Well! are you sure that you have set all the environment variables as explained at http://root.cern.ch/root/Version305.html You need to set more than ROOTSYS and PATH Rene Brun On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Adam Lyon wrote: > Hi Rene, > > Thanks for the very quick reply. In fact I used IE to download the file. The > tar file gunzip's and untars just fine. > > --- Adam > > Adam Lyon (Fermilab CD/D0) > lyon@fnal.gov 630-840-5522 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rene Brun [mailto:brun@pcbrun.cern.ch] > > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 12:01 PM > > To: Adam Lyon > > Cc: roottalk@pcroot.cern.ch > > Subject: Re: [ROOT] Problem starting root 3.05.04 and 3.04.02 > > > > Hi Adam, > > > > I have seen a similar case with Windows a few days ago. > > Your problem is likely identical. > > You have downloaded the file via Netscape. Try with IE. > > You must be careful with Netscape with the file format. > > > > Rene Brun > > > > On Mon, 28 Apr > > 2003, Adam Lyon wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've just downloaded root 3.05.04 for my Windows XP laptop [downloaded > > > Windows/NT/w2000 with VC++ 6.0, version 3.05/04 (good old tar file)]. I > > > installed it in c:\root\root_3_05_04 and set my path and rootsys > > variables > > > accordingly. But when I start root, I get a dialog box that says: > > > > > > "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000022). Click OK to > > > terminate the application" > > > > > > I have also downloaded v3.04.02 and get the same behavior. > > > > > > I used the install shield version for v3.03.09 and that one works great! > > > > > > So what am I doing wrong with the newer tar versions of root? Thanks for > > any > > > assistance. > > > > > > --- Adam Lyon > > > > > > Adam Lyon (Fermilab CD/D0) > > > lyon@fnal.gov 630-840-5522 > > > > > > > >
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