Icon image is not valid.

[Jim Briggs]

I'm hoping someone can help me. I just installed Delphi 4 and applied
the update too. I've reinstalled a number of times too. I keep getting
the error message Icon Image is Not Valid when I start up and I get the
error whenever I try to create a new form or anything new. What can I
do?

Thanks,
Jim

[Jim JMH Ent.]

Jim I am receiving the same message. See my note under invalid icon. I am
running on a Micron 266/64, win98, and I have installed dr upd2 from a cd.
In the past i have deleted all references to delphi in my registry and gone
so far as to strip my hard drive and reload all of my software to no avail.
If anyone can solve this problem I would really appreciate it.

Jim Hoffman
hoffm...@msn.com

Jim Briggs wrote in message <36C4B8...@worldnet.att.net>...

[Jim JMH Ent.]

Jim

Well after I sent you the note yesterday I decided to try one more time and
I am glad to say that I was finally successful in loading Delphi 4 pro.
Here is what I did.

1. Removed d4 from the system via the control panel. Reboot
2. Removed common files and the borland directory using windows explorer.
Reboot
3. Closed all files except explorer.
3. Loaded d3 build 5.83. Reboot
4. Started d3. everything fine.
5. Closed all files except explorer.
6. Loaded d4 pro. Reboot.
7. Started d4. Received warning Invalid Stream Format. D4 ran fine.
8. Closed all files except explorer.
9. Loaded d4 patch 2 from cd. Reboot.
10. Started d4. Received error: error in opening c:\Program
Files\Borland\Delphi4\bin\
Delphi32.dmt. Other than that error Delphi opened up and ran fine.
11. Copied the Delphi32.dmt file from the d4 cd and error in step 10 was
fixed.

The delphi 4 install text states that you do not have to have d3 on your
system and that appears to be the problem. I had removed d3 before I
installed d4. Once I left it on the system d4 loaded.

From d4 Install.txt file:
Delphi 4 works when installed on a computer on which the
last release of Delphi 3 has already been installed
(although it is not necessary to have Delphi 3 installed
before installing Delphi 4).

Good Luck and I hope this helps

[Meilin (Delphi Developer Support)]

Jim,

This error message is associated with having a non-vanilla version of
Microsoft Windows,
for example, Micron.
First, unistall Delphi, remove all registry keys referring to Delphi, and
then reinstall.

Then, try installing a plain version of MS Windows, and then installing
Delphi.

------------------------
Meilin
Delphi Developer Support
www.borland.com
(I do not respond to support questions by e-mail)

[Jens Petersen]

I got the same problem, and I got a official MS Windows installed...
Uninstalling it etc. doesnt work :/

/Jens Petersen

[Meilin (Delphi Developer Support)]

Jens, after removing all Delphi registry keys and folders, and unistalling
Delphi, try this:

1.Copy the Delphi CD to your hard drive
2. Restart in Safe Mode.
3. reinstall in Safe Mode from the hard drive install.

[Jim Briggs]

Thanks Jim. I will try this. All I need to do is get my hands on
Delphi 3.

[Jim Briggs]

Meilin (Delphi Developer Support) wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> This error message is associated with having a non-vanilla version of
> Microsoft Windows,
> for example, Micron.
> First, unistall Delphi, remove all registry keys referring to Delphi, and
> then reinstall.
>
> Then, try installing a plain version of MS Windows, and then installing
> Delphi.
>

> ------------------------
> Meilin
> Delphi Developer Support
> www.borland.com
> (I do not respond to support questions by e-mail)

I read that response in the faq's, but I find it hard to believe. I
have friends who have Micron machines and don't have a problem. What
exactly is Delphi doing that makes it sensitive to the branding of
Windows? Also, I checked with Micron and they don't have a Micron brand
of Windows.

Have you read what Jim Hoffman wrote? He seems to have solved his
problem without installing a "vanilla" version of Windows. And, I have
a Micron 266 just like him. Unfortunately for me, I don't have a copy
of Delphi 3. Do you think that Jim's solution is correct? I'll go get
a copy of Delphi 3 if I have to.

And after reading what Jens Peterson wrote, I'm not inclined to spend my
time reinstalling Windows and all the rest of my software just to find
out that it still doesn't work.

Thanks,
Jim

[Jim JMH Ent.]

Jim

This is Jim Hoffman again. I have a commercial copy of Windows 98 loaded on
my machine. Not a Micron version. I received the Icon error while using
windows 98.

Good Luck

Jim Hoffman

Jim Briggs wrote in message <36CD96...@worldnet.att.net>...

[Meilin (Delphi Developer Support)]

So far, when I've had people call the install line with this issue, when they
install vanilla-Windows,
the issue goes away. However, since Jim had Microsoft's Windows 98, it may very
well be a
device driver issue.

> I read that response in the faq's, but I find it hard to believe. I
> have friends who have Micron machines and don't have a problem. What
> exactly is Delphi doing that makes it sensitive to the branding of
> Windows? Also, I checked with Micron and they don't have a Micron brand
> of Windows

> ==> It might have to do with the devices/device drivers on these machines.

Since the error message is "Icon image not valid", it may have something
to do with CD ROM drivers; in that case, the Delphi install would only be
trying to use the device driver to take files from the CD to the hard drive.

==>Requests: (1) Please list what you have in your Device Manager - especially
your CD ROM driver
(2) verify whether or not you've installed in safe mode after uninstalling and
removing all folders and registry entries for Delphi.

Have you read what Jim Hoffman wrote? He seems to have solved his
problem without installing a "vanilla" version of Windows.

> And, I have
> a Micron 266 just like him. Unfortunately for me, I don't have a copy
> of Delphi 3. Do you think that Jim's solution is correct?

==> Anything is possible, but, I think it's better to work with fewer
variableswhen troubleshooting.

[Jim Briggs]

Thanks for the advice. I have not installed in safe mode. I don't have a problem
installing Delphi 4. When I run it, I get the error message and when I try to
create anything new, I get the error. So, I don't think it's the cd driver. But,
let me get back to you about what other devices I have. If you could let me know
what Delphi is doing, maybe I could get Micron to help figure this out. The error
occurs right when the splash screen is about to go away and whenever I click on new
form or new anything.

Meilin (Delphi Developer Support) wrote:

[Jim Briggs]

Here is a list of all the devices as shown through the control panel.
CD Rom
hp cd writer 7200
pioneer cd rom dr-a04s
Disk drives
generic ide disk type 40
generic nec floppy disk
iomega zip 100
Display adapters
Diamond viper v330
Floppy disk controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Hard disk controllers
Intel 82371ab pci bus master ide controller
Primary ide controller (dual fifo)
Secondary ide controller (dual fifo)
Keyboard
pc/at enhanced keyboard (101/102 key)
Modem
Sportster 56000 fax internal pnp
Monitor
Plug and Play monitor
Mouse
Microsoft ps2 mouse with wheel
Network adapters
dial up adapter
Ports
Communications port (com1)
Printer port (lpt1)
Scsi controllers
adaptec aic-7850 pci scsi controller
shuttle epat external atapi adapter
Sound, video and game controllers
Creative awe64 16 bit audio (sb16 compatible)
Creative awe64 wavetable midi (awe32 compatible)
Creative gameport joystick
System devices
Advanced power management support
Direct memory access controller
Intel 82371ab pci to isa bridge
Intel 82371ab power management controller
Intel 82443lx pentium II processor to agp controller
Intel 82443lx pentium II processor to pci bridge
IO read data port for isa plug and play enumerator
3 irq holders
3 motherboard resources
numeric data processor
pci bus
plug and play bios
programmable interrupt controller
system board
system board extension for pnp bios
system cmos/real time clock
system speaker
system timer
Usb
Intel 82371ab pci to usb universal host controller
usb root hub

[Meilin (Delphi Developer Support)]

Thanks for listing the devices.

Another thing to try:
if there are multiple copies of BORDBK40.DLL on the machine, remove them all, and
reinstall Delphi in safe mode.
Try to run it. If you get the error message then, try launching Delphi in safe mode,
and see if you get the same message.

[Jim Briggs]

Meilin (Delphi Developer Support) wrote:
>

I have finally got it running. I uninstalled delphi again. I removed
all registry entries with 'Borland' in it again. And I deleted
everything in the Borland folder and the Common Files\Borland folder,
again.

Then I reinstalled. I couldn't reinstall in safe mode, but when it
restarted, I restarted in safe mode. I don't know if that made the
difference. But it now works.

Thanks for your help.

I'm still curious to know what Delphi is doing to bring about the error
message?

[Meilin (Delphi Developer Support)]

> I have finally got it running.

==> Great!

> I uninstalled delphi again. I removed
> all registry entries with 'Borland' in it again. And I deleted
> everything in the Borland folder and the Common Files\Borland folder,
> again.
>
> Then I reinstalled. I couldn't reinstall in safe mode, but when it
> restarted, I restarted in safe mode. I don't know if that made the
> difference. But it now works.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I'm still curious to know what Delphi is doing to bring about the error
> message?

==> So far, I've only seen this error with Microns, and I have no other conclusive info
yet.
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