Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem?

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From	Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem?
Date	Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:56:29 -0400
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On 09/02/2011 01:29 PM, A B wrote:
> "Jeff Higgins" <jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote on 2nd September:
>> On 09/02/2011 08:11 AM, A B wrote:
>>> Hello everyone.
>>> I'm absolutely new to Java (except a few attempts years ago which didn't
>>> get anywhere) and have just been trying to install JDK 7. When I click
>>> on the installer I get an error message:
>>>
>>> jdk-7-windows-i586.exe - Entry Point Not Found
>>> The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the
>>> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
>>>
>>> Please can someone tell me how to fix this? The installer itself is
>>> straight off the Oracle website, though there was a hitch or two in
>>> downloading it.
>>> Thanks,
>>
>> Minimum supported client
>> Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2
>>
>> Minimum supported server
>> Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
>>
>> Update / repair / replace your Windows installation.
>
> Darn it. That's a bit of a problem. You see the computer in question
> runs XP and isn't connected to the Internet, so I can't just download
> SP2. Is it possible to download SP2 on a Vista computer, save it and
> install it on the other one? Can you even get XP SP2 any more, and if so
> where?
> Thanks,
For fear of misleading you, I will provide a link toward further 
information only.
<http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/service-packs>

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Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2011-09-02 13:11 +0100
  Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-09-02 05:57 -0700
  Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-02 09:06 -0400
    Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-02 09:08 -0400
    Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2011-09-02 18:29 +0100
      Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-09-02 13:56 -0400
  Re: Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-03 11:13 -0700

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