Issue 11523 - Unable to install on Windows 9x/ME
Summary: Unable to install on Windows 9x/ME
Status: CLOSED NOT_AN_OOO_ISSUE
Alias: None
Product: Installation
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: 644
Hardware: PC Windows ME
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Olaf Felka
QA Contact: issues@installation
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Reported: 2003-02-16 08:17 UTC by pavel
Modified: 2003-09-08 16:53 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description pavel 2003-02-16 08:17:49 UTC 
When running setup for (snapshot 644_m1) on WinME or Win98Se I got following error:
"One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found.
UNICOWS.DLL"
Comment 1 Olaf Felka 2003-02-17 09:16:22 UTC 
Please have a look at the system requirements or at the readme:
" The Microsoft Layer for Unicode - unicows.dll - is a runtime
requirement for Windows 95/98/ME (not for NT/2000/XP). The file
"unicows.dll" (versions 1.0.3590.0 or 1.0.3665.0) has to be downloaded
and installed in the system or windows directory (i.e.
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM or C:\WINDOWS, respectively). A self-extracting file
is available for download at 
http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/Redist/1.0/W9XMe/EN-US/unicows.exe.
For technical details see 
http://porting.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=116287&listName=dev
 and 
http://porting.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?dcID=515&action=download."
Comment 2 Olaf Felka 2003-02-17 09:16:44 UTC 
Invalid
Comment 3 pavel 2003-02-17 11:05:37 UTC 
Sorry, I missed this in readme.

Is this file freely redistributable? Why can't it be distributed with
OOo, so users won't have to download it separately? Is it worth to be
filed as RFE?

Thanks.
Comment 4 Olaf Felka 2003-02-20 10:01:26 UTC 
AFAIK this dll is not distributable.
Comment 5 jjr16 2003-06-02 23:46:54 UTC 
Actually, it appears that it is.  See: 
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73ba7bd7-
ed06-4f0d-80a4-2a7eeaee17e2&DisplayLang=en
Or if they change the URL search for "MSLU" on MS' download site.