Re: UNICOWS.DLL -- ??? Very confused -- Please help

From: Dave Morrison (dm_at_in4systems.com)
Date: 01/08/04 

Date: 8 Jan 2004 01:24:28 -0800

Thanks for your input, this has really helped, at least now I can give
the guy an answer, albit not a very good one :)

Thanks again.

Dave

Jamie <jamie_5_not_valid_after_5@charter.net> wrote in message news:<vvohqok2c0s266@corp.supernews.com>...
> its a problem with his OS not your app.
> he must do a complete update on his PC from
> MS>
> its possible that your app or your third
> party components are using API calls that just
> are not available with his OS, for example if he
> is using 9x.ME then this can cause problems.
> the later versions of Windows has many unicoded functions
> already embedded into the kernel where as the other older versions
> of the OS required the installation of the files done properly as an
> Windows Update option..
> just throwing the files in the system folders is not enough in most
> cases.
>
> etc.. and the list goes on.
>
> Dave Morrison wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have a problem, as down all, basically we have supplied a
> > application to a few clients, all but one of which run fine.
> > The guy said that during the install of the program he received a
> > "Microsoft layer for unicode (unicows.dll) could not be found.
> > but the installed seem to compleat ok after that.
> > When he runs the sofware he then gets the same error and it bombs out.
> > The software does use crystals "CrystalEngine" component which i
> > presume is the issue.
> > Thing is i developed the application on this machine yet that file
> > doesnt exist on this machine!!
> > I even went to the microsoft webby and downloaded the unicows.exe
> > which i sent to the client, I got him to exctract the files to both
> > the windows\system and windows directorys but no joy. Is it expecting
> > a reg entry or something??
> >
> > Any help will be very welcomed as this has me quite stumped.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Dave.

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