Bug 691979 - Ghostscript 9.01 is not compiled for use with Windows 2000
Summary: Ghostscript 9.01 is not compiled for use with Windows 2000
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Ghostscript
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Build Process (show other bugs)
Version: 0.00
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P4 blocker
Deadline: 2011-02-25
Assignee: Default assignee
URL: http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors...
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Reported: 2011-02-16 22:24 UTC by John Michael Williams
Modified: 2011-02-17 14:12 UTC (History)
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Description John Michael Williams 2011-02-16 22:24:20 UTC 
Used stand-alone or with GSView, ghostscript v. 9.01 at the URL above will not run on Windows 2000 (32-bit x86).

Error message says (something) can not be found in the Windows socket DLL WS2_32.dll.

This probably is because gs has not been linked correctly.   Also, WS2_32.dll should not be necessary to run gs.

One way to compile gs correctly while using WS2_32.dll is explained at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955045
Comment 1 Chris Liddell (chrisl) 2011-02-17 07:39:41 UTC 
True, it's not.

As Microsoft's last vestige of support for Windows 2000 ceased on 13th July 2010, we felt it was reasonable for us also to drop support for it with this binary release.

You are welcome to build Ghostscript from the source for Windows 2000, and we will help where we can, but our supplied binary are now for XP onwards.