Can Rad Studio 11.1 and 11.2 coexist?

[CoeurdeLeon 8]

Can Rad Studio 11.1 and 11.2 coexist?

 

Does Rad Studio 11.2 install over Rad Studio 11.1 or can the 2 versions both exist on the same computer?

 

Thank you

Dick Maley

[Dave Nottage 557]

Just now, David Heffernan said:

Yes

I'm interested to know how, since they both use the same folder, i.e.: Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\22.0, same registry root etc

[André Souza 1]

No, in the last email I sent to Embarcadero, I was asked to uninstall version 11.1 in order to install version 11.2.

The solution is to have a separate VM.

[Matthias 7]

No. There is only one BDS key in registry for D11.1 and D11.2 -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\22.0

Furthermore the D11.2 installer will remove an existing D11.1.x version. 

 

As mentioned before: Use a separate PC/VM.

 

@David Nottage: Sorry, you already posted it.

Edited September 15, 2022 by Matthias

[Remy Lebeau 1394]

1 hour ago, CoeurdeLeon said:

Can Rad Studio 11.1 and 11.2 coexist?

No.  Embarcadero changed their versioning scheme in 11.0:

 

https://blogs.embarcadero.com/rad-studio-11-is-coming-new-version-announcement-and-beta-invite-for-update-subscription-customers/

 

Unlike with 10.x, which were all major versions where 10.x.y were minor updates, 11.x are minor updates to 11.0, which is the major version.

 

Only major versions can co-exist.  Minor updates do not.

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Does Rad Studio 11.2 install over Rad Studio 11.1

Yes.

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can the 2 versions both exist on the same computer?

No.

Edited September 15, 2022 by Remy Lebeau

[CoeurdeLeon 8]

This was my fear. 

I invested so much time getting 11.1 perfect that I am inclined to wait for the next major release to upgrade.

Thank you.

Dick Maley