Re: pspp-20181109-daily-32bits-setup.exe

[Alan Mead]

Sorry, that was dumb. I attached a link to the spreadsheet to my
previous email. If you you want the spreadsheet, here it is. It is a
LibreOffice document.

-Alan


On 9/1/2019 6:19 PM, Alan Mead wrote:
> Henry may have a better answer, but the way Windows binaries are
> created probably just doesn't support XP anymore.
>
> I found this discussion:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/173433/how-to-fix-dwmapi-dll-delay-load-dependency-under-winxp
>
> And the responses all seem difficult or impossible without a lot of
> work because they all seem to be solutions for someone compiling code.
>
> So, I'd recommend you try to fix the root issue, which is that XP is
> ancient and unsupported (and mind you I loved XP). Since 7 is nearing
> it EOL, I just bought a used ("renewed") Windows 10 machine on Amazon
> for $210 with 16GB of RAM, an 2TB (physical) HD, and a "passmark"
> benchmark of 6720 (which exactly matches my current Windows 7
> desktop). I'm attaching the spreadsheet I made when I was making
> comparisons on the off chance it's helpful.
>
> Another good choice might be to install Linux on that machine:
> https://www.linux.com/tutorials/replace-retiring-windows-xp-linux/ ,
> or running XP on a virtual machine based on Linux (or windows 10):
> https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-windows-xp-for-free-and-legally-straight-from-microsoft-si/
>
> -Alan
>
>
> On 9/1/2019 4:25 PM, Bob Shay wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Recently I installed this on a WindowsXP machine. When I tried to run
>> it, I get the message "The application failed to start because
>> dwmapi.dll was not found."
>> First, I tried to reinstall PSPP as suggested which did not help.
>> Then I searched the web some and someone said that dwmapi.dll is on
>> Windows Vista only.
>> When I searched the registry I found one mention of "dwmapi.dll" and
>> one other mention of "dwmapi".  I searched the WindowsXP istallation
>> CD and all drives on the machine and could not find the dwmapi.dll
>> fie anywhere.  Can you tell me how I can go forward?  Thank you.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bob Shay
>>
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>
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>
> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
> President, Talent Algorithms Inc.
>
> science + technology = better workers
>
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>
> "You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. 
> You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such 
> horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, 
> so alone, only you're not. See, in all our 
> searching, the only thing we've found that makes 
> the emptiness bearable, is each other."
>
> -- Carl Sagan, Contact

-- 

Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
President, Talent Algorithms Inc.

science + technology = better workers

http://www.alanmead.org

"You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. 
You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such 
horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, 
so alone, only you're not. See, in all our 
searching, the only thing we've found that makes 
the emptiness bearable, is each other."

-- Carl Sagan, Contact

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