What is Turbo Delphi Explorer for Win32?

It is the free edition of Turbo Delphi for Win32, but a few features are locked. Its main restriction: you can not add extra components to the Tools Palette.

Notes: Turbo Delphi for Win32 is the successor of Delphi 7. It is the long awaited single language version of Delphi 2006.
Delphi 2006 contains four programming environments: Delphi for Win32, Delphi for .NET, C++ Builder and C# Builder.

Why Turbo Delphi Explorer?

• Turbo Delphi Explorer is FREE, whereas Turbo Delphi Pro costs about $400 ;-)
• Distributor Borland explicitly allows you to distribute commercial applications programmed with Turbo Delphi Explorer!
• It contains the database components and the Borland Database Engine (BDE)! This very important stuff was absent from the previous free Delphi versions, like7 Personal and 6 Personal.

From where can I download Turbo Delphi Explorer?

1. Surf to Borland's CodeGear Turbo download page and in the Downloads table, click Turbo Delphi Explorer.
   Note: don't select the item "...for .Net Explorer", that's not what we want.
2. Next you are asked to login. That's for the email address where you want to receive the license activation file. Note: if you're not a registered user the Borland Developer Network, you should click Create a new account.
3. Once logged in, in the table "PART l: PREREQUISITES", click the download link next to one of the four "Full prerequisite install" items (English, German, French, or Japanese). You'll receive the file prereqs.zip, about 230 MB.
4. When the prerequisites download is complete, click in the table "PART 2: MAIN INSTALLATION" on a download link for the language of your choice (English, German, French, Japanese). You'll receive the file TurboDelphi.exe, about 330 MB.
5. Download the BDS2006 Update 2/Turbo Hotfix Rollup (about 7 MB). This fix ensures that you have all of the latest updates installed, it will increase the performance and reliability of Turbo Delphi Explorer.

How to install Turbo Delphi Explorer?

1. Unzip prereqs.zip, allowing the unzipping program to create directories. Five directories will be created:
   
   dotNETRedist - contains Microsoft .NET setup files
   dotNETJSharp - contains Microsoft J # setup files
   dotNETSDK - contains Microsoft .NET SDK setup files
   ie60sp1 - contains Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 setup files
   MSXML - contains Microsoft XML V4 setup files
2. From directory dotNETRedist, run dotnetfx.exe
3. From directory dotNETJSharp, run vjredist.exe
4. From directory dotNETSDK, run setup.exe
5. Reboot your computer.
6. I you don't have Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher on your computer:
   from directory ie60sp1, run ie6setup.exe. If you get a message saying that it's already installed, then cancel the IE6 installation.
7. From directory MSXML, run msxml.msi
8. Put the license activation file in the correct directory; this is very well explained in Borland's email that you received.
9. Finally, install your Delphi Explorer by executing TurboDelphi.exe.
10. Start Turbo Delphi Explorer by running bds.exe -- by default, it sits in the directory \Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Bin
    Don't try anything else yet -- just stop Delphi and perform step 11.
11. Unzip the the "Turbo hotfix rollup" zip-file and run BDS2006HotfixRollup.exe.
    This fix ensures that you have all of the latest updates installed. It increases the performance and reliability of Turbo Delphi Explorer.
12. Start playing with Delphi Explorer ;-)
    Enjoy!

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