How do I run Delphi 7 on Windows 7 without disabling UAC?

I had the bad idea of switching to Windows 7 (32 bit) and now my old Delphi 7 won't work properly. Actually it worked just fine until yesterday but (I suppose) after some MS Windows updates, it crashes if I double click a DPR file. However, it works if I run as administrator or if I start Delphi IDE without double clicking a DPR file (and than loading that DPR). So, obviously it is a UAC issue. I am really pissed of that I switched to Win 7 which is not most different (better) than Win XP. If I have to switch off UAC (and with it the only big improvement that Win 7 brings - the security) than for real I will have no advantage from Win 7. So, how to make Delphi work without disabling the UAC?

I hope that other people that had this problem found a solution. :)

Update:

I have tried already to give Delphi rights to write in its "c:\Program File\Borland\Delphi folder". No luck.
I don't want to run it in Admin mode (this includes XP mode) since it will be running at a different level. Some API calls will not fail (since it is running in admin mode). Drag and drop from non-admin program and other similar features will also not work.
Security is not a problem. I don't mindlessly download any piece of software I get from random people (read spammers) via email or from obscure web site so I don't get virused. Oh... and I don't use IE for browsing :)

In this case would apps running under the debugger also run under XP?

Gerry 2010-09-14 20:38:38

Have you tried running Delphi in "XP Mode"? We tried and it was absolutely terrible. I would not recommend doing this without using some form of a walkthrough.

Jon Robertson 2010-09-14 21:41:28

@Jon: Yes, of course! I have forgotten to mention that I use the converted XP Mode with VMware Player.

splash 2010-09-15 06:09:30

@Gerry: Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean?

splash 2010-09-15 06:29:55

@splash I think he is asking if you can debug windows 7 apps from delphi in xp mode

Willbill 2010-09-15 10:19:10

VMware Player establishes a network connection with your Windows 7 host machine (Bridged/NAT/Host Only), so debugging applications with the Remote Debugger should be possible as in any other network.

splash 2010-09-15 10:43:48

@Splash - if Delphi is running in a XP Mode VM, any apps running under the Delphi debugger will also run in the VM. You will not be able to debug under Win7.

Gerry 2010-09-15 20:57:15

@Gerry: However, that's why I talk about *Remote Debugging*: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Overview_of_Remote_Debugging

splash 2010-09-16 05:59:52

I don't want to run it in Admin mode (this includes XP mode) since it will be running at a different level. Some API calls will not fail (since it is running in admin mode). Drag and drop from non-admin program and other similar features will also not work.

Altar 2010-09-16 07:53:27

This method works very well. We have several developers using Delphi 6. We've used it in Vista 32-bit, Win7 32-bit, and Win7 64-bit, all with UAC turned on. We install to C:\Programs\Borland, rather than C:\Program Files\Borland.

Jon Robertson 2010-09-14 21:43:18

I already gave Delphi rights to write to Program File. I don't think this is a problem anymore. But I agree with you that MANY programs should be installed in other folder than Program Files. Thanks Microsoft for this new trend!

Altar 2010-09-16 07:58:37

Use SysInternals Process Monitor to check what the last thing is the IDE did before it went down. It's a bit of effort, but it is very likely to pinpoint UAC issues. For one thing, I would question whether your "I gave Delphi rights to write to xxx" action was effective.

Paul-Jan 2010-09-17 08:23:52

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