On 13 Oct 2022, at 15:35, Karlin High <karlinh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 10/12/2022 6:51 PM, Dag Bergman wrote: >> I get the error message: “The system cannot execute the specified program.” > > This seems like a pretty broad error. I see mentions of needing Right-Click > -> Properties -> Unblock, to allow a downloaded executable to run. > > Other cases involve system files or runtime libraries of some sort... > > <https://postgrespro.com/list/thread-id/1508411> > > I am afraid sorting out issues like this is going to "come with the > territory" of making operating systems keep working long after being > abandoned by their producers. Sometimes people have major reasons for doing > so, as in "hard binding to big equipment that costs more than a house to > upgrade." When asking for help with them, though, the starting assumption in > response will usually be that anything not working can be blamed on the > expired system. > > I could check my "fencerow" to see if any startable Windows XP machines > remain in it for helping test this, but keep expectations near zero and allow > at least a week. > -- > Karlin High > Missouri, USA >
I uses Parallels Desktop on my (64-bit) iMac to run legacy software on a Windows XP virtual machine to access data which I can’t readily transfer to an up-to-date requirement. I have downloaded the lilypond-2.23.6-1.mingw.exe file but I’m not how to install it to test whether it works. Michael
