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Fix for Exception EAccessViolation in module rtl210.bpl at 00016A9C [SOLVED]

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I keep getting this error at Delphi shut down: Application Error – Exception EAccessViolation in module rtl210.bpl at 00016A9C. Access violation at address 50066A9C in module ‘rtl210.bpl’. Read of address 06152AF8. Solution 1: The problem is fixed by restoring this registry key to its original state: [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareEmbarcaderoBDS15.0Known IDE Packages] Here is the pristine value for […]

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Delphi: Access violation in module ‘bindcomp210.bpl’

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I keep getting an “Access violation at address 1204F872 in module ‘bindcomp210.bpl’. Read of address 1423C764” message during Delphi startup. After poking around I have found the solution: delete the “Project” and/or “SaveFileDirectory” keys in [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareEmbarcaderoBDS15.0Session] 02.2015

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Solve the “Cannot load a form that has itself as ancestor” error in Delphi

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How to solve the “Cannot load a form that has itself as ancestor” error in Delphi This is how a new/empty project should look like: uses Forms, Unit1 in ‘Unit1.pas’ {Form1}; {$R *.res} And this how the project was: uses Forms, Unit1 in ‘Unit1.pas’ {Form} {$R *.res}; I spent on hour to find the well

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How to make GDrive synchronize faster?

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You are in the middle of your work and for some reason you need to restart the computer. It restarts fast BUT you cannot start your work (if you are working in team with others) because your Google Drive takes a good long fucking nice nap before it synchronizes all the files. So you delete

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Google Drive still unreliable (How to fix ‘Primary key must be unique’ error)

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I hate Google Drive. It is haunted by too many bugs. Recently my GDrive application started showing a “primary key must be unique” error message, asking me to disconnect the drive and start all over again. I did that. Took few hours to resynchronize it all. But the next day I got the same error

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Delphi 2007 – (bad) Review

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Delphi 2007 – Same Old Stuff Under a New Hat? We all love Delphi. It’s smart, easy to understand, fast, and user-friendly. But what truly makes Delphi so appealing? Is it the IDE, or is it the language itself? Every time Borland released a new version, we endured a painful cycle of learning and adaptation.

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