Unicode build and Windows 98

wxPython Users
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I know that some of my customers are still running Windows 98 so I have been checking that a 'universal' distribution built with wxPython 2.6.3-unicode ( and Python 2.4 and the latest win32all) works everywhere. But there seems to be a major discontinuity between the 'original' and 'Second' editions. Windows98 SE works just fine with the unicode build, but the earlier 98 won't run anything, even the simplest demo modules. I just get loads of wx._core Assertion errors and complaints about 'function only valid in Win32 mode'. Changing over to the ansi build, everything is fine again.

It *may* be because I'm using VirtualPC to create these environments , but that seems unlikely. I can't easily build a 'real' Windows 98 machine at the moment so can anyone confirm if this is a genuine restriction. It isn't a show stopper even if it's true but I'd like to be sure first. I've got all things like unicows.dll installed.

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Regards,
David Hughes

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I know that some of my customers are still running Windows 98
so I have
been checking that a 'universal' distribution built with wxPython
2.6.3-unicode ( and Python 2.4 and the latest win32all) works
everywhere. But there seems to be a major discontinuity between the
'original' and 'Second' editions. Windows98 SE works just
fine with the
unicode build, but the earlier 98 won't run anything, even
the simplest
demo modules. I just get loads of wx._core Assertion errors and
complaints about 'function only valid in Win32 mode'.
Changing over to
the ansi build, everything is fine again.

It *may* be because I'm using VirtualPC to create these
environments ,
but that seems unlikely. I can't easily build a 'real' Windows 98
machine at the moment so can anyone confirm if this is a genuine
restriction. It isn't a show stopper even if it's true but
I'd like to
be sure first. I've got all things like unicows.dll installed.

--
Regards,
David Hughes

Yes, there were major structural changes between Windows 98 and Windows 98
SE, though I no longer remember the specifics. It's a genuine restriction.

David