December 3, 2009

Hotfix 2 available for debugging on Windows 7 with Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 2009

Hotfix 2 for Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 2009 is now available for download at: http://cc.embarcadero.com/item/27476

Information on the hotfix is available in the readmes below (English, German, French, Japanese) and in a blog post at http://blogs.embarcadero.com/chrishesik/2009/12/03/35132.

RAD Studio 2009 Hotfix 2 - English Readme

This software patch is being provided to licensed users of RAD Studio 2009. Installation and use are governed by the license statement for RAD Studio 2009.

This Hotfix applies to:

Products: RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder
Version: 2009
Update level: All
Editions: Professional, Enterprise, Architect
Languages: English, German, French, Japanese

Description of the update that is included in this hotfix:

This hotfix addresses issues with debugging on Windows 7, including:

- Assertion failure: "(!SetThreadContext failed")"
- On Windows 7, running under the debugger can cause the debugger to crash on shutdown.
- No Wait Chain is shown on Windows 7

Internal Tracking Number(s): QC 74732, QC 78575, 271589

Install instructions:

1. Rename \\Program Files\Codegear\RAD Studio\6.0\bin\bordbk120N.dll to bordbk120N.bak
2. Place the new bordbk120N.dll in the \\Program Files\Codegear\RAD Studio\6.0\bin directory

Remote debugger install instructions:

1. Rename \\Program Files\RemoteDebugger\bordbk120N.dll to bordbk120N.bak
2. Place the new bordbk120N.dll in the \\Program Files\RemoteDebugger directory

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