Re: Mathematica, Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 (The good, the bad and the ugly ?)
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- Subject: [mg38876] Re: Mathematica, Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 (The good, the bad and the ugly ?)
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 05:38:26 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, I have never had problems with Windows 200 (SP3) and mathematica 4.2 and every thing work as it should. Regards Jens Fulvio Spagna wrote: > > Has anybody encountered problems with Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 ? It > appears to change the way Mathlink works in Mathematica 4.0. For > example: > > Install[ LinkLaunch[ prog.exe ]] > > no longer works (i.e. forces the user to select the program through a > file browser) but has to be replaced by > > Install[ prog.exe ] > > Additionally, Mathematica 4.2 installation will not complete (after > asking whether or not I want to enter password, Mathematica fails to > launch). After starting Mathematica manually, and having entered pwd > information, JLink fails > > Needs["JLink`"] > > InstallJava[] > > causes a file browser to pop-up and asks to select some non otherwise > specified file. > > I have reported the problems to Wolfram support which seemed surprised > by this ... > > Fulvio