gordon451, I totally understand the point your making. Users shouldn’t be forced into “workarounds” like the above one.
However, I believe that Alwil is the wrong adressee in this plot. It is okay to inform the devs and hint them to talk with MS. I’m sure they will do so. But I doubt that the giant MS will sprint to blizzardly action after Vlk picked up the phone… like: “Hey, Steve, get your ass going, it’s Alwil on the phone!”
Basically it’s a Win2000 and thus a MS flaw that’s causing the trouble.
I’m not sure if it would be legal for Alwil to distribute and copy those 3 files with their installation routine, which - from a technical point of view - would surely be a piece of cake for them.
Where do we go from here? Complain with MS also, send your mail.
@igor - you’re a bloody genius mate! I could have sworn I had rollup 1 installed :-[ but I did install a couple of other M$ fixes after… ??? Anyway, it’s in now.
And I’ll give 418 another go tomorrow or Sunday. It’s nearly midnight here…
FIRST, big THANKS to all the devs/evangelists who put up with my tantrums. psw, you are a genius of the same rank as igor. ;D
Also, thanks to those who gave advice. It was listened to, if not always acted on. :
NOW, we need a FAQ for v5, and the first entry should be W2K: system requirements: SP4 and rollup 1. Rollup 1 contains the updated kernel32.dll and ntoskrnl.exe, without which you will go absolutely nowhere.
I would like to continue slagging and bagging Microsoft – it’s fun ;D – but in this case they are actually not responsible. W2K is an antique product, and the fact that so many people still prefer it is a tribute to Microsoft’s engineering. And I stand by my earlier statement: Anyone who does not have SP4 and rollup 1 needs his/her/its head read. In my registry, rollup1 is listed under SP5… : Go figure.
Anyhow, .418 is running fine with no hangs – I haven’t started IE6 yet – and no dramas.
…I just love being lauded.