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Let's hear a round of applause for DLLs...
In article <[email protected]>
[email protected] (Eric Remy) writes:
> I love it. A few weeks ago, I posted that the way that Windows handles
> DLLs is a major flaw, since new programs can break older ones when they
> replace critical DLLs. Lots of windows advocates ridiculed this,
> commenting that this just doesn't happen in real life, DLLs aren't replaced
> since they have version numbers, etc.
>
> So here I am, downloading a copy of IE4 for NT, since I have to support
> every damn browser under the sun. Ignoring the problem that IE4 will
> replace IE3 when it installs (Hey- I still need IE3 for compatibility
> testing!), I come across the following gems in the "Known Issues" section
> of the README.
>
> CleanSweep: Critical System Files Replaced
> ------------------------------------------
> If you are already running Internet Explorer 4.0, installing
> CleanSweep 3.0 is not recommended. CleanSweep replaces vital
> system files and will cause both Internet Explorer and the
> Active Desktop not to work properly.
>
> Microsoft Money: Online Banking Does Not Work
> ---------------------------------------------
> If you install Microsoft Money 97 on a computer running Internet
> Explorer 4.0, online transactions will not work. This is because
> Microsoft Money is using an older version of the file Schannel.dll.
>
>
>
> Ok, I'll give them CleanSweep, since it's a 3rd party program. But MS
> Money! It's own of their own programs, yet the brain damaged way that MS
> handles DLLs causes their flagship IE4 program to break it.
>
> MS can't even handle DLL conflicts between its own, up-to-date programs.
> What kind of luck is the average company going to have?
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