No components showing in component palette

[TheBugSlayer]

Hi.
I have seen in the past that in Delphi 5 (at least) if you login as a different user on a Windows box the component palette is empty (except for the Standar tab with the Frames component on it). Someone helped me fix it that time but I cannot recall exactly what was done. The idea is to import some files from a location belonging to the former user and copy them somewhere.

Can anyone reming me how to do that please? This is almost like life and death. Thanks.

 

[Pikkunero]

The idea was to export the Delphi registry keys from the previous user to a registry file and then merge that file back to the registry to the current user.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi]

-Pikkunero

 

[TheBugSlayer]

The problem is that the previous user has moved to a different division and no longer has access to our network, hence he is not able to login. I doubt I can get to his registry settings otherwise.

I think this has to do with some .bpl file...

Another thing, I have 5 and 6 installed but I am only seeing an entry for 6...

Thanks.

 

[hilfy]

If you have the install cd's, IIRC there is an install option for "registry only" that should take care of the issue for you.

-Dell

 

[TheBugSlayer]

Thanks. I imported the design packages (.bpl) into the program and the tabs came up. Now the only problem I have is that it cannot find System.pas although I have specified the path in the project's options.

 

[hilfy]

Go to the Tools menu and select "Environment Options". On the Library page, set the Library Path to:

$(DELPHI)\Lib;$(DELPHI)\Bin;$(DELPHI)\Imports;$(DELPHI)\Projects\Bpl;

and the Browsing Path to:

$(DELPHI)\source\vcl;$(DELPHI)\source\rtl\Corba;$(DELPHI)\source\rtl\Sys;$(DELPHI)\source\rtl\Win;$(DELPHI)\source\Internet;

I think the registry key that tells how to translate "$(DELPHI)" is in HKey_Local_Machine, so this should work. If it doesn't, you'll have to edit and manually translate it to the folder where Delphi is installed.

-Dell

 

[TheBugSlayer]

Thanks Hilfy. I will try that. Delphi changes the first part of the path to $(DELPHI) when it recognizes a Delphi base path.