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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimate Se=
Date: 28 May 2012 20:55:01
Message: <web.4fc41d4a403c23aca3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
The installer runs good, on 2k Advanced (32Bit) server I get a message, the App
is not a suitable Win32 Application.

On Server 2003 Ultimate (32Bit) it says7 "DecoderPointer" was not found in
"kernel32.dll"

The error messages has being translated from German error-messages. I am not
sure, if I found the same words for it, as used in original-English.

Ps.: All older versions (3.1, 3.5 and 3.6) are running good!

Best rgds,
Holger :)


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 28 May 2012 21:40:03
Message: <web.4fc42897f5473e97a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
!!! Sorry! NOT Windows Server 2003 Ultimate (32Bit) !!!

Its: Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (32Bit) instead!

Best rgds :)


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From: Christian Froeschlin
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimate Se=
Date: 29 May 2012 17:28:35
Message: <4fc53f83$1@news.povray.org>
H. Karsten wrote:

> The installer runs good, on 2k Advanced (32Bit) server I get a message, the App
> is not a suitable Win32 Application.

did you check in the installation folder which binary actually
got installed (32 bit vs. 64 bit)? It sounds like there could be
a problem in the installer that the bitness is not correctly
detected for server editions.

Chris: How do you test this in your NSIS script? I found
checking for PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 to be quite reliable
(this is presented to the 32 bit NSIS process on x64).


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 29 May 2012 23:15:00
Message: <web.4fc58fdcf5473e97a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
I've checked all three. After that, I've installed the software on a normal
WinXP32 took the executables, and tested them under the servers - none has
worked.


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From: Christian Froeschlin
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 30 May 2012 15:34:10
Message: <4fc67632$1@news.povray.org>
H. Karsten wrote:

> I've checked all three. After that, I've installed the software on a normal
> WinXP32 took the executables, and tested them under the servers - none has
> worked.

Are these servers very old machines (guessing from the old OSes)?

In that case they might not support SSE2 instructions.


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 31 May 2012 15:15:01
Message: <web.4fc7c21c1bcd5417a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
> Are these servers very old machines (guessing from the old OSes)?
>
> In that case they might not support SSE2 instructions.

http://supermicro.com/products/system/4U/8044/SYS-8044T-8R.cfm

It's supporting SSE2. But even if not, shouldn't the non-sse2 version run
instead?

Best rgds,
Holger :)


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 31 May 2012 17:00:01
Message: <web.4fc7dac41bcd5417a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
RC3 is working, but only HALF of the cores...

?:C

http://news.povray.org/povray.off-topic/attachment/%3Cweb.4fc7d88ed2fa96b4a3bfeb720%40news.povray.org%3E/half_cpus.jpg

Can it be, it's limited and something different then?

I've read, the installer is checking automatically the version (32, or 64Bit).
Maybe the problem is somewhere to find in here? I guess the count of CPUs will
be fixed (if not already is) later.

Best regards,
Holger :)


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 31 May 2012 20:10:00
Message: <web.4fc808351bcd5417a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
....
> Maybe the problem is somewhere to find in here? ...

cause I did a copy of the WinXP executables and they didn't run on the servers,
the problem must me somewhere else of course...

rgds :)


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From: H  Karsten
Subject: Re: Error with povray-3.7.0.RC5 on Win2K advanced server & Win 2003 Ultimat=
Date: 8 Jun 2012 21:15:01
Message: <web.4fd2a323f5473e97a3bfeb720@news.povray.org>
Problem solved!

It was the service-Pack!!!

Now everything is working, using all cores :)

Best rgds,
Holger :)

Sorry for wasting your time with this !

http://news.povray.org/*/attachment/%3Cweb.4fd2a139660bb509a3bfeb720%40news.povray.org%3E/worked.jpg


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