Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt installation problem with Windows 8.1

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:07:58 +0200, Jaroslav Hajtmar wrote:

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Hello ConTeXist. I tried to install standalone ConTeXt (64 bit. Version) into the new installation of Windows 8.1 During installation, I encounter a message about missing DLL library (at first MSVCR100.DLL, after insert this library next error message.). Does anyone have a similar experience? respectively. How do I install Windows ConTeXt to 8.1 Thanks. Jaroslav Hajtmar

although the following solution for Ctx installation is "ad-hoc", not systematic, it should solve your problem: add the missing MSVC libraries from "MS Redistributable Package":

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kche8ah(v=vs.100).aspx

The problem appears time-to-time to end users and not to program developers, as MS Visual Studio includes/installs the required DLLs (which are part of "Redist. Pack.") automatically (so it works for developers).

And then, an end user may need to install the missing DLLs manually. (When a SW has an installer, it often handles this step automatically.)

If our ConTeXt distribution is missing those files, then *I* need to add them to the distribution. This problem usually happens when Akira switches to a newer MSVC and unless someone complains, I never know that new files have to be added as I never use Windows. We can discuss the fix off-list. Mojca