Issue 120979

Summary: Install/bundle msvcr100.dll to improve Java compatibility
Product: Installation Reporter: Andrea Pescetti <pescetti>
Component: uiAssignee: Ariel Constenla-Haile <arielch>
Status: CLOSED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P3 CC: arielch, bullwinkle.themoose, phatkhat, wmozingo
Version: 3.4.1   
Target Milestone: 4.0.0   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Latest Confirmation in: ---
Developer Difficulty: ---
Issue Depends on:    
Issue Blocks: 119525, 123810    

Description Andrea Pescetti 2012-09-16 20:59:26 UTC 
After discussions on ooo-dev and on the forums, it's now clear that many issues about "corrupt Java/JRE" are related to a missing msvcr100.dll library.

This DLL is included in Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) and actually it's Java that requires it, not OpenOffice itself.

But including it would solve Java-related issues for many users.

Context provided on ooo-dev:
- http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=56141 (forum discussion with analysis)
- http://www.duckware.com/tech/java6msvcr71.html (technical discussion)
- http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/C/5BC5DBB3-652D-4DCE-B14A-475AB85EEF6E/vcredist_x86.exe (redistributable package)
- http://www.mail-archive.com/ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org/msg25691.html (a patch by Ariel with an alternative approach, but this would simply hide the non-working JRE from the list)
Comment 1 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2012-09-23 03:30:13 UTC 
Fixed in revision 1388588
Comment 2 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2012-09-23 04:03:04 UTC 
Please verify with http://people.apache.org/~arielch/packages/r1388877/win/Apache_OpenOffice_incubating-Dev_AOO350m1_Win_x86_install_en-US.exe
It installs as OOo-Dev, it will not override your current installation.
Comment 3 Andrea Pescetti 2012-09-25 19:53:36 UTC 
*** Issue 120996 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 4 Andrea Pescetti 2012-09-25 21:10:15 UTC 
Verified working by volunteers on the ooo-progetto-it list.
Comment 5 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2012-10-26 03:00:39 UTC 
*** Issue 121278 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 6 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2012-11-03 22:07:24 UTC 
*** Issue 121232 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***