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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by wr...@apache.org on 2006/05/03 06:34:46 UTC

svn commit: r399129 - /httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html

Author: wrowe
Date: Tue May  2 21:34:42 2006
New Revision: 399129

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=399129&view=rev
Log:

  Reflow and minor syntax corrections.

Modified:
    httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html

Modified: httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html?rev=399129&r1=399128&r2=399129&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html Tue May  2 21:34:42 2006
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@
 
 <p>Install the Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later.  Then, note the comments
    above with respect to installing support for wldap32.dll (beyond obtaining 
-   this update from Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1) the page you should
-   see is <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Other/adclient.asp"
+   this update from Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1) refer to the page
+   <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Other/adclient.asp"
    >http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Other/adclient.asp</a>.
-   Again, we are looking for wldap32.dll in your Windows\System32 directory with 
-   version 5.0.2168.1, or later.</p>
+   Again, we are looking for wldap32.dll in your Windows\System32 directory
+   with version 5.0.2168.1, or later.</p>
 
 <p>Also, be sure you <a href="#msi">obtain the MSI installer</a> if you have 
     not done so before.</p>
 
-<h3>If you are installing Apache on the <strong>original</strong> Windows XP, 
+<h3>If you are installing Apache on Windows XP with no Service Pack applied, 
     <strong>stop</strong></h3>
 
 <p>Install the Windows XP Service Pack 1.  Refer to the
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 <p>Most Firewall programs, Web Spam filters and other TCP/IP driver-based
    products (including spyware!) do not correctly implement the entire WinSock
    API.  The shortcuts taken by the developers of such products cause Apache 
-   to fail.  If you insist on leaving such programs installed, and have problems 
-   with your Apache installation, consider the suggestion below.</p>
+   to fail.  If you insist on leaving such programs installed, and have
+   problems with your Apache installation, consider the suggestion below.</p>
 
 <h2><a name="problems">Problems Installing or Running Apache 2</a></h2>
 
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@
    have proposed this patch back to the project for its consideration.</p>
 
 <p>This binary release was created with Visual Studio 6.0, using a more recent
-   Platform SDK for the ldap api.  It includes zlib1.dll for mod_deflate.so and
-   OpenSSL, built with <a href="patches_applied/zlib-1.2.3-vc32-2005-rcver.patch"
-   >this patch</a>, patches_applied/zlib-1.2.3-vc32-2005-rcver.patch, to correct
-   the embedded version number and provide us a .pdb diagnostic file.  We have
-   proposed this patch back to the project for its consideration.</p>
+   Platform SDK for the ldap api.  It includes zlib1.dll for mod_deflate.so 
+   built with <a href="patches_applied/zlib-1.2.3-vc32-2005-rcver.patch"
+   >this patch</a>, patches_applied/zlib-1.2.3-vc32-2005-rcver.patch, to
+   correct the embedded version number and provide us a .pdb diagnostic file.
+   We have proposed this patch back to the project for its consideration.</p>
 
 <p>There is a corresponding -win32-x86-symbols.zip archive of the 
    <a href="#symbols">binary diagnostic symbol files</a> which are not 
@@ -231,10 +231,11 @@
 
 <p>If you are unsure if the Windows Installer is present, or the required
    version 1.10.1029.1 or later, then run the MSIEXEC command from the 
-   Start -> Run dialog to determine if the Windows Installer is on your machine.
-   It will report "Incorrect command line parameters", and also report its version
-   number.  Apache's .msi packages require Windows Installer V 1.10.1029.1 or later,
-   which you can install or upgrade with the following Microsoft downloads:</p>
+   Start -> Run dialog to determine if the Windows Installer is on your
+   machine.  It will report "Incorrect command line parameters", and also
+   report its version number.  Apache's .msi packages require Windows Installer 
+   V 1.10.1029.1 or later, which you can install or upgrade with the following
+   Microsoft downloads:</p>
 
 <ul>
  <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=17344"
@@ -264,24 +265,30 @@
 
 <p>These -symbols.zip packages contain the .pdb diagnostic symbol files (which
    correpsond to the distributed binary release) and can be used by nearly all
-   modern Win32 debugging tools, including the freely available WinDbg utility.  
+   modern Win32 debugging tools, including the freely available WinDbg utility. 
    They are most useful for the core developers to review crash dumps generated 
    by Dr. Watson if Apache experiences a General Protection Fault.  They also 
    provide additional backtrace details in Dr. Watson crash log files, if they
-   are installed into the Apache directory which is experiencing General Protection
-   Fault or other crash issues.</p>
+   are installed into the Apache directory which is experiencing General
+   Protection Fault or other crash issues.</p>
 
-<p>It is important to note that the .zip must correspond to the distribution you
-   are diagnosing, and you must have the correpsonding source tree to perform any 
-   diagostics at the source level.  A fully built source tree is required for all
-   of the 'intermediate' .c and .h source files created during the build process
-   (see the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/win_compiling.html"
-   >Apache 1.3</a>, <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/platform/win_compiling.html"
-   >Apache 2.0</a> or <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/win_compiling.html"
-   >Apache 2.2</a> compiling instructions).  In order to diagnose bugs, obtain the 
-   sources and symbols archive corresponding to older releases from our historical 
+<p>It is important to note that the .zip must correspond to the distribution
+   you are diagnosing, and you must have the correpsonding source tree to 
+   perform any diagostics at the source level.  A fully built source tree is 
+   required for all of the 'intermediate' .c and .h source files created during
+   the build process (see the 
+   <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/win_compiling.html"
+   >Apache 1.3</a>,
+   <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/platform/win_compiling.html"
+   >Apache 2.0</a> or 
+   <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/win_compiling.html"
+   >Apache 2.2</a> compiling instructions).  In order to diagnose bugs, obtain
+   the sources and symbols archive corresponding to older releases from our 
+   historical 
    <a href="http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/win32/">archive</a> 
    of releases.</p>
 
-<p>If you don't understand a word of this, trust that you do not need these files
-   to install or run Apache.</p>
+<p>If you don't understand a word of this, trust that you do not need these 
+   files to install or run Apache, the .msi runtime is the only file you need
+   to install.</p>
+