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miken32
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Location: Vancouver, BC
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 Posted: Tue 06 Mar '07 1:20 Post subject: Error running precompiled binaries from here |
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I downloaded the binary of 2.2.4 from http://www.apachelounge.com/download/ but get an error trying to run it: "The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem."
I've installed the VC++ redistributable (twice!) with no luck. I can't be the only one seeing this error, any fixes? Thanks. |
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tdonovan
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miken32
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue 06 Mar '07 19:24 Post subject: |
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Thanks for that, I had installed the one from the MS website. I generally don't like installing stuff that's hosted on private sites if I know I can get it from the source. But I did a quick search and found this thread at MSDN where people are complaining that MS updated VS but not the redistributable. Clever people!
I might suggest putting a note on the download page saying that you need to install an extra set of files (the redistributable isn't mentioned at all on http://www.apachelounge.com/download/) and explaining why it's necessary not to install the official files. |
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admin
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| Posted: Tue 06 Mar '07 19:58 Post subject: |
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| It is noted in the readme and notice.txt of the .zip |
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tdonovan
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Glad you're up and running miken32!
I'm one of the complainers on the MSDN thread you found - I'm TomD2.
It is annoying that MS doesn't have a VC++ SP1 runtime download.
For folks who have the Standard or Pro Edition of VC8 it's not too bad, you get the redistributable .exe like Steffen supplies
- but you're right, it seems dodgy that you can't get Microsoft-signed runtime libraries directly from Microsoft.
For folks who use the Express Edition it's worse. No redistrib .exe is provided. You get a .msm which can be merged with a .msi installer
- but Express Edition doesn't include facilities to build an installer, so that doesn't make any sense.
The recommendation is to go find the Wix toolkit on SourceForge and build a .msi to install the runtime libs with this.
Doing that would really raise the eyebrows of your application users. An un-signed home-grown .msi claiming to be Microsoft runtime libraries 
If you are the "Mike" who posted on the MSDN thread today, thanks for taking the time to do so.
It helps if MS can see that this situation continues to be inconvenient for application developers.
-tom-
p.s. re: "it's necessary not to install the official files."
It does no harm to install the official files too. You can have both versions installed - but you need the SP1 version installed to run Apache 2.2.4 from Apache Lounge.
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