Installation / Registration

Posted: March 14th, 2018

New in 10.2 Tokyo Release 3 for Delphi and C++Builder Professional edition is the inclusion of mobile support for new purchases and customers on active Update Subscription. We're very excited to include Mobile support in the Pro SKU, and we hope you will find it as exciting as we do to have mobile support out of the box.

Previously sold as a separate add-on pack for Delphi and C++Builder Professional (or included as part of RAD Studio Pro or higher, or Delphi and C++Builder Enterprise & Architect), the included mobile support allows Delphi and C++ developers to target iOS and Android, in addition to Windows and macOS, all from a single codebase.

The mobile pack installation steps below assume that you are an existing Delphi or C++Builder Professional edition user on Update Subscription.

Note: If you don’t currently have a license for Delphi or C++Builder 10.2.3 Professional edition and purchase a new license for it, you will receive a single license key that supports installation of all four platforms.

 

Upgrading an existing 10.2 Tokyo Delphi or C++Builder Professional installation 

GetIt Web Installer:

   1. Launch Delphi or C++Builder Professional and go to Help | License Manager | Register | and enter the mobile add-on serial number and register it. If you have already uninstalled 10.2 Tokyo, you can run the License Manager by going to C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\19.0\bin.

   2. Under the License Actions dialog on the right, select ‘Add Serial’ and enter the new mobile key, and follow the prompts on your screen to register the add-on key.

   3. Install RAD Studio 10.2.3 Professional. This should allow you to install support for all four platforms (Windows/macOS/iOS/Android).

Note: If you received your mobile add-on key after installing 10.2.3 Professional, you can follow the steps above and then navigate to Tools | Manage Platforms in the IDE to install the missing mobile platforms. Then restart the IDE and confirm mobile platforms are installed.

 

InstallAware ISO Offline Installer:

   1. Before installing the Add-On Pack, you must register, install, run, and then exit your Delphi or C++Builder 10.2.3 Professional edition product.

   2. To install the Add-On Pack on Windows 7, go to the Windows Start Menu| Programs | Embarcadero RAD Studio| Modify, Repair, Uninstall. Select Upgrade. On Windows 8 or 10, Open the Control Panel and select Programs | Programs and Features. Select the Embarcadero product that has already been installed, Select Change and then select Upgrade.

  3. Enter your serial number for the Add-On pack and follow the instructions for installation.

 

New 10.2 Tokyo Delphi or C++Builder Professional installation 

GetIt Web Installer:

   1. Run the 10.2.3 installer and install the product using your existing 10.2 Delphi or C++Builder Professional license key. Note: The steps here assume that were an existing Delphi or C++Builder Professional edition user on Update Subscription prior to the 10.2.3 release.

   2. Launch Delphi or C++Builder Professional and go to Help | License Manager | Register | and enter the mobile add-on serial number and register it.

   3. Launch the IDE and navigate to Tools | Manage Platforms in the IDE to install the missing mobile platforms. Then restart the IDE and confirm mobile platforms are installed.

 

InstallAware ISO Offline Installer:

 1. Before installing the Add-On Pack, you must register, install, run, and then exit your Delphi or C++Builder 10.2.3 Professional edition product.

   2. To install the Add-On Pack on Windows 7, go to the Windows Start Menu| Programs | Embarcadero RAD Studio| Modify, Repair, Uninstall. Select Upgrade. On Windows 8 or 10, Open the Control Panel and select Programs | Programs and Features. Select the Embarcadero product that has already been installed, Select Change and then select Upgrade.

   3. Enter your serial number for the Add-On pack and follow the instructions for installation.

 

 

 

This post was updated on November 16th, 2016. The Feature Installer (also known as the GetIt Installer) for Berlin Update 2 Anniversary Edition includes license detection support for detecting existing Berlin licenses. If an existing license of the same version of the product is found on your system, you will see a version of this screen during the install process. You can proceed with the installation using an existing license or enter a new license. Please note that this screen is only shown when an existing Berlin license is found on your system. The Update 2 installer should automatically trigger the uninstall process prior to installing Update 2 system. The steps outlined below are only necessary should you run into issues during the uninstall/reinstall process. Note: It is recommended that you use the same installer (offline installer or web installer) to re-install or install an update since the registry settings will not be compatible.

