[Fatal Error] Project1.dpr(1): File not found: 'System.pas'

				
This major issue had me very concerned and puzzled, I had read where others 
 had to reinstall Delphi,

 and this was something that I did not really want to do. So I ask some questions 
 in several places and 

 finally had a person give me information for what had happened to him, and in 
 my case, it was not the 

 same as his experience, but his information gave me a place to start.


 And here is the information for you so that hopefully it will resolve the 
 issue with 

 " Cannot find system.pas "

 If you have just installed a new package or packages, then this could happen

 [Fatal Error] Project1.dpr(1): File not found: 'System.pas'

 If this happens to you:

 

 Scenario #1 = Check to make sure that the path going to the Components 
 is

 Not to long, Delphi has a set Character Length in the Library, so make sure 
 

 that the path to your Packages are not too long. (This was not the case with 
 us, but with other’s)

 

 Scenario #2 = If you have installed a new package, "Remove" 
 it from the

 [Library Path] and then try to "Compile" a Project, that does not 
 have the

 Newly installed components on it.

 If you are able to compile then try adding in "Each Directory" to 
 the newly

 Installed Components (IF there is more than 1 Directory) and on each added [Library

 Path] try to compile, keep on doing this until you get the " cannot find

 System.pas " Error again. It may happen on one of the folders, or on the 
 single folder path.

 (This applies to multiple folders, and Single Folder)

 Copy ALL " .dcu & .dfm & .res" Files from the “New Component 
 Package Folder”

 into a folder of the Package Directory (This is only the New Components that 
 are 

 causing the Error, this is not all the components on your hard drive.). Point 
 the Library 

 path to this folder. This will get rid of the Error. & If you compile a 
 form with a component

 on it that is from this library, and you get an error: 

 

 [Fatal Error] Unit1.pas(7): Unit DComponent was compiled

 with a different version of DCustomComponent.DcustomComponent

 

 Then you will need to point the library to a certain folder in the Package.

 If you only have 1 Package and 1 Folder, then you can try to move a certain 
 .pas

 File(s) into the “New Folder” that we created above, keeping track 
 of what you move.

 So that if“1” of them causes the “ Cannot find system.pas 
 “ issue, you can delete it out of the Folder.

 (Only copy these files over, DO NOT move them over permanently. Keep the 
 original folder/file structure).

 

 Scenario #2 = is what the problem was with mine. And exactly what I wrote 
 here,

 Is how I got rid of my " Cannot find system.pas & VCL " 
 Major Issues.

 

 Hope that this will also be the case for other's that may have the same problem 
 in the future. 

 

 From: Wayne Barron - Carrz-Fox-Fire Promotions 

 Problem happened on Sept. 11th 2004 was fixed Sept. 12th 2004