Re: LilyPond-2.22.2 does not work on Windows XP

[Karlin High]

On 10/12/2022 6:51 PM, Dag Bergman wrote:
> I get the error message: “The system cannot execute the specified program.”

This seems like a pretty broad error. I see mentions of needing 
Right-Click -> Properties -> Unblock, to allow a downloaded executable 
to run.

Other cases involve system files or runtime libraries of some sort...

<https://postgrespro.com/list/thread-id/1508411>

I am afraid sorting out issues like this is going to "come with the 
territory" of making operating systems keep working long after being 
abandoned by their producers. Sometimes people have major reasons for 
doing so, as in "hard binding to big equipment that costs more than a 
house to upgrade." When asking for help with them, though, the starting 
assumption in response will usually be that anything not working can be 
blamed on the expired system.

I could check my "fencerow" to see if any startable Windows XP machines 
remain in it for helping test this, but keep expectations near zero and 
allow at least a week.
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Karlin High
Missouri, USA