Re: msvcr80.dll and PostgreSQL 8.3 under Windows XP

On Feb 18, 2008 10:05 AM, Hermann Muster <Hermann(dot)Muster(at)gmx(dot)de> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> after testing several combinations I can tell you following, because
> maybe I couldn't make clear what my problem is. The msvcr80.dll is
> correctly installed in the
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.762_x-ww_6b128700
> respective the
> C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.163_x-ww_681e29fb
> folder for my german version of Windows XP.
>
> What I don't understand is why the msvcr80.dll is not copied to the
> PostgreSQL\8.3\bin directory by the PostgreSQL 8.3 setup.

Because it's not supposed to be.

> Because when I
> check the libpq.dll with the Dependancy Viewer, the msvcr80.dll can not
> be found, however it is installed in the above two folders. And that's
> where my application comes into play. The libpq.dll can't be used
> because it does not find the msvcr80.dll. Did you check on that before?
> Can you load this library?

Yes - if the runtimes are *properly* installed, any application should
be able to find them in the winsxs folder - thats how Microsoft
designed it to work.

Did you try doing what I asked in my previous message?

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