On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 06/09/12 23:16, dbird wrote: >> >> According to the vim download page info, gvim73_46.exe should be good >> also on windows 95. I have win 95 installed in a VirtualBox machine running >> on win 7 64-bit. And, I ran the gvim73_46.exe install, which was all >> successful until the end where I get the message: >> "Error Starting Program >> The C:\Program Files\vim\vim73\gvim.exe file expects a newer version of >> windows. Upgrade your windows version." >> >> This popup is on top of another: >> "c:\program files\vim\vim73\gvim73.exe >> [above repeated] >> A device attached to the system is not functioning." >> >> My win 95 install is one of the last updates that were put out, an OEM >> that shows itself as 4.00.950 B. >> >> Can anyone shed some light on what's happening here? Is there somewhere I >> can look for a detailed description of the actual error? > > I suppose that the binary requires features not yet present in Win95 > (either in the Win95 kernel or in its shared libraries). > > You might try the latest "Vim without Cream" from > http://sourceforge.net/projects/cream/files/Vim/ — it is compiled with a > different compiler and linker, from a more up-to-date Vim release, and it > may (or may not) be compatible with Win95. (Only experiment will tell, > unless you can understand the fine points of the "release notes" better than > I can, or unless someone knows the answer and speaks up.) > > If it doesn't work either, you may have to find a C/C++ compiler > compatible with your version of Win95, and compile the source yourself. Or > else, upgrade to a more recent OS (either a more recent version of Windows, > or scrap Windows for good and install Linux instead).
Windows 95? Even in a VM, that seems like an exercise in masochism and futility. Try http://www.dependencywalker.com/ to figure out what the missing imports are. You could also try rebuilding Gvim with fewer options, e.g., nmake Make_mvc.mak FEATURES=SMALL -- /George V. Reilly [email protected] Twitter: @georgevreilly http://www.georgevreilly.com/blog http://blogs.cozi.com/tech -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
