[GRASS-dev] repeated problem for installing GRASS for windows

[Helena Mitasova]

Michael,

it has been discussed several times and it is in bug tracker - for now I put the info on my course website 
so that students don't miss it and that has so far helped to avoid the complaints from the students
http://courses.ncsu.edu/mea582/common/GIS_anal_assign/GIS_Anal_Aintro.html

Also, it is actually right on top of the MS-Windows  installer packages webpage
http://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/ms-windows/
perhaps  it would be useful to put there "if you are getting a message about missing MSVCR71.dll"
 
Helena

Helena Mitasova
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Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
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North Carolina State University
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On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Michael Barton wrote:

> Here is a problem one of my students encountered installing GRASS for Windows.
> 
> It is a problem that happens very often. It is not a GRASS problem per se, but it would be nice if we could solve it. Failing that, could we post on the WIKI or somewhere the solution to fixing the insidious missing DLL problem. Maybe even post a link to the fix on the GRASS for Windows download page. Then I could just send people there instead of having to ask on the list (or try to find if I kept the last email of someone who answered before).
> 
> Thanks
> Michael
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Laura Swantek <lswantek at asu.edu> 
>> Subject: problem installing new version of Grass
>> Date: March 5, 2013 2:12:09 PM MST
>> To: C Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu> 
>> 
>> Hi Michael,
>> I tried to update my version of Grass and keep getting the message below.  I've re-installed the program several times and keep getting this message.  I have no idea what MSVCP100.dll is so I don't know where to start to solve the problem.  Help, please!
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>> Thank you!
>> Laura
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>> -- 
>> Laura A. Swantek
>> Graduate Student
>> Ceramic Rehydroxylation Dating, Research Assistant
>> School of Human Evolution and Social Change
>> Arizona State University
>> Tempe, AZ 85287
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