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BDE Setting in the Registry

In newer versions of Windows (Windows 6 = Vista, and later) some of the 32-bit BDE Registry values are stored in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Borland\Database Engine

where some of the 32-bit values from the BDE Config file are duplicated.
This may also be your source of solving some of the BDE Windows 11 issues.
However, database aliases as well as the location of the Paradox NET File is stored only in the configuration file.

If having trouble with the BDE Admin not responding properly, you may have to manually set the value in the Registry Key as given above and select/create the Registry Value CONFIGFILE01, and write the config file address as the "Value data".
For example:
BDEadminConfigLocation
where an alternative address may be any location of choice, except
the C root directory [C:\]
nor the programs directory [C:\Program Files] or [C:\Program Files (x86)], e.g.:

[C:\BDE\BDEshared\IDAPI32.CFG] or [D:\BDE\BDEshared\Config\IDAPI32.CFG]