[DUG] Planning PC upgrade - Delphi IDE options

[russell]

For Q2.

 

I am running VMWare Workstation 9.0.2 (WS) on a 64 bit Win 7 box. It is in c:\program files(x86) so the WS itself is 32 bit. In it I copied an older PC running Win 2000 that housed my Delphi 6 development IDE (call this machine D6). On this box I had Paragon Disk Manager. I started with WS 7. In WS I set D6 to run on one CPU. After installing it D6 ran with its CPU at 100%. With help from VMWare I found the Paragon disk manager was “causing” this. After removing Pargon I could use D6 normally. The VMWare support is IMO excellent.

 

My suggestion to you is use the latest VMWare WS to get the latest repairs. I have not used VM WS on Win 8 as I have yet no compelling reason to go to Win 8.

 

I needed to get my development IDE for D6 off the older PC as I had a project in it I could not transfer to D2010, XE, … and I was concerned about the old box failing. I have since solved the transfer problem. Once D6 was inside the WS I was able to upgrade it from Win2000 to XP. I was unable to do this on the old box.

 

I am running D2010 and XE3 on a Win 7 box not inside a WS. I have not assessed he pros and cons of this plan. I look forward to your assessment.

 

Russell

 

From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of John Bird
Sent: Monday, 29 April 2013 12:17 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: [DUG] Planning PC upgrade - Delphi IDE options

 

At some stage I will be upgrading to a new PC – which likely means going from 32 bit to 64 bit windows, and running Delphi development in a VM or on the host PC depending on advantages of either...and Windows 7 or Windows 8.

 

Checking the options:

 

Q1 – is there any advantage to running the Delphi IDE in a 64 bit environment (ie is any of the IDE 64 bit), or is 32 bit fine.   Have D2007 and XE2 at present.   Likely to upgrade to whatever upcoming version allows Android development to save having to learn Java etc, and also Objective C for iPhone.   (As long as its feasible and workable that is)

 

Q2 – related – if I run a Delphi IDE VM in VMWare workstation any versions of VMWare are there any advantages of 32bit 64bit versions of Windows VMs?   At present plans would be to run 32 Windows 7 VM – unless there is a reason to do otherwise (eg 64 bit).   At present VMWare 6 or 7.   If base PC is Windows 8 64 bit does this change anything – ie better to get later VMWare workstation 8 or 9?

 

Q3 – any advantages of Windows 7 vs Windows 8

 

Q4 – Delphi IDE in host or VM pros and cons.   I have seen that many recommend running Delphi IDE in a VM.   Personally I in the past favoured running Delphi IDE on the host PC but open to being convinced otherwise.

 

    pros of Delphi IDE on host PC:

        a – Faster and simpler operation on host PC (one less layer to go wrong)

        b – if few extra installed components quick to uninstall and reinstall whole of Delphi if something goes wrong.

 

    pros of VM:

        a – make a standard setup VM

        b – can reset to standard setup VM

 

 

Others opinions on any of these welcome!

 

 

John Bird

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