Delphi 2005 Update 2 Release Notes

This file contains important supplementary information that may not appear in the main product documentation. Borland recommends that you read this file in its entirety.

For information about installation, deployment, and licensing issues, see the Install, Deploy, and License files located by default in C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\3.0\.

Contents

• General Notes
• Installation Notes
• Verifying That The Update Was Successful
• Updating International Product Versions
• Changes In This Update
• Known Issues
• Warning About Editing The Registry

General Notes

• This update provides fixes and improvements for previous releases of the product.

Installation Notes

• This is a self-executing update. Double-click the file to begin the installation and follow the prompts.
• Delphi 2005 must be closed before installing this update.
• You will need the original Delphi 2005 installation media to install this update. You will be prompted for the Delphi2005Disk1 and Delphi2005Disk2 disks while installing this update.
• This update can not be removed once it is installed.
• This update can be applied to either the initial release of Delphi 2005 or Delphi 2005 update 1.

Verifying That The Update Was Successful

The final dialog box of the update installer indicates if the update was successful. You can also verify that the update was installed successfully using one of the following methods:

• Open the Windows Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, and then select the Borland Delphi 2005 product. Click the "Click here for support information" link and verify that the version is 9.0.2.
• Open the registry using regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BORLAND\BDS\3.0 and verify that the "ProductVersion" and "UpdatePackInstalled" string values are 9.0.2 and 2, respectively.
• Open Delphi 2005 and choose Help | About to display the About dialog box. The product name and version should reflect the successful installation of Update 2.

Updating International Product Versions

• This update can only be applied to the English version of Delphi 2005.

Changes In This Update

• For a list of fixes in this update, refer to QualityCentral (http://qc.borland.com/).

Known Issues

• There is a known issue that may cause typed datasets to disappear from the designer. This can be avoided by compiling your project immediately after adding a typed dataset.

Warning About Editing the Registry

• Perform Windows registry edits at your own risk. The registry is a critical component of your operating system, and any mistakes made while editing it can cause your machine to stop functioning. This document and other product documentation describes how to edit your registry. In most cases, Borland recommends using the Microsoft Regedit tool to perform editing. Whatever tool you use, you should, prior to editing your registry, make backups of your registry and thoroughly familiarize yourself with the editing tool and the registry editing process.

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