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Here are some notes that should be kept in mind as you work on the install.

bulletComponent editors - all most every component will have one or more component editors.   Right click and double click those components.
bulletNever, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER run your setup program from the IDE UNLESS you have the parameter TEST on the command line.  If you don't - you'll  delete your setup program (just the EXE, not the DPR, DFM, and PAS files).
bulletDo not add TSETUP to your USES clauses.  This will cause your program to link in the component editor support and support for the property editors - and you don't want that.
bulletTSetup 3.00 Beta (and the eventual release version) is completely incompatible with TSetup 2.20 or prior version.  You must uninstall v2.20 and must re-create any old projects.  I know that this is a hassle - but with the complete gutting of TSetup, I had to do this.   Painful, but worth it.  Trying to open a v2.20 project with a v3.x will result in errors left and right.  Since the same files names are being used, TSetup 3.00 cannot co-exist with TSetup 2.2.0 in the same component library.
bulletIn C++ Builder v1.0 Professional (even with both patches applied), I had to REM out line 232 in the file DDEMAN.HPP.  It kept generating the error: Declaration terminated incorrectly.  Go figure....
bulletFor most intents and purposes C++Builder v1.0 is like Delphi v1.x.  Not sure about C++ Builder v3.0 since I haven't been able to afford it.  The following features are known not to work in C++ Builder 1.x
1) Shell Links - the editors allow it, but don't trust it.  C++ Builder 1.x doesn't have support for the COM objects that are used to access shell links.
 


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