My database is remote via a VPN connection.

This worked to get me in:

Shutdown computer and restart.
Start Delphi 2007.
Established VPN connection.
File/New VCL Forms Application
Dropped Session component and waited.
Set Logon information and Connected=True.
Opened the application I want to work on.
Exited Delphi 2007.

But it failed on a restart of Delphi:

Started Delphi 2007.
Attempted to open Application.
Delphi crashed as described.

This got me back into my application:

Started Delphi 2007.
Created a new application as above.
Opened prior application.

Delphi did not crash.