Re: vim GUI on virtual Win 95 - NOT

On 06/09/12 23:16, dbird wrote:
> According to the vim download page info, gvim73_46.exe should be good also on windows 95. I have win 95 installed in a VirtualBox machine running on win 7 64-bit. And, I ran the gvim73_46.exe install, which was all successful until the end where I get the message:
> "Error Starting Program
> The C:\Program Files\vim\vim73\gvim.exe file expects a newer version of windows. Upgrade your windows version."
>
> This popup is on top of another:
> "c:\program files\vim\vim73\gvim73.exe
> [above repeated]
> A device attached to the system is not functioning."
>
> My win 95 install is one of the last updates that were put out, an OEM that shows itself as 4.00.950 B.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on what's happening here? Is there somewhere I can look for a detailed description of the actual error?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>

I suppose that the binary requires features not yet present in Win95
(either in the Win95 kernel or in its shared libraries).

You might try the latest "Vim without Cream" from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cream/files/Vim/ — it is compiled with a
different compiler and linker, from a more up-to-date Vim release, and
it may (or may not) be compatible with Win95. (Only experiment will
tell, unless you can understand the fine points of the "release notes"
better than I can, or unless someone knows the answer and speaks up.)

If it doesn't work either, you may have to find a C/C++ compiler
compatible with your version of Win95, and compile the source yourself.
Or else, upgrade to a more recent OS (either a more recent version of
Windows, or scrap Windows for good and install Linux instead).


Best regards,
Tony.
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