Mike,

many thanks

Marian

Hi!

I solved the problem! :-)))

There are 2 items in the list of (Control Panel->) Programs and Services:
1. Paradox, 2. WPO X5

I uninstalled the WPO X5 and I deleted all the entries of PdxRegCl from the
Windows Registry. (After unistall WPO the Paradox still on the list and works
well!) I set the preferences of Paradox and restrated the OS. The Paradox
works fine now!

There is the PdxRegCl.exe on the PC, but it won't run anymore!

Thank your for your time you spent on the problem!

Bye,
SzLD

Excellent, glad it's fixed and thanks for letting us know.

I concur with SzLD. I repeatedly remove pointers to pdxregcl.exe from the registry. If I close and restart Paradox I receive the W7 message: Wait while Windows configures Paradox. What the benighted os is doing is reinstalling pdxregcl and changing the registry back, so every time I try to start a query form I have to go back and change the working directory, which means losing my input.

There must be a way to stop this behavior. Or no?

resolved. Remove ONLY the registry entry. Leave the files on the drive.

Thanks! Every time I install Paradox on a new computer, I have to struggle through this inane problem. It's beyond belief that Corel hasn't implemented this simple fix -- why on earth do they allow the program to install something in the registry that defeats one of the most basic settings in Preferences -- "save on exit" and "restore on startup." Further proof that software engineer seldom actually use the stuff they create!

BTW, I edited the registry (about half a dozen entries deleted) but I didn't delete the two files from the hard drive -- I just added .STOP to their names in case I ever should need them.

I have installed Paradox11 on Windows7 Japanese version.

But I cannot change default font or working directory, and I find this page.

On my case, remove registry key, leave the files as Pdxregcl.* on the drive,

and make shortcut with parameter switch -n . 

IF without -n switch, paradox change registry.

I recently installed Paradox 11 and encountered this problem as well. It seems easy to fix under Windows 8 (and, presumably, 10). I found the registry cleaner under the startup tab in the Task Manager and just disabled it from there and everything now seems to work fine. But I also have machines running Windows 7 and it seems much more problematic here - the startup progams are not listed in the startup directory and Pdxregcl does not show up in the startup folder. So - I ran a search, found the two files and manually deleted them. Unfortunately, when I did this, Paradox would no longer run and I had to reinstall.

I have to say, this problem has got me beat! On Windows 7, anyway. Like SLZD, I first tried removing the files but Paradox just reinstalls them again. So, next I thought it would try removing or renaming them in the startup directory, a solution which worked for me on Windows 8. This didn't work because the files are not in there. So....finally, I thought I would rename or remove directly from the registry, so, using the link on one of the previous posts as a guide, I opened regedit and navigated my way down to the Run directory....only to find that they're not there either.

So, what does this mean? Unless I was looking in the wrong place (and I followed the path instructed very carefully) the files don't seem to be referenced in the registry.

I'm flummoxed.

Hooray! A fix which seems to work. I found a message on a different thread which suggest running MSCONFIG and just unchecking the registry editor in startup there and that seems to have worked.

Hello, (2017.05.11)

I had opportunity to install and play with Paradox from
Corel WordPerfect Office X8 – Professional Edition.

I installed just Paradox (and Paradox Runtime) and nothing else
from Corel WordPerfect Office X8 – Professional Edition.

After installation I don't run Paradox but rename
..\Paradox\Programs\PdxRegCl.exe
..\Paradox\Programs\PdxRegCl.ini
to e.g.
..\Paradox\Programs\PdxRegCl.exe.XXX
..\Paradox\Programs\PdxRegCl.ini.XXX

then in the Registry I deleted all entries with "PdxRegCl".
(approximately dozen entries)

for development purposes I had import into the Registry:
(Editor colors and Editor font)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Corel\Paradox\11.0\PDOXWIN\Editor Colors]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Corel\Paradox\11.0\PDOXWIN\Editor Window]
which I have saved from my old Paradox installation.

Then I install "Paradox Runtime".

I tested "Paradox X8" and "Paradox runtime X8" with old Applications running
on old Paradox 11 installation. I found no problem, everything work fine.

I made comparison of two Paradox instalations.
Result:
Paradox and "Paradox runtime" from Corel WordPerfect Office X5 – Professional Edition
is exactly the same like
Paradox and "Paradox runtime" from Corel WordPerfect Office X8 – Professional Edition

You don't need to buy Corel WordPerfect Office X8 – Professional Edition
when you want just Paradox. It is Paradox 11.0.0.676

marian

p.s.

I don't know how to insert a pictures from my local computer to this message

to see "About Paradox" and "Copyright"

I concur with SzLD. I repeatedly remove pointers to pdxregcl.exe from the registry. If I close and restart Paradox I receive the W7 message: Wait while Windows configures Paradox. You can try to use best essay services What the benighted os is doing is reinstalling pdxregcl and changing the registry back, so every time I try to start a query form I have to go back and change the working directory, which means losing my input.