits of .NET have been removed from Delphi 13 so if you ever upgrade, you'll no longer be afflicted in this way.

The splash screen in Delphi 13 still shows "Initializing .NET Services"...

[Lajos Juhász 336]

1 hour ago, zed said:

The splash screen in Delphi 13 still shows "Initializing .NET Services"...

AI thinks the reason for .NET services is AI integration?


 

Delphi 13 initializes .NET services primarily to support its new AI-related features. The core AI components introduced in RAD Studio 13, which includes Delphi 13, are designed to integrate with various AI engines, many of which are accessed through REST APIs requiring communication with .NET-based services. 

The initialization process allows Delphi to act as a client for AI engines, enabling developers to incorporate AI functionality directly into their applications. 

[corneliusdavid 292]

3 hours ago, zed said:

The splash screen in Delphi 13 still shows "Initializing .NET Services"...

Ah--missed that! Well, Delphi still uses MSBuild (MSBuild tasks are .NET assemblies) so that might be what is being initialized. I guess there's still some .NET dependency.

[corneliusdavid 292]

3 hours ago, Lajos Juhász said:

REST APIs requiring communication with .NET-based services

No, you do NOT need .NET to access REST APIs.

 

3 hours ago, Lajos Juhász said:

Delphi 13 initializes .NET services primarily to support its new AI-related features

Nope.

[Lajos Juhász 336]

15 minutes ago, corneliusdavid said:

No, you do NOT need .NET to access REST APIs.

 

come on, everyone will tell you that AI answer is the best one!

[Robert Gilland 5]

Again came to work and after a windows update, Delphi would not start. I reinstalled .net 35 and she is up and running!

 

Damn Microsoft.