Re: Which version for small .exes?

"Ray" <arcane94@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Which 32-bit version of Delphi produced the smallest executables using the
> VCL?

Delphi 2.0 produces the smallest (and often the fastest)
executables.

> I'm thinking about purchasing a copy of an older version of Delphi
> (perhaps 2.0 or 3.0) in order to develop the smallest Windows applications
> possible. I don't need any of the features in the newer versions of Delphi
> (i.e. 5, 6, 7, 2005, etc) anyway...
>
> And does anyone know if Delphi 2.0 and/or Delphi 3.0 works well under
> Windows 2000 and XP?

I have used versions 1 through 7 on Windows 2000 without
problems. All versions of Delphi will run on XP.

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Charles Appel
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Robert Anson Heinlein


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