 

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This post outlines the steps for upgrading from Starter to higher editions of the same version on the same machine. Please note that Delphi Starter and C++Builder Starter cannot be installed on the same machine. Installing higher editions of the same version alongside Starter on the same machine is not supported and will not work. Trials of the same version also cannot co-exist with Starter on the same machine.

 

Related links:

• Delphi and C++Builder Starter FAQ

• Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio Berlin Eula

 

Upgrading from Starter to Pro/Enterprise/Architect

The following covers the steps required to install Delphi, C++Builder or RAD Studio Pro/Enterprise/Architect if you currently have Delphi or C++Builder Starter installed. The steps below assume that you are intending to install the higher edition on the same machine.

 

Step 1: Launch LicenseManager.exe

The License Manager can be found in C:\Program Files\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\bin

 

Step 2: Add and register your higher edition license

Select Register to launch the registration wizard. Next, enter and register your new license. After successfully registering your higher edition license, it is recommended to remove the Starter license (although it’s not required).

 

Step 3: Uninstall Starter

Double-click on the Update 1 executable to launch the installer. This will uninstall the Starter edition. Alternatively, you can kick off the uninstall process by going to your Windows Control Panel and selecting Apps & Features.

 

Step 4: Install Update 1

After the uninstall is complete, the install will proceed. The Update 1 installer will now automatically pick the higher edition license you previously registered in Step 2.

 

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Note: If you have already uninstalled Starter, and are looking to install a higher edition of the same version on the same machine, there are two options:

 

1. Reinstall the Starter edition, then follow the steps outlined above

2. Manually remove the Starter license key. To remove the individual license, you can delete/rename the C:\ProgramData\Embarcadero directory.  This is the local license storage and removing it will remove license information for *all* recent versions on your machine (please use with care). After removing the Starter key and uninstalling Starter, the Update installer will prompt you to enter your new license.

 

Some customers have reported that the Delphi compiler (dcc32.exe) that they have in their installation having a correct Professional, Enterprise or Architect edition of the product is not the correct one. This compiler is used if you perform builds outside of the IDE (for instance during the installation of several 3rd party components).

The first step of the installation of the IDE using the new feature installer installs a basic IDE with very limited functionality. This mini-IDE has the “trial” Delphi compiler that cannot be used to compile any program (trial licenses don’t include the final command line compilers). Afterwards, once you install the 32-bit Windows platform, the real “dcc32.exe” has to be copied to the “bin” folder of the product. Under some circumstances (an antivirus accessing the “trial” dcc32.exe file, for instance) the compiler is not correctly overwritten and you could still have the “trial” version on your “bin” folder.

If you have this problem please copy the correct dcc32 compiler from:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\CatalogRepository\Core_Common_Files_Enterprise-18.0.Build.22858.6822\TARGETDIR\bin

Or

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\CatalogRepository\Core_Common_Files_Professional-18.0.Build.22858.6822\TARGETDIR\bin

To the “bin” folder of your installation (by default C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\bin) and the issue will disappear.

Launch the License Manager from the bin folder (by default "C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0\bin\LicenseManager.exe") and delete any trial or beta (Test Field) license that you can find. Check it under “License Details” in the center column.

 

Under your Control Panel's Program and Features Add/Remove Program uninstall the following entries:

 

• RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin 18.0

 

Please follow these instructions to remove any leftover files:  

 

