Comment 7 for bug 1017019

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Allan Carpenter (a-4-carpenter) wrote : Re: [Bug 1017019] Re: 3.0.2 not run on XP and Vista

Thank you for notifying me of workaround that has got ubuntu one working on
my Dell D600 with windows xp service pack 3.

On 28 June 2012 02:26, Roman Yepishev <email address hidden> wrote:

> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1979486/py2exe-win32api-pyc-
> importerror-dll-load-failed:
>
> Deleting dist/mswsock.dll and dist/powrprof.dll which were taken from a
> Windows7 system in the package makes Ubuntu One work on Windows XP and
> Vista.
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> On XP: Removed 3.0.1 with Add/Remove. Deleted directory in Program
> Files. Installed 3.0.2. Clicked Ubuntu One icon on desktop. Looks like
> nothing happened. Does not appear to run. Wanted 3.0.2 because of the
> timeout bug in 3.0.1 for Windows.
> +
> +
> + WORKAROUND:
> + Delete mswsock.dll and powrprof.dll from UbuntuOne installation
> directory/dist subdirectory (e.g. C:\Program Files\ubuntuone\dist). After
> this the native libraries will be used and the application will be able to
> start.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017019
>
> Title:
> 3.0.2 not run on XP and Vista
>
> Status in The installer for Ubuntu One Windows features:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> On XP: Removed 3.0.1 with Add/Remove. Deleted directory in Program
> Files. Installed 3.0.2. Clicked Ubuntu One icon on desktop. Looks
> like nothing happened. Does not appear to run. Wanted 3.0.2 because
> of the timeout bug in 3.0.1 for Windows.
>
>
> WORKAROUND:
> Delete mswsock.dll and powrprof.dll from UbuntuOne installation
> directory/dist subdirectory (e.g. C:\Program Files\ubuntuone\dist). After
> this the native libraries will be used and the application will be able to
> start.
>
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