TRIAL PERIOD OF DELPHI EXPIRED

[Carol]

HELP! About a few hours ago my IE quit working giving
me the following error: "This Module was compiled with a
trial version of Delphi. The Trial version has expired".

I've downloaded or installed NOTHING in the last week or
two. I have Windows XP Home Edition that came installed
with my Toshiba laptop. I've had it for 2 years - no
problems. I can't open IE, can't use Explorer....

HELP!!! ANy ideas out there?

 

[David Robbins]

HELP! About a few hours ago my IE quit working giving
me the following error: "This Module was compiled with a
trial version of Delphi. The Trial version has expired".

I've downloaded or installed NOTHING in the last week or
two. I have Windows XP Home Edition that came installed
with my Toshiba laptop. I've had it for 2 years - no
problems. I can't open IE, can't use Explorer....

HELP!!! ANy ideas out there?

other threads on this group have found that running adaware removes the
offending application. it is probably some tool bar or plugin dll that you
didn't even know that you installed sometime in the last 2 months. search
for other threads about delphi on here and they have the links and other
discussion about it.

 

[Guest]

Ran SpyBot and ran Adaware. Also ran Norton
Antivirus...full scan. None of these worked.
Frustrating!

 

[Peter]

In regard to the error message you are receiving, "this
module was compiled with a trial version of Delphi," I
believe that we have finally tracked down what the cause
of this error is. If you are able to open up your
Control Panel via the Start Menu then do so. Some users
have reported that they cannot do this; in this case you
will need to reboot your computer into Safe Mode. To do
this, reboot the machine and press F8 as it is starting
back up. You will be presented with a list of options,
one of which is "Safe Mode." Once you have the Control
Panel open, select "Add/Remove Programs." You will see a
list of applications installed on your machine. One of
these should be called "CPR." This is a rogue program
that seems to have been written with the Trial Edition of
the Delphi language and when that trial expired, so did
the software written with it. Unfortunately, this
software made it onto several users computers before
expiring, leading to the error message you are seeing.
Remove this "CPR"
application with the Add/Remove Programs window, and you
should see these errors go away. The users that I have
spoken to have all reported that this CPR application was
not something they intentionally installed, and have not
reported any negative side effects from the removal of it.

 

[PA Bear]

You *must* seek updated reference files for Ad-Aware, Spybot and the like,
before each and every use, even "right out of the box".

Checking your system for "hijackware":

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

HijackThis (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip) is the
preferred tool to use these days. It will help to both identify and remove
any hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/, not here.**

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
--
HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp

 

[Guest]

Interesting Carol...I, too had this problem on my Toshiba laptop that is about 2 years old.

 

[Boomer]

HELP! About a few hours ago my IE quit working giving
me the following error: "This Module was compiled with a
trial version of Delphi. The Trial version has expired".

I've downloaded or installed NOTHING in the last week or
two. I have Windows XP Home Edition that came installed
with my Toshiba laptop. I've had it for 2 years - no
problems. I can't open IE, can't use Explorer....

HELP!!! ANy ideas out there?

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http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,31857,00.html
http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,31856,00.html