1. If Windows 32-bit, remove the C:\Program Files\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0 directory (or the custom folder you had used).
2. If Windows 64-bit, remove the C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0 directory (or the custom folder you had used).
3. Remove the C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0 directory
4. Remove the C:\ProgramData\Embarcadero\Studio\18.0 directory.
5. Remove the %APPDATA%\Embarcadero\BDS\18.0 directory.
6. Remove the following hidden folders with a GUID name in C:\ProgramData\
1. {FE8BEBBE-9A66-4252-9271-3B862ED0CA94}temp (Win 10 SDK files to copy to the product)
7. Remove the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\18.0 registry key
8. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\18.0 registry key
9. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F4A93EC9-7AD8-4874-853D-02C09A51B141}_is1 or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90E8837E-3E59-444F-B83F-39BAB9B5336D} registry keys if they exist.
10. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin registry key if it exists.
11. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Embarcadero\BDS\18.0
12. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F4A93EC9-7AD8-4874-853D-02C09A51B141}_is1 or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90E8837E-3E59-444F-B83F-39BAB9B5336D} registry keys if they exist.
13. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin registry key if it exists.
14. If Windows 32-bit, remove the following files from C:\Windows\System32\:
1. BDEAdmin.*
2. CC32*.DLL
3. Midas.*
4. Xerces*.DLL
15. If Windows 64-bit, remove the following files from C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:
1. BDEAdmin.*
2. CC32*.DLL
3. Midas.*
4. Xerces*.DLL

 

Field testers should also do the following (and others may want to as well):

 

1. Delete the BigBen license from License manager before uninstalling it or during the installation of RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin
   

 

If you had problems in the second step (uninstalling from Windows Control Panel), try this Microsoft tool to solve uninstallation problems:

 

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9779673

 Launch the License Manager from the bin folder (by default "C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0\bin\LicenseManager.exe") and delete the licenses that activate your RAD Studio 10 Seattle product (XE8 or 10 Seattle licenses). Check it under “License Details” in the center column.

Under your Control Panel's Program and Features Add/Remove Program uninstall the following entries:

• Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle

Please follow these instructions to remove any leftover files:  

1. Remove the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rad_Studio_10_Seattle_Downloads folder
2. If Windows 32-bit, remove the C:\Program Files\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0 directory.
3. If Windows 64-bit, remove the C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0 directory.
4. Remove the C:\Users\Public\Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0 directory
5. Remove the C:\ProgramData\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0 directory.
6. Remove the %APPDATA%\Embarcadero\BDS\17.0 directory.
7. Remove the following hidden folders with a GUID name in C:\ProgramData\
1. {09FECC13-2950-4AE6-BB23-05C206979F18} or {5D50B637-4756-435A-816E-68ABFE86FC69} (main installer)
8. Remove the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\17.0 registry key
9. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\17.0 registry key
10. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{25059B3C-FFC7-41B6-80A9-80E4A2ED5564} registry key.
11. If Windows 32-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle registry key.
12. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Embarcadero\BDS\17.0
13. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{25059B3C-FFC7-41B6-80A9-80E4A2ED5564} registry key.
14. If Windows 64-bit, remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle registry key.
15. If Windows 32-bit, remove the following files from C:\Windows\System32\:
1. BDEAdmin.*
2. CC32*.DLL
3. Midas.*
4. Xerces*.DLL
16. If Windows 64-bit, remove the following files from C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:
1. BDEAdmin.*
2. CC32*.DLL
3. Midas.*
4. Xerces*.DLL

Field testers should also do the following (and others may want to as well):

1. Delete sample files from %PUBLIC%\Public Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\17.0
2. Delete DBExpress connection files from %PUBLIC%\Public Documents\Embarcadero\Studio\dbExpress\17.0
3. Delete the Aitana license from License manager before uninstalling it or during the installation of RAD Studio 10

If you had problems in the second step (uninstalling from Windows Control Panel), try this Microsoft tool to solve uninstallation problems:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9779673

 

 

Q. I have downloaded an ISO image, How do I use it?

A. A good introduction on what an ISO image is, is available on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iso_image. To use an ISO image you need disk authoring software. There are a variety of options in this space. Windows 7/8 typically lets you right click on an ISO image and select burn to disk. Many computers come with Roxio Creator which works similarly. There are also products which allow you to mount a virtual ISO drive. Some examples are Virtual Clone Drive, DAEMON Tools, MagicISO and Power ISO.

Embarcadero also offers physical media for purchase for users who prefer not to create their own media. Current pricing is $35. It may be purchased from store.embarcadero.com or by contacting Embarcadero sales.