diff --git a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html index 28d8783730..21c2585e75 100644 --- a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html +++ b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html @@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ to help with development, or to track down bugs), see Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows. +
At this time, support for Windows 95, 98 and ME is incomplete. + Apache 2.0 is not expected to work on those platforms at this time. + If you are interested in helping with that effort, please see the + developer's site for information on how + to get involved. Support will likely be provided at some point in the + future, and patches to allow Apache to work on 95, 98 and ME are welcome!
+Apache 2.0 is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. The binary installer will only work with the x86 family of processors, such - as Intel's. Apache may also run on Windows 95 and 98, but these have not - been tested, and are never recommended for production servers. In all + as Intel's. Apache may also run on Windows 95, 98 and ME, but these are + not tested, and are never recommended for production servers. In all cases TCP/IP networking must be installed.
If running on Windows 95, the "Winsock2" upgrade MUST BE INSTALLED. @@ -55,40 +62,26 @@ here.
If running on NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 3 or 6 is recommended, as - Service Pack 4 created known issues with TCPIP/WinSock integrity that + Service Pack 4 created known issues with TCP/IP and WinSock integrity that were resolved in later Service Packs.
-Warning: as of alpha 2.0a4 Windows 95 (and possibly 98) do not - run at all. Please don't let that stop you, however, from contributing - the fixes required to make that platform run successfully.
-Information on the latest version of Apache can be found on the - Apache web server at - http://www.apache.org/httpd. This will list the current release, + Apache web server at + http://httpd.apache.org/. This will list the current release, any more recent alpha or beta-test releases, together with details of mirror web and anonymous ftp sites.
You should download the version of Apache for Windows with the
- .exe extension. This is a single file containing Apache,
- ready to install and run. There may also be a .zip file
- containing the source code, to compile Apache yourself. (If there is
- no .zip file, the source will be available in a
- .tar.gz file but this will contain Unix line endings. You
- will have to convert at least the .mak and
- .dsp files to have DOS line endings before MSVC will
- understand them).
Notice: alpha versions are not distributed in binary form (as - an .exe ready-to-run version). You must use the Microsoft Visual C++ - compiler version 5 or 6 (bundled in VisualStudio 97 and 98). Read - Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows - for compilation/installation instructions.
+.msi extension. This is a single Microsoft Installer file
+ containing Apache, ready to install and run. There is a seperate
+ .zip file containing _only_ the source code, to compile
+ Apache yourself with the Microsoft Visual C++ (Visual Studio) tools.
Run the Apache .exe file you downloaded above. This will +
Run the Apache .msi file you downloaded above. This will ask for: