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Which folder is best for VDSRUN50.DLL Windows or Windows system folder?

Mac · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject:

From what I understand, all DLLs should go in the
Windows\System folder, unless used from the
installed app dir... Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

vtol · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:28 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mac, now I just have to find out how to get INNO to dheck if VDSRUN50.DDL is in the Windows ROOT folder and delete it, I know how to get it to put the VDSRUN50.DLL in the Windows/system folder.

Thank a bunch..

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Actually I think it's better to put it in WINDOWS\System32 Smile

vtol · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject:

What I was meaning to say was (either one of 2 below):

WinXP
Windows/System32

Win98
Windows/System

sorry I didn't make that more clear Smile

Mac · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:51 pm Post subject:

I'd still go with Windows\System personally, I think
it's the most widely used. The "32-bit" clarification was
originallly for "Win32s" in Windows 3x... Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:18 am Post subject:

Mac · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:58 am Post subject:

Well, for what it's worth - I did this test on Win95:

I made two batch files named "test32.bat" and put one
in the SYSTEM folder, the other in SYSTEM32 (one said
"hello from system", the other "hello from system32").

From the START->RUN menu, "test32" ran the one in
the SYSTEM folder.

I removed the one in the SYSTEM folder, and "test32"
could not find the one in the SYSTEM32 folder.

Before testing (both times), I opened a file in a different
folder so the current dir would not be SYSTEM or SYSTEM32.

My opinion: All OSs should find files in SYSTEM - I'm not
so sure about SYSTEM32. Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:13 am Post subject:

Hi All,
All DLL's on every system will be found if they are in the program's directory or in a directory that is part of your PATH environment variable. Mac the reason your Windows 95 is not finding that batch file is because you prob. don't have your System32 directory defined in your PATH environment variable.

Mac · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:16 am Post subject:

Not so, kimosabe (lol, remember the lone ranger?)... Razz

My path has neither SYSTEM nor SYSTEM32: Wink

PATH=C:\WIN95;C:\WIN95\COMMAND;C:\DOS;C:\TOOLS;C:\USER;C:;E:\LCCCOMPILER\BIN;E:\CBUILDER\BIN

Cheers, Mac Smile

moke · Contributor Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 162

In case anyone is interested I agree with midpower here (although that probably weakens his side of the discussion). I always use the program folder and have never had a problem in 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP & XP Pro. No offense Mac but I stopped worrying about 95 when they stopped playing Led Zepplin on the radio Smile

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For me anyway, it is also a cleaner install/unistall if I can make all needed files work from one location. Another benefit is that sometimes privledes are more restricted to the OS folders and sub folders and access rights are generally less restricted to the folder you are working in/from.

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:34 am Post subject:

Garrett · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:46 am Post subject:

Don't be Dis'n on the Lone Ranger! He'll get Silver to put a Hoof up your
Azz! Laughing

And you don't want to know what Tonto would do to your Azz! Twisted Evil

Mac · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:54 am Post subject:

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: