Re: Missing dll's on win2k install

["Rob Nicholls" <robert () everythingeverything co uk>]

> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Chris Quayle <aero.sys () ntlworld com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Thanks, tried to install the microsoft rtl stuff, but that wouldn't
> > install
> > on this w2k box, even though the usoft description specifically says
> > that it
> > works with win2k sp4. Error message was:
> Thats too bad, if the 2008 runtime isn't compatible with win2k then
> future Nmap versions wont be ether. There goes the backwards
> compatibility neighborhood. But I guess windows wants you to start
> developing embedded things on vista.

I mentioned the steps I went through to install the runtimes on Windows
2000 Server a few days ago[1]. I started with Service Pack 4 so I could
install Windows Installer 3.1. Then I had to install
Windows2000-KB835732-x86-ENU.EXE (MS04-011) so I could finally install the
Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86).

The MS04-011 requirement for the Visual C++ 2008 runtime installer doesn't
appear to be well documented or is a bug/oversight, as Microsoft (as Chris
mentioned) only states "Windows 2000 Service Pack 4" as a requirement.
It's a four year old patch, so hopefully not many users will be affected.

The Visual C++ 2008 runtimes are compatible with Windows 2000; but you
need to make sure you've got the latest programs installed (i.e. OS
patches and Windows Installer 3 or higher - NB: WI3.0 came out almost 4
years ago). I hope to improve the installer when I have some spare time so
users are notified when the runtimes fail to install.


Rob

[1] http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2008/q3/0029.html



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