I've "officially" dropped support for Windows NT 4.0 ...

[Ulf Lamping]

Hi List!

After a long time, I "felt" that it was time to drop support for Windows
NT 4.0!


The reasons for this step were:

- Microsoft itself dropped support for Windows NT 4.0 at the end of
2005, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/ntendlife.mspx?mfr=true
- the libraries we use (e.g. GTK 2.x) seem to currently drop support for
NT 4.0 as well
- none of the developers seems to work / test on NT 4.0 any longer - and
therefore is interested in spending any effort

So I've changed the following:

- the Windows installer won't install on NT 4.0 and just quits with a
warning in this case (just as it does for Win9x based systems already today)
- the User's Guide "System Requirements" section notes that NT 4.0 is no
longer supported (well, it noted that already before)


However, support for NT 4.0 wouldn't be impossible even in the future -
there's only no one willing to spend the required effort to keep it
work. Running Wireshark on NT 4.0 - at least on the GTK1 port - should
be possible for the foreseeable future - with some effort of a skilled
developer.


As there seems to be more desirable goals to spend effort than
supporting NT 4.0, the support has dropped in effect from 0.99.5 ...

Regards, ULFL


P.S: Don't flame me on this decision, as long as you are willing to do
the actual work yourself!

[Andrew Hood]

Post by Ulf Lamping
Hi List!
After a long time, I "felt" that it was time to drop support for Windows
NT 4.0!

Is there a ** permanent ** link to a version that runs on NT4? I have a
requirement for one, but don't have the tools to build for NT.

Unless someone can come up with a set of flags to MSVC2003 or MSVC2005
to force NT4 compatibility.

Post by Ulf Lamping
- Microsoft itself dropped support for Windows NT 4.0 at the end of
2005, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/ntendlife.mspx?mfr=true

I work with a customer who still pays for NT4 support. Given a choice
I'd like to see Microsoft drop support for all versions of Windows.

[Michael Zuffoletti]

I didn't have a problem installing the official 0.99.5 build with
WinPcap 4 on NT4. I didn't notice any warning or install failure.
However, this install as well as my own build of trunk rev 20835 with
MSVC6 would not run. They gave the "PrintDlgExW could not be located"
error.

I found that my GTK1 build would run and it appears to capture and
dissect without any problems.

The official 0.99.4 build seems to work without problems. I got it
from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wireshark/wireshark-setup-0.99.4.exe

Post by Andrew Hood

Post by Ulf Lamping
Hi List!
After a long time, I "felt" that it was time to drop support for Windows
NT 4.0!

Is there a ** permanent ** link to a version that runs on NT4? I have a
requirement for one, but don't have the tools to build for NT.
Unless someone can come up with a set of flags to MSVC2003 or MSVC2005
to force NT4 compatibility.

Post by Ulf Lamping
- Microsoft itself dropped support for Windows NT 4.0 at the end of
2005, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/ntendlife.mspx?mfr=true

I work with a customer who still pays for NT4 support. Given a choice
I'd like to see Microsoft drop support for all versions of Windows.
--
There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
-- Dr. Who
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Post by Michael Zuffoletti
I didn't have a problem installing the official 0.99.5 build with
WinPcap 4 on NT4. I didn't notice any warning or install failure.
However, this install as well as my own build of trunk rev 20835 with
MSVC6 would not run. They gave the "PrintDlgExW could not be located"
error.
I found that my GTK1 build would run and it appears to capture and
dissect without any problems.
The official 0.99.4 build seems to work without problems. I got it
from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wireshark/wireshark-setup-0.99.4.exe

I mark previous releases on SourceForge as "hidden", but if you know the
direct URL (as shown above) downloads will still work.

You can also download previous releases from the "all-versions"
directory on the main server:

http://www.wireshark.org/download/win32/all-versions/

This directory should be present on the other download mirrors as well.