Re: LilyPond-2.22.2 does not work on Windows XP

[Michael Hendry]

On 13 Oct 2022, at 15:35, Karlin High <karlinhigh@gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 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.
> -- 
> Karlin High
> Missouri, USA
> 

I uses Parallels Desktop on my (64-bit) iMac to run legacy software on a 
Windows XP virtual machine to access data which I can’t readily transfer to an 
up-to-date requirement.

I have downloaded the lilypond-2.23.6-1.mingw.exe file but I’m not how to 
install it to test whether it works.

Michael