Getting 0.4.01 to run on Windows XP Pro SP1

[Burkin]

I tried installing PlaneShift new client 0.4.01 on a clean Windows XP Pro SP1 install. Running the client, setup or updater failed. I fixed this by installing "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 sp1 redistributable 8.0.50727.762" (download here http://download.chip.eu/en/Microsoft-Visual-C-2005-sp1-redistributable-8.0.50727.762_1295945.html). I couldn't figure out which DLLs this package installed, so I have no idea which one was bad or missing.

Cheers

Edit: Also, the client complains about missing openal32.dll. Perhaps OpenAL should be mentioned as a pre-requisite somewhere?

[neko kyouran]

hello, 

first off, not that I'm saying there is anything wrong with only running on SP1, but you really should be using SP2 or 3 for XP by now, you are missing out on many updates that fix many issues with the OS and it's ability to handle newer software.

Secondly, glad you were able to fix the issue by installing that update package. 

and finally, the missing openAL32.dll is fixed by running the updater program and fetching it.

enjoy

[Burkin]

I fixed it by installing openAL manually. Running the updater yields:

# PlaneShift Updater Version 5 for win32.
#
# Checking for updates:
# This updaterinfo.xml file is marked as inactive and will not work. Please get an
# other one.
#
# Updater finished, press enter to exit.

(my updaterinfo.xml is the original file from the 0.4.01 distribution)

[neko kyouran]

ah yep.

that's because of this:  http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=32812.0