On 2/11/2015 5:02 AM, JohnLudlow wrote: > Hi, > > On a Windows Server 2003 RTM machine, launching our bundle (which has a > custom managed BA) yields this error: > > / The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the > dynamic link library KERNEL32.DLL. > / > > <http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/file/n7599178/unnamed.png> > > Since this machine happens to not have .NET we might have expected to see an > error related to that. Since 2003 is pretty old we may have expected to see > an error along the lines of "Get a real operating system!" I was able to > find many references to this error being caused by the absence of this > function in that version of windows, but none that seemed specific to WiX. > > Should I raise a bug? (yes I'm aware that it will probably be closed > immediately, but...)
The API doesn't exist in Server 2003. (2003 sp1, yes). https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/31ea2367-2878-4322-a952-d85ecefa6530/decodepointer-repair?forum=windowsgeneraldevelopmentissues Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
