I have just spent several hours trying to install my academic version of JBuilder 2005 on my new Quad core Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo P PC, which came with Microsoft Windows Vista Premium pre-installed.
I have a legitimate license for JBuilder 2005 and no desire to purchase the most recent version of JBuilder
Somewhere during the installation process on Windows Vista, Borland’s JBuidler 2005 installer just hangs. I used Google to search for instructions or assistance with this problem, but found nothing. Even trying to get the executable installer to run in compatibility modes for older versions of windows failed - suggesting a failure in the design of Vista or implementation of its compatibility modes, even a year after its release.
Finally, I tried copying the complete hierarchy of my old installation of JBuilder from my old XP based computer to my new Vista based one. once I had done this I found the JBuilderW.exe file in the \Borland\JBuilder2005\bin\JBuilderw.exe and double clicked it to start.
JBuilder 2005 started quickly and asked for the Serial number and Authorisation key. Once those were provided, I was able to register my copy of JBuilder 2005 and it appear to be running beautifully on Windows Vista.
If this has been of help to you, then please let me know. If there are any corrections or additions that need to be made, please comment.
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For the JBuilder registartion process, it is necessary to use the web registration route, as the direct internet registration seems to stall.
Also, the JBuilder 2005 needs to run with administrator rights.