[Dxbase] Update ---- Re: Re: DXBase 2007 install on new Win 10 computer

Mon Feb 8 17:49:50 EST 2016

 Gary,
I forgot that K9TRV had posted an email to the DXbase reflector about how
you CAN get the Windows 10 Help Files to work all ok..
His email was dated January 14, 2016 and here are the contents of that email:
//quote//
I have found a way to install and run WinHlp32 on Windows 10. In my case it is Windows 10
Pro 64 bit. It allows DXBase 2007 to open its help for the user.

Roughly:
>From this webpage:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/winhlp32-do
-we-have-to-go-through-this-again/ddcc2f40-e4f3-407b-9672-ee8a2b08a71e

Here is a solution (thanks to Komeil Bahmanpour):

Go to his site:

http://www.komeil.com/blog/windows-help-program-winhelp-winhlp32-exe (he has a blog
posting on 2015年12月31日 saying that he's working on a revised version that doesn't
need to be edited to work on Windows 10 (and may not also for Windows 8/8.1 as well. Keep
checking!)

Download winhlp32-windows-7-x86-x64-komeil.cab:

http://www.komeil.com/download/1230

I needed a solution in order to get help working for Delphi Studio Architect on Windows
10.
 Komeil's install.cmd file didn't work as is (its pre Win10) so I simply modified it.
 Unpack the download (Install.cmd, winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui) to a new directory.
Edit the install.cmd and add the following two lines to the 'settings' section:

set WindowsVersion=7
goto :BypassVersionError

(yes, 'WindowsVersion=7' is correct.) Save the file and execute as administrator. 
 All should go without error. Delphi help, and every other help file I've tried, now works
exactly as it should!
___________________
I would add:

'execute as administrator' means: open a command prompt window AS ADMINISTRATOR (right
click, run/open as administrator), change directory to where the Install.cmd file is
located, along with the 2 WinHlp32 files,
(use 'CD' to do that), then run Install.cmd. If you have this instructions file, the
above-described changes have already been made to Install.cmd. They are provided
in case you want to go back to the source (www.komeil.com), get the latest, and do it
yourself.

I have made a modified version of install.cmd that I could provide, but the suggested mod
goes early in the file, just after the ':: setup' line.

73,
George K9TRV
//end of quote//
73 Joe wa6axe
On 02/06/16, Joe Glockner wrote:
 Gary,
The PDF you saw is the last one Neal placed into the big zip file ... It should
guide you all ok - even for Windows 10 -- just IGNORE the part about the HELP FILES - 
as we can not make the Help files work under Windows 10.
On the reg file -- the CONTENTS of your reg file is placed into REGISTRY.
So, the quickest and easiest way is to obtain a NEW REG file from Neal.
Take the leap of faith Gary!! You will be ok!!
73 Joe wa6axe

On 02/05/16, Gary AL9A wrote:
The day of dread has finally arrived! My old creaky Dell 32 bit laptop running Vista developed some problems last week, enough to convince me it was finally time to get off the dime and upgrade the hardware and OS. I now have a new desktop machine with Win 10 and today my old laptop came back from the repair shop with a new monitor screen and hard drive to keep it breathing just a bit longer. Now I am preparing to go through the agony of installing all my ham programs onto the new machine.
I just went to Neal’s web site and downloaded the DXB2007.zip file and the Documentation pdf file. In the DXB2007.zip file is a pdf file of instructions for the “Installation Procedure for DXBase 2007”. Is this the latest and greatest installation procedure that includes Win 10 installs? If not what is different and where may I find those instructions? Since my old computer is still running I have all the files from that installation. Where can I find the reg file on that machine. I have an old email from Joe describing how to modify it so it will work on a Win 10 machine, but at the moment can’t seem to locate the file. Anyone have a clue where I should look? Any other hazards to be aware of before diving into the deep end?
73,
Gary AL9A
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