Windows XP: Can't Get PGOL to run...

[BigGuy]

I downloaded and installed the Windows XP version of "pg-offline-4.0.823-full.exe" on my Windows XP SP3 computer.  At the end of the installation, when it launched the program I got the error message "PG Offline.exe is not a valid Win32 application."  When I try to launch the "PG Offline.exe" file directly through Start/Run, I get the same message.

Thanks for any help in getting this to run.

[BigGuy]

I should add that I am using Windows XP SP3 32bit not 64bit.  Maybe 32bit is not supported?

[Wilson Logan]

32 bit should be OK.

I asked the developer to specifically test on XP SP3 recently and he said it worked.

I will ask him about whether it was 32 or 64 bit. I'd have thought it was 32 bit.

And this is a PC you're running it on, not a Mac or Linux or an emulation?

Cheers,

Wilson.

[BigGuy]

Thank you for your reply Wilson.  No, it is a PC, not emulation.

I have not had the problem running any other programs, except if I try to run a 64 bit program on this 32 bit OS.  If I do that I think that it may give me that same error message.  So I am wondering if it is somehow related to a problem with 64 versus 32 bit.  I can't think of any other reason why it wouldn't work.

[Wilson Logan]

Hmmm... not sure what's happening.

Did you have r822 running successfully on your machine?

Cheers,

Wilson.

[BigGuy]

I think I missed installing the last few beta versions.  I think the last beta version that I tried and it worked was 4.0.800.572.

I don't think I have tried any versions after that.  But I do think I downloaded at least some of them.

If I try the older betas I downloaded now to see if I can determine if any of them work, would they possibly be timed out at this point?  If not I can try them to see if I can shed any light on which version the problem started with.

[BigGuy]

I just tried installing pg-offline-4-0-821.  It seems to install fine, but had the same error when I tried to run it.  So the problem goes back at least that far.

I can't attach the file I installed because it is too large.  But the MD5 checksum of the file is:
3C7CD9332281BC3A821E0D2F6171F939

Hopefully I was using the correct file for this OS in my test.

[Wilson Logan]

I'll find an XP system and try the latest version out on it to see if I can replicate the problem.

Cheers,

Wilson.

[BigGuy]

Thanks Wilson!  Hope you can replicate it.

[BigGuy]

No pressure at all intended.  Just checking in to say hi.  :D :D :D

Nudge, nudge, wink wink, nod nod, say no more, say no more ...  :D :D :D

Where's that whistling motie when you need it?! heeheeee   ;)

[Wilson Logan]

I've asked the developer (this morning as it happens) to create a new build using Dot Net 4.0 which is, I believe, the last certified version of Dot Net for XP.

I'll post a link to it here as soon as its available.

Cheers,

Wilson.

[BigGuy]

Thanks so much Wilson!  That's awesome!  :D

[Wilson Logan]

HI,

Apparently we cannot make a version with 4.0 because some of our components depend on later versions of Dot Net.

We might be able to make a version with 4.5 which ought to be better because I think the real problem is 4.5.2

Cheers,

Wilson.

[BigGuy]

Thank you...

But I don't think XP supports .NET 4.5.  If that's correct, then I am not sure what the advantage of making a version with 4.5 would be versus whatever version of .NET you had before.... at least not an advantage with respect to supporting XP.

So maybe XP cannot be supported by PGOL going forward?

[Wilson Logan]

It will depend on what components we have to sacrifice in order to use Dot Net 4.0

What was the last version that worked for you? 

Thanks,

Wilson.