Vista - Running older Application on Vista

I run into this error "the procedure entry point strcpynw could not be
located shell32.dll"

What's going on ? How can I fix this (hopefully without having to modify the
code)?
I am including shlwapi.h

Zeba

"Zeba" <Zeba@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I run into this error "the procedure entry point strcpynw could not be
> located shell32.dll"
>
> What's going on ? How can I fix this (hopefully without having to modify
> the
> code)?
> I am including shlwapi.h
>
> Zeba

Right-click on the file for the installation program. Select Properties and
then the Comptability tab. Set compatability to XP Pro SP2. Close the tab.
Right click on the installation program and select Run as Administrator.

That will solve 90% of the compatability problems.

Nope I tried it, not working. Same error.

"PTravel" wrote:

>
> "Zeba" <Zeba@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BB266B38-3D3F-4792-9AD2-4DACB88449B2@microsoft.com...
> >I run into this error "the procedure entry point strcpynw could not be
> > located shell32.dll"
> >
> > What's going on ? How can I fix this (hopefully without having to modify
> > the
> > code)?
> > I am including shlwapi.h
> >
> > Zeba
>
> Right-click on the file for the installation program. Select Properties and
> then the Comptability tab. Set compatability to XP Pro SP2. Close the tab.
> Right click on the installation program and select Run as Administrator.
>
> That will solve 90% of the compatability problems.
>
>

Hi,

The application is looking to run a procedure in shell32.dll that apparently
no longer exists or has been renamed. The program has to be modified.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Zeba" <Zeba@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I run into this error "the procedure entry point strcpynw could not be
> located shell32.dll"
>
> What's going on ? How can I fix this (hopefully without having to modify
> the
> code)?
> I am including shlwapi.h
>
> Zeba

I changed the order in which I was linking the libraries. Now it's
shlwapi.lib then shell32.dll. That seems to have taken the error away.
Thanks all for your suggestions.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The application is looking to run a procedure in shell32.dll that apparently
> no longer exists or has been renamed. The program has to be modified.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Zeba" <Zeba@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BB266B38-3D3F-4792-9AD2-4DACB88449B2@microsoft.com...
> >I run into this error "the procedure entry point strcpynw could not be
> > located shell32.dll"
> >
> > What's going on ? How can I fix this (hopefully without having to modify
> > the
> > code)?
> > I am including shlwapi.h
> >
> > Zeba
>
>

I am not sure what you mean by libraries. Could you tell us which OS the
software is specifically designed for? Have you tried running in
compatibility mode? Right click the PeopleTools executable > click
'Properties' > Compatibility (tab) > check the 'Run this in compatibility
mode for:' box and select an appropriate version of Windows the application
is known to run on.

If none of the above work, its best you download a Virtual Machine solution
such as Virtual PC 2007 and install an appropriate operating system.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
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