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Issue:
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Embedded systems need to run engine on Windows 98/ME or Windows NT 4.0 hosts.
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CRT dependency is also not a good thing for such systems.
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Rationale:
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==========
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Although these systems are out of support by Microsoft we found that as of 2009
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- NT4 and its specialized derivatives remain the platform of choice for
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closed-circuit environments
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- Win98 is still being used as a platform for secure fund transfer systems
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(that is, sealed appliances using dial-up to transfer financial data)
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We assume the situation will continue for the foreseeable future.
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Document author:
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Nikolay Samofatov (skidder at users.sourceforge.net)
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Solution:
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=========
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MSVC7 build of Firebird 2.5 produces statically linked binaries that can work
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on Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows NT 4.0 SP3+ systems as well as the
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newer platforms all the way to Windows 7.
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Known issues:
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You need Comctl32.dll version 5.8 or later installed for Guardian and server
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running as application to display property pages. This library is distributed
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with Internet Explorer 5.
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