This is a very strange one. Let me explain it as short as possible to
you:
I have two PCs. Let's call them "PC-A" and "PC-B". Both are running with
windows xp SP1. On PC-A gimp 2.8.2 portable runs perfectly. On PC-B gimp
2.8.2 portable doesn't even start.
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The error messages on PC-B are:
Error 1:
SideBySide:
Syntax error in the manifest or policy file
"I\71tools\11grafic\gimp\22run\GIMPPortable\
App\gimp\bin\gimp-2.8.exe" in line 3.
Error 2:
Activation context generation failed for
"I\71tools\11grafic\gimp\22run\GIMPPortable\
App\gimp\bin\gimp-2.8.exe". Reference-error
message: The procedure has been stopped successfully.
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Some Infos:
Both PCs, A and B, are very similar - they're nearly the same: Same CPU
PIV 2,53Ghz, same Motherboard: ACER-Pentium ... , same BIOS ... only
different software is installed.
Note: The reason for not upgrading to SP3 (windows XP) is: Particular
audio-applications (DAWs) with specific drivers work best with SP1 and
not with SP3. The next upgrade would be a step to Windows 7 (or even
Windows eight) in the future.
Back to PC-A and PC-B (win-xp sp1): The phenomenon is the same if I
start Gimp from usb-stick. It is also the same on older Gimp-versions
since 2.7. In contrast to that the 2.6-versions of Gimp start on both
PCs perfectly. Also other portable apps (e.g. blender 2.62) start on
both PCs.
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The strange riddle is:
Why does GimpPortable 2.8.2 start perfectly on PC-A, and why NOT on PC-
B? What property can cause this behaviour? Where should I begin to
search? Any ideas?
Greetings, Syna.