You should be able to use a later version of DSpace on Windows XP. Though admittedly, we don't test on Windows XP these days (but DSpace 4.x works fine on Windows 7 or 8, so I suspect it also may work on Windows XP).
I'm assuming you are actually using DSpace version 1.6.2? There's no such thing as a DSpace 1.6.8 release. Here's a listing of all the official DSpace releases there ever have been. https://sourceforge.net/projects/dspace/files/DSpace%20Stable/ At the very least, I'd recommend trying to upgrade to 1.8.2 (which is still under support, at least until the end of this year). The 1.6.2 release is now over 4 years old and is no longer under support. Here's the DSpace Software Support Policy: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+Software+Support+Policy As for the DSpace UTF-8 issues, you also should ensure that your Tomcat is configured for UTF-8, see: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Installing+DSpace#InstallingDSpace-ServletEngine(ApacheTomcat7orlater,Jetty,CauchoResinorequivalent) - Tim On 9/17/2014 5:38 AM, Kostas Stamatis wrote: > I guess Windows XP is not a problem. See some info here: > https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Installing+DSpace > > As far as the add-on concerns, I would suggest to try to re-write it for the > newest version of DSpace. It may be already included in the core DSpace > software as well. Have you checked it? > > > Kostas > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maria Lazaridou [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 1:21 PM > To: 'Kostas Stamatis' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Dspace-tech] Greeks not supported > > > Hello Kostas, > Thank you for replying. > First of all, I'm working on Windows XP so I'm not sure whether I can > actually use the latest release. > Secondly, I have to test a specific add-on created in the past for this > specific release (1.6.8). > > Greetings, > Maria > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kostas Stamatis [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 12:42 PM > To: 'Maria Lazaridou'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Dspace-tech] Greeks not supported > > Hi Maria, > > Can't figure out your problem, but why are you using DSpace 1.6.8 while > version 4.2 is the latest release and v5 will be out late this year? > > > Regards, > > Kostas > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maria Lazaridou [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 11:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Dspace-tech] Greeks not supported > > Hello, > I have set up DSpace (1.6.8 version) running locally on my computer in > order to check some issues before installation for public use. > I want to use controlled vocabularies and it works fine as long as the > default xml files are loaded. But if I change a subject word in srsc.xml > file, for example turn it to Greek word, it seems that the file is no longer > readable. > > > I copy part of the srsc.xml text to make my self clear.. > For example I change the following text : > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <node id="ResearchSubjectCategories" label="Research Subject Categories"> > <isComposedBy> > <node id="SCB11" label="HUMANITIES and RELIGION"> > <isComposedBy> > <node id="SCB110" label="Religion/Theology"> > <isComposedBy> > > > With the following: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <node id="ResearchSubjectCategories" label="Research Subject Categories"> > <isComposedBy> > <node id="SCB11" label="ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑ"> > <isComposedBy> > <node id="SCB110" label="θΡΗΣΚΕΙΑ"> > <isComposedBy> > > > We checked the files and they seem to support UTF-8. > We would appreciate any help on this. > Thank you in advance! > > > > --------------- > Maria Lazaridou > Electrical & Computer Engineer MSc > Academic Library of Technological > & Educational Institute of Central Macedonia, Serres, Greece tel. > +302321049269 [email protected] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Want excitement? > Manually upgrade your production database. > When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. > Predictably reliable. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > List Etiquette: > https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Mailing+List+Etiquette > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want excitement? > Manually upgrade your production database. > When you want reliability, choose Perforce > Perforce version control. 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