Delphi platform error on Hewlett Packard customized OEM Windows
delphi, delphi-xe2, delphi-xe3
Solution
You're probably using an HP computer. They come pre-configured with a `PLATFORM` environmental variable.
The newer XPlatform versions of Delphi use the `PLATFORM` variable to track what the target build is for (`WIN32`, `WIN64`, `ANDROID`, `iOSSimulator`, `iOSDevice`,or `OSX32`). Since there's already one there, it's trying to use it, but can't figure out what to do with a target of `HPD`.
The easiest way to fix this for all your projects is to go into your computer's settings (right-click `My Computer` on the desktop or Start Menu, `Properties->Advanced System Settings->Environmental Variables`, and just delete the `PLATFORM` variable. (HP doesn't seem to use it for anything, and I've done this on half a dozen computers with no ill effects.)
Problem
I keep getting the same error setting up my computer so it will run Delphi, I've already set up a user override on the `PLATFORM` environment variable, to convert it to win32 but it's still giving the same error; [Error Error] Invalid PLATFORM variable "HPD". PLATFORM must be one of the following: "Win32", "Win64", "Android", "iOSSimulator", "iOSDevice", or "OSX32". If PLATFORM is defined by your system's environment, it must be overridden in the RAD Studio IDE or passed explicitly on the command line to MSBuild; e.g., /p:Platform=Win32. Can anyone explain why it's doing this and how to fix the error? The fact that I was working in Delphi XE2 in college and I'm using Delphi XE3 now may affect this