How to install and use Delphi 7 and help files on Windows 8/10 or Server 2012. Installation Start Delphi setup and install all required items including help files.

Delphi 5 Enterprise Edition Vendor: Inprise Tested operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP 64 Bit (x86_64) Most recent.

In Windows 8/10/Server 2012 or later (should work on Windows 7 too): • Create the shortcut to Delphi32.exe • Open shortcut properties and set 'run as administrator' option • Add Delphi to the of DEP (Data Execution Prevention). Go to My Computer - Properties - Advanced System Settings - Performance Settings - Data Execution Prevention • Check that Delphi 7 started correctly • In case of problem set the compatibility 'Windows XP SP2' in shortcut options (not recommended) Delphi HLP files Since Windows Vista the WinHlp32.exe program isn't more supported. You should download corresponding version from Microsoft web site and install it. For example: Unfortunately, there is no official way to install WinHlp32 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10. The only workaround is to copy it from an other system. In my case I take it from my old Windows XP SP3 (32 bits). Later versions extracted from Win7/Win8 packages don't work for me.

You must have administrator's rights to do following actions: • Go to Windows folder • Find existing WinHlp32 file and open its properties • In security tab add your user name with full rights (when disabled, click 'Advanced' button and take the ownership over this file) • Rename this file to winhlp32.exe.bak • Copy WinHlp32.exe instead From now Delphi 7 help works fine! Cohabit fine with Delphi XE 10.x on the same machine. Delphi is the only windows programming language which is based on the Pascal syntax. I program also at the same time on an IBM mainframe in PLI, a programming language which is also based in Pascal. Although windows and mainframe environments are completely different, the simularties in both programming languages makes it easy to used both program languages at te same time without mixing the language syntax. I even use Delphi 7 to create Windows applications which access the DB2 database on mainframe without any problem. Accessing oracle and SQL server databases is also not a problem.

The include Indy components makes it also very easy to write TCPIP applications. I developed with Delphi 7 a complete workbench: - to create, compile and execute mainframe programs - with a version control system for mainframe development - complete project management - Query tool for DB2 - management of nicknames to other LUW DB2 systems - mainframe user management features - and many many other features which makes life of a mainframe developer much easier. And the fact that this 32-bit Delphi 7 compiler still works on windows 10 and still generates executables which work on windows 10 proves that this compiler is one of the best compilers ever made.