Can't install JDK - KERNEL32.dll problem?

A B

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Sep 2, 2011, 8:11:46 AM9/2/11

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Hello everyone.
I'm absolutely new to Java (except a few attempts years ago which didn't get
anywhere) and have just been trying to install JDK 7. When I click on the
installer I get an error message:

jdk-7-windows-i586.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the dynamic
link library KERNEL32.dll.

Please can someone tell me how to fix this? The installer itself is
straight off the Oracle website, though there was a hitch or two in
downloading it.
Thanks,
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Knute Johnson

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Sep 2, 2011, 8:57:52 AM9/2/11

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On 9/2/2011 5:11 AM, A B wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> I'm absolutely new to Java (except a few attempts years ago which didn't
> get anywhere) and have just been trying to install JDK 7. When I click
> on the installer I get an error message:
>
> jdk-7-windows-i586.exe - Entry Point Not Found
> The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the
> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
>
> Please can someone tell me how to fix this? The installer itself is
> straight off the Oracle website, though there was a hitch or two in
> downloading it.
> Thanks,

I would bet it is corrupted. Try downloading again.

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Knute Johnson

Jeff Higgins

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Sep 2, 2011, 9:06:37 AM9/2/11

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On 09/02/2011 08:11 AM, A B wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> I'm absolutely new to Java (except a few attempts years ago which didn't
> get anywhere) and have just been trying to install JDK 7. When I click
> on the installer I get an error message:
>
> jdk-7-windows-i586.exe - Entry Point Not Found
> The procedure entry point DecodePointer could not be located in the
> dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll.
>
> Please can someone tell me how to fix this? The installer itself is
> straight off the Oracle website, though there was a hitch or two in
> downloading it.
> Thanks,

Minimum supported client
Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2

Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

Update / repair / replace your Windows installation.

Jeff Higgins

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Sep 2, 2011, 9:08:46 AM9/2/11

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On 09/02/2011 09:06 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:

>
> Minimum supported client
> Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2
>
> Minimum supported server
> Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
>

DecodePointer in KERNEL32.dll that is.

A B

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Sep 2, 2011, 1:29:47 PM9/2/11

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"Jeff Higgins" <je...@invalid.invalid> wrote on 2nd September:

Darn it. That's a bit of a problem. You see the computer in question runs
XP and isn't connected to the Internet, so I can't just download SP2. Is it
possible to download SP2 on a Vista computer, save it and install it on the
other one? Can you even get XP SP2 any more, and if so where?

Jeff Higgins

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Sep 2, 2011, 1:56:29 PM9/2/11

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For fear of misleading you, I will provide a link toward further
information only.
<http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/service-packs>

Roedy Green

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Sep 3, 2011, 2:13:10 PM9/3/11

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On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 13:11:46 +0100, "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> wrote, quoted
or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>Please can someone tell me how to fix this? The installer itself is
>straight off the Oracle website, though there was a hitch or two in
>downloading it.
>Thanks,

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jdk.html
I have some recipes to try.
--
Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
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