Delphi 7 on Windows 8

Question

I have installed Windows 8 on my laptop, and trying to get Delphi 7 to run.

I get the AV error: Access Violation at address 40005A06 in MOdule \'rtl70.bpl\' Read of

Answer 1

Navigate to your Delphi-7 shortcut right-click on it and select properties. Then at the top of the window select compatibility. Then find the compatibility section, tick the box saying "Run this program in compatibility for:" and select "Windows XP(Service Pack 2)" from the drop down box. Apply these settings

I am not sure if this is the problem but this is how I run Delphi-7 on Windows 8.