Author: dummzeuch

VirtualBox and Windows 8.1: This 64-bit application couldn’t load because your PC doesn’t have a 64-bit processor

I just moved a Windows 8.1 installation in Virtual Box from one computer to another. When booting up, Windows told me: This 64-bit application couldn't load because your PC doesn't have a 64-bit processor The host computer is an Intel Xeon CPU which definitely is a 64 bit CPU (the previous computer was an older … Continue reading VirtualBox and Windows 8.1: This 64-bit application couldn’t load because your PC doesn’t have a 64-bit processor →

How I used some more of the money donated to GExperts

Donations for GExperts keep coming in. It's more a trickle than a flood but hey, I'm not in it for the money. And please remember that I prefer other kinds of contributions over money. I have used that money in turn for donations to Pi-hole®: A black hole for Internet advertisements Rapid Environment Editor PDF … Continue reading How I used some more of the money donated to GExperts →

Bug in Macro Template expert fixed, yet another Unicode issue in GExperts

As I stated before I prefer good bug reports on GExperts over money any time. Philip von Melle kept testing and providing feedback even after I thought the issue was already solved. The issue was that a Macro Template (%SELECTION) used on this code [delphi] // öäüß procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin ShowMessage('TEST'); end; [/delphi] while … Continue reading Bug in Macro Template expert fixed, yet another Unicode issue in GExperts →

Consider side effects if you use debugger watches

Note to self: Do not use a watch entry like this while debugging GExperts: GxOtaReadEditorTextToString(GxOtaGetEditReaderForSourceEditor(nil)) While this might seem very convenient it will sooner or later corrupt the current edit buffer or do something even worse, because, as a comment in ToolsApi states: WARNING!!! A IOTAEditReader should never be active at the same time as … Continue reading Consider side effects if you use debugger watches →

Adding a Windows 8.1 computer to a SAMBA domain

Note to self: If adding a Windows 8.1 computer to a SAMBA domain fails with the error "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" the following changes to the Registry might help: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters] ; Enable NT-Domain compatibility mode ; Default: ; [value not present] ; … Continue reading Adding a Windows 8.1 computer to a SAMBA domain →

Calling GExperts Grep (or an entry point in any Delphi dll) via rundll32.exe

GExperts so far comes with a special stand alone executable GExpertsGrep that does nothing else but load the GExperts dll and call the entry point ShowGrep. Having this additional executable isn't really necessary because Windows already comes with a tool that does exactly that: Load a DLL and call an entry point: rundll32.exe rundll32 path\to\your.dll,EntryPoint … Continue reading Calling GExperts Grep (or an entry point in any Delphi dll) via rundll32.exe →