Subj : Re: Running 4.52 on Windows XP?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bo George
Date : Thu Jul 22 2004 12:53 pm

"Kevin G. Rhoads" <kgrhoads@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>>The message "Unable to open destinationn file C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CTL3D32.DLL for writing" is my current one.  Should I
>>obtain a copy of this dll from somewhere or attempt an alternate way of installing?
>
>That message means that CTL3D32.DLL is already present (not a surprize, it is
>a critical windows DLL) and in use, so the OS won't let you overwrite it.
>
>Yeah, I bumped into that also when installing 4.52 un WinXP.  I ignored it, 
>let the install go as far as it could.  The compiler seems to work OK anyway.
>
>If you have the disk set up as NTFS that's it as far as I know, there
>isn't any way around it.  But if it was set up as Fat32, then you can
>set up Win98 briefly and install under that.  The system stuff won't
>go to the right places, but the compiler tree will be setup fine.
>
>My machine here is setup with two Fat32 partitions, one with XP and
>one with 98.  Most things get installed to both.  So I can copy installs
>from one partition to the other if needed, usually it isn't.  IIRC
>BC4.5 did NOT need to get copied from the Win98 over the WinXP install
>to get things working OK.
>
>The PowerPack and TASM4 installs onto BC4.52 proceeded without fuss
>under WinXP.  If you have either of those, you will likely run into no
>problems.
>
>HTH
>Kevin

Thanks Kevin.  I finally got what I think is a "successful" install completed.

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