[X2Go-Dev] BUG REPORT - X2Go Client 3.99.2.1-rc2 does not work on Windows XP

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi Stefan,

On Mi 18 Apr 2012 12:57:03 CEST Stefan Baur wrote:

> Am 17.04.2012 12:28, schrieb Oleksandr Shneyder:
>
>> please test this version:
>> http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient/x2goclient-3.99.2.1-rc2-setup.exe
>
> I am unable to start the client on Windows XP (it works on Windows 7  
> and Vista):
>
> ---------------------------
> x2goclient.exe - Fehler in Anwendung
> ---------------------------
> Die Anwendung konnte nicht richtig initialisiert werden  
> (0xc0150002). Klicken Sie auf "OK", um die Anwendung zu beenden.
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>
> Googling this error number reveals that you should switch from debug  
> to release build when building/compiling.
>
> This is a serious issue - I have at least 350 clients still running  
> XP (which is still officially supported by M$, unlike Mac OS X 10.5  
> by Apple *wink*).
>
> Aside from that, the client looks good on Vista and 7, no more sound issues.
>
> @Alex can you try to fix this issue ASAP?  If you could provide me a  
> -rc3 today that does not introduce further changes, I can check if  
> it works on XP and give you feedback today (assuming you're planning  
> an official release day today).

This sound like a VC++-redistributable runtime issue. I had the same  
effect with PyHoca-GUI. I have not dived fully into that, but placing  
this file into the folder  
%programfiles%<application>Microsoft.VC90.CRT solved my Python  
specific issue...
http://code.x2go.org/gitweb?p=pyhoca-contrib.git;a=blob;f=mswin/ms-vc-runtime/Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest;h=5c8f69ad56428922addae95e32520997738fb89c;hb=74ed44ebd5f59d0eb28c89ede0beca711416089a

Greets,
Mike